Halle Westfalen, 24th of March 2025. Eggersmann presents a completely new shredding solution for volume optimisation: the company wants to revolutionise waste transport with the extremely compact Eggersmann C 14 shredding attachment. The machine will be on display at bauma from the 7th to the 13th of April.
Reducing transport costs
The aim is to reduce cost-intensive transport journeys and the associated CO2 emissions. This is achieved by shredding directly at the place where the material is produced – without any intermediate steps. ‘Transport costs and CO2 reduction are important issues in recycling. In terms of sheer weight, much more could often be stored in containers or skips, but heterogeneous material leads to cavities in many types of waste,’ says Karlgünter Eggersmann as managing director, explaining the idea behind the new product. ‘That’s exactly the issue we want to tackle with the Eggersmann C 14.’ The new single-shaft shredder is an attachment for containers, skips and L-shaped bricks. ‘This concept is not only interesting for recycling centres or collection points. There are also many companies, where industrial and commercial waste is collected for transport. Contractors, container service providers, construction companies and landscapers can also benefit significantly from a reduction in volume,’ explains Pascal Petermann as the person responsible for the Eggersmann C 14. ‘We therefore see the Eggersmann C 14 as an inexpensive solution for everyone’s daily shredding requirements. Unlike other Eggersmann machines, it is therefore not specifically designed for the high throughput requirements of professional shredding in the recycling industry. This is also reflected in the particularly simple operating concept.’
Compact – flexible – cost-effective
The Eggersmann C 14 is designed for universal pre-shredding and effectively reduces the volume of a wide range of waste types, from waste wood to tyres, roots and plasterboard up to green waste. The Eggersmann C 14 can even crush stones and concrete (without reinforcement). ‘As a building contractor, I immediately think of the practical applications for renovations and refurbishments. Floors, ceiling panelling, insulation – there is already so much non-mineral construction waste that can now simply be shredded by colleagues on the construction site themselves,’ adds Eggersmann (the Eggersmann Group also includes a “construction” business division with three construction companies and its own precast concrete plant; Karlgünter Eggersmann is also President of the NRW Construction Association).
The Eggersmann C 14 not only offers flexibility in terms of material, but also in terms of transport: it is so compact and robust that it can easily be taken along in an empty skip or on a trailer. The two support arms on each side can be conveniently folded in. In addition, all four arms are width-adjustable and have a universal attachment with castors, which enables customised positioning over skips or containers. This means that the Eggersmann C 14 can be precisely aligned depending on the fill level. Positioning itself is very easy using a wheel loader, crane or forklift truck. Loading can also be carried out using a wheel loader or a crane. If there is a sufficiently high platform, the material can also be feed in by hand. The entire concept is patent pending.
