GERMANY February 27 2016 9:04 AM

BERLIN (Scrap Register): With only three employees, a small  production run and 'a lot of commitment', it all started on February 15 1996 for  Hammel Recyclingtechnik. Twenty years later, the company headquartered at Bad  Salzungen in Germany has developed into a global supplier of shredder  technology. 

Hammel claims its success has been based primarily on hard  work and dedication to the creation of modern, sophisticated recycling  solutions. '‘We offer innovative solutions and machinery tailored to individual  customer requirements, and here the extensive know-how from all technical  disciplines and years of experience are applied,' it states.

The  'original' Hammel shredders are still being produced at the facility in Bad  Salzungen. Based on the first prototypes of that time, a powerful product range  has been developed over the past 20 years that meets requirements for shredding  technology in the fields of wood, waste and metal. 'Numerous innovations' have  also been seen in recent years.

In 2012, Hammel launched what it claims  to be 'the world's largest mobile shredder': the Hammel primary shredder VB 1500  DK, which is designed to handle car bodies, mega tyres and other bulky material.  The Hammel VB 750 Limited Edition - a pre-shredder equipped with 'an  outstanding' 480 HP engine - was launched just one year later.

Other new  products introduced in recent years include the Hammel VB 450 DK – Duo primary  shredder while innovations have also been made in the areas of secondary  shredding and screening/sorting technology.  

Soure: Recyclinginternational