Storage
Storing bulk material
Silo and bunker solutions for controlled feed and buffering of bulk batches.
Buffering is what makes a line pay
A shredder fed in fits and starts draws more power and wears faster than the same machine on a steady stream. A bunker with a dosing floor therefore sits between the unloading point and the line: it takes a full lorry and passes it on at a measured rate.
On the feed side
A dosing bunker ahead of the shredder absorbs the peak and passes the material on at a measured rate. How large it needs to be follows from the biggest batch that arrives at once, not from the daily average. For material that bridges, such as film or long parts, we choose a floor with sliding rams rather than a screw.
On the discharge side
Storage behind the line means you do not have to move material out every day. A silo with a discharge screw fills big bags or a container without anyone standing next to it. For granulate that still holds moisture we choose a silo with aeration, because otherwise the batch cakes in the silo after all.
What belongs with it
Level measurement, an overfill cut-out and a connection to the control system of the line, so the shredder stops before the silo is full rather than after. That connection is missing on existing lines more often than you would expect, and it can be added afterwards without much trouble.
What this includes
- Bunker with a dosing floor ahead of the machinetakes out the peaks
- Floor type chosen for your materialrams or screw
- Silo or bunker on the discharge sidebig bag or container
- Aeration for damp granulateagainst caking
- Level measurement and overfill cut-outstandard
- Wired into the control system of the linethe shredder stops in time
Questions
How much room should I keep free for a bunker?
More than the bunker itself. A crane or loader has to reach it, and the dosing floor needs height underneath for the discharge to the shredder. We reserve that space on the drawing before we talk about volume.
My material bridges. What then?
Film, long parts and stringy streams hang above a screw. There we choose a floor with sliding rams, which takes the layer along across the full width instead of drilling a hole in it.
Can storage be added to an existing line?
Usually yes. The silo is not the problem; the work sits in the connection to the control system already in place, so the line stops before the silo is full. That is what we look at first.
Starts with reduction
The machines that usually sit at the front of this line.
01
Single Shaft Shredder
Versatile all rounder
Slow running, versatile all rounder with a rotor length of 500 to 3500 mm. Reduces hard and tough materials alike: paper, plastics, cable, rubber, nylon, aluminium and wood.
02
Two Shaft Shredder
Powerful coarse pre-reduction
Powerful twin shaft for coarse pre-reduction of bulk batches and heavy materials. High torque, low speed, reliable in continuous operation.
03
Four Shaft Shredder
Calibrated in a single pass
Four shafts with an integrated screen for a controlled, calibrated particle size in a single pass. Ideal for a defined end fraction.
Other steps
What else belongs in a processing line.
Processing
Reducing industrial waste
Bespoke reduction and processing of varied waste streams into a reusable fraction.
Cleaning
Washing and drying granulate
Complete washing and drying lines for a clean granulate ready for reuse.
Separating
Separating raw materials
Separating material streams into clean, saleable raw materials with a high yield.
Contact
Wondering whether an RSS installation could strengthen your process?
Call or write for a conversation without obligation. You speak to Harry Baumgart directly.
RSS Recycling Shredders & Solutions B.V.
Lagemaat 6
3961 NJ Wijk bij Duurstede
The Netherlands