A method and a device for grinding strand-like fibrous material, wherein the strand-like fibrous material is fed towards the cutting edge of a cutting mechanism and wherein a moveable striking mechanism for grinding the fibrous material cooperates with the cutting mechanism. Associated with the cutting mechanism is a moveable clamping mechanism, by means of which the fibrous material is clamped in an oscillating manner. To produce optimally uniform fibrous shreds, as defined by the position of the cutting edge, the fibrous material is guided through an oscillating clamping gap formed between the clamping mechanism and the cutting mechanism, wherein the clamping mechanism is guided in a back and forth clamping movement relative to the cutting mechanism. For this purpose, the clamping gap is formed by arranging the clamping mechanism and the cutting mechanism opposite one another in a clamping plane.

A modular industrial reducing machine is provided. The reducing machine includes a removable cutting tray releasably coupled to a first and second axial endwalls in a base frame. Additionally, the removable cutting tray includes a plurality of non-rotating anvils designed to interact with a plurality of cutters during reducing operation to reduce material in the reducing compartment.

A strand pelletizer for pelletizing a strand of material comprises at least one cutting edge and an opposite cutting edge. The opposite cutting edge is arranged on a base body which is displaceable relative to a support body. The base body is independently displaceable in a linear manner relative to the support body and pivotable about at least one pivot axis. The strand pelletizer enables simple and precise adjustment of the opposite cutting edge and an associated cutting gap.

A shredder includes a shredder box having a first end wall, a second end wall, and opposite side walls extending between the first and second end walls. A lower discharge opening discharges shredded material from the shredder box. A shredder rotor is positioned within an interior of the shredder box, the shredder rotor being rotatable about a rotor axis and including a main rotor body and plurality of rotor teeth mounted to the main rotor body. A shredder comb is positioned adjacent to the shredder rotor and includes comb teeth that intermesh with the rotor teeth. An upper hopper is located above the shredder box for receiving material to be shredded. The upper hopper includes an upper hopper end wall formed with a concavity to facilitate feeding of material to be shredded into the shredder box and to the shredder rotor.

Methods for waste volume reduction and disposal, including a method comprising feeding waste into a feeder chute having an intake end, an output end, and an interior, wherein at least the intake end of the feeder chute is rotatable about a first axis, wherein the output end of the feeder chute comprises one or more ball bearings; rotating the output end of the feeder chute utilizing the one or more ball bearings in order to accept waste into the feeder chute; shredding the waste into shredded pieces with a shredder assembly; adding a reservoir positioned proximate to the shredder assembly, the reservoir having an applicator configured to disperse one or more agents from the reservoir onto the shredded pieces of the waste; and dispersing the one or more agents from the applicator of the reservoir onto the shredded pieces of the waste.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter. The processing apparatus is outfitted with sensors and switches that provide feedback data to a processing unit and a safety monitor. The feedback data is used to monitor the operating conditions and the status of various components, as well as control the operation of the processing apparatus. In addition, the feedback data is used to enforce a safety protocol.

An electric meat shredding apparatus includes a first shredding assembly and a second shredding assembly, the first shredding assembly includes a first shredding member, the second shredding assembly includes a second shredding member, the first shredding member and the second shredding member cooperatively define a first chamber; the first shredding member is provided with a plurality of first spikes extending toward the second shredding member, and the second shredding member is provided with a plurality of second spikes extending toward the first shredding member; in the first chamber, the plurality of first spikes are staggered with the plurality of second spikes; the second shredding member further includes a drive member, the drive member is drivably connected to the second shredding member to drive the second shredding member to rotate relative to the first shredding member.

Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter. The processing apparatus is outfitted with sensors and switches that provide feedback data to a processing unit and a safety monitor. The feedback data is used to monitor the operating conditions and the status of various components, as well as control the operation of the processing apparatus. In addition, the feedback data is used to enforce a safety protocol.

A slurry macerator (1) comprising a housing (2), a slurry chamber (3) in the housing (2) for receiving slurry from a slurry inlet (6) on the housing (2), a rotatable cutting plunger (4) in the slurry chamber (3) for macerating slurry, a plurality of slurry outlets (7) on the housing (2) for discharging macerated slurry from the slurry chamber (3) wherein the cutting plunger (4) comprises at least one cutting blade (35) having cutting teeth (9).

The present invention relates to a shredding device which comprises a shredding roller which has a substantially tubular structure and is rotatable about an axis of rotation, at least one tooth holder fastened to the roller for receiving and fastening a shredding tooth, a shredding tooth which is fastened to the tooth holder of the roller, a counter cutting edge, whose longitudinal axis is oriented in parallel to the axis of rotation of the shredding roller, and at least one cutting plate arranged on the counter cutting edge, which comprises a shredding edge with a contour which, during rotation of the shredding roller, forms a counter-comb to the shredding roller and at least one shredding tooth arranged thereon.