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Eriez® Reports Rising Sales of Shred1™ Ballistic Separators as Demand Grows Among Steel Mills for Premium Low-Copper Shred

Eriez® Reports Rising Sales of Shred1™ Ballistic Separators as Demand Grows Among Steel Mills for Premium Low-Copper Shred
23 Aug 2019  |
Eriez® reports a surge in sales of its Shred1™ Ballistic Separators, which are popular for their ability to produce premium low-copper shred and reduce hand sorting labor.

The company attributes the sales boom to scrap yards rapidly adopting this technology to satisfy the growing demand from their steel mill customers for a higher quality ferrous product.

Eriez Director of Heavy Industry Darrell Milton says, “After introducing the Shred1 Ballistic Separator at the 2011 ISRI show, we saw the fastest product acceptance by the marketplace that we have experienced in the past decade. While Shred1 sales have always been strong and steady–with a significant number of successful installations up and running for years–that number is spiking as steel mills are requesting a higher quality ferrous product from scrap yards.”

For steel mills, the highest quality ferrous product contains the lowest quantity of copper. Milton explains, “While copper is a valuable metal, it is not an acceptable ingredient when it comes to steel making. Too much copper in a melt will soften or embrittle the steel batch and affect the surface quality of the end product.”

The Shred1 uses magnetics and ballistics to deliver two distinct fractions: a high value, premium low-copper (<0.2%) ferrous product and a traditional #2 shred. This technology effectively consolidates visible and concealed copper, reducing the requirement for hand sorting and eliminating the need for x-ray scanning.

Milton says, “Scrap processors are utilizing Shred1 Ballistic Separators to increase their profitability by supplying their steel mill customers with a high-grade ferrous product at a premium price. Furthermore, as shredders are able to reduce the amount of hand sorting required, their profitability picture gets even more exciting.”

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