Twin-Shaft industrial shredders

Where scrap meets its match

Upgrade your scrapyard’s capabilities with a Zato Twin-Shaft Shredder or Pre-shredder. Designed for efficiency, these machines effortlessly handle light
to medium gauge scrap metal with slow-rotating, high-torque shafts that deliver powerful cutting action. Whether used as a standalone shredder or a
pre-shredder, it processes both ferrous and non-ferrous materials with precision, giving you the flexibility to handle a wide range of materials.

Set up today, benefit tomorrow

Our Twin Shaft Industrial Shredders reduce the size and increase the density of your bulky scrap, resulting in the highly valuable scrap that steel mills and foundries seek. You already have the materials. Now tap into the demand.

Industrial Scrap Shredder: Key Benefits

  • Prevents Explosions:
    when used as a pre-shredder it avoids explosions in your hammermill
  • Increase Efficiency:
    Pre-shedding for hammermill reduces energy spikes
  • More Productivity:
    Up to 30% hammermill production by pre-shredding
  • Exceptional Durability:
    25,000-ton blade rating offers minimal downtime
  • Low Maintenance:
    Low operating costs + easy-to-access parts
  • Small Footprint:
    Requires only a 10-inch-thick concrete pad
  • Quick Setup:
    Typically, within one week of commissioning
  • Built-in Safety:
    Self-protection system detects unshreddable materials
  • Minimal Dust/Noise:
    Community friendly
  • Designed to Last:
    Built to last up to 30 years

Technical data

Zato’s Twin Shaft Industrial Metal Shredders are available in two different models and engines (Blue Devil and Blue Storm), allowing you to choose the scrap shredder model that best fits your needs.

Blue Devil
Blue Storm
Total weight 65 t 39 t
Number Of Blades 60 78
Main Power Supply Electric/Diesel Drive
Total Installed Power Electric 650 HP
480 kW
Total Installed Power Diesel 657 HP
490 kW
Rotor Speed Fast Max 6 rpm
Slow Max 3 rpm
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* Technical specifications may be modified or updated without prior notice and obligation.

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our twin shaft industrial shredders are ideal for processing:

Morris, twin shaft industrial shredders

Testimonial

“The Blue Devil is a scrap-eating monster. I’m getting about $25 more per ton than No. 2 scrap usually gets at a steel mill. The Blue Devil makes a beautiful denser product, and the steel mills love it.”

Neil Morris, Owner of Morris Scrap Metal Co. Inc.

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