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With shredded metal at say $600 per ton, a shredder producing 90 tons of shredded metal an hour would have a cash flow of $432,000 a day. And forecasts indicate that scrap metal prices will continue to increase at a steady pace.

Is there a shredder in your future? Horner & Shifrin can help you make this all-important decision.

Critical Infrastructure Engineering Design Issues include:

Site Design

Optimizing traffic flow (peddlers vs. semi’s)
Optimizing material flow through the site
Optimizing handling of the auto shred and residue
Maximizing unusual or tight sitesAnalyzing pavements

Motor Building Design

Minimizing distance of hydraulic lines to shredder
Operator’s view of infeed is critical

Electrical

Consulting on rates
Determining power availability vs. cost

Structural

Foundations resist severe vibration of shredder
Design for harsh operating conditions

Who we are. Horner & Shifrin is a consulting engineering firm with structural, civil, mechanical and electrical engineers and support staff— all engineering disciplines are under one roof. We can provide full service engineering for your new shredder.

We know what we’re talking about because we’ve recently completed a new 300-ton-per-hour mega-shredder for Grossman Iron & Steel in St. Louis, MO, which was delivered from design through construction in only 12 months on a design/build basis! And, H&S is currently working on another shredder installation in Illinois.

With our experience servicing the scrap metal industry, Horner & Shifrin can help you — from concept to start-up.

The new 300-ton-per-hour mega-shredder for Grossman Iron & Steel in St. Louis, MO

The client’s foremost need was to minimize down time and to bring the shredder on line as quickly as possible. Only 12 months lapsed between project initiation and the test run for the shredder.
All structures were placed on steel piles driven to bedrock because the site is close to the Mississippi River in North St. Louis and is subject to severe settlement.
Powered by an 8,000 HP Wound Rotor Motor for full box shredding.
Fast-track design/build project -- the foundations were being installed while final mechanical, electrical and control design were being coordinated and finalized -- minimizing construction time to maximize cash flow.
Included a state-of-the-art non-ferrous metal recovery system.

What Cap Grossman (President, Grossman Iron & Steel) said about our services during the construction of the new 300-ton-per-hour mega-shredder:

“...During the time that Horner & Shifrin worked with us, we found their employees to be courteous, responsive, knowledgeable and pro-active in meeting our needs.... Horner & Shifrin performed well above the requirements in all phases of this project.”

To learn more, just give Duane a call!

Duane Siegfried, P.E., S.E., Associate Vice President and Manager of Structural Engineering, is an award-winning project manager with over 26 years of experience. He is experienced in planning and coordinating the engineering disciplines necessary to bring your facility on line quickly and cost effectively. We understand that time is money with scrap metal prices “going through the roof,” and we will go the extra mile to see that your facility is completed on time and in budget.

Duane is experienced in expediting the design and construction process through the Design/Build methodology. Using this process can shave months off the design/construction timeline. These extra months in operation, not design, will increase your bottom line profits!

If you are considering an automobile shredder, we can help you with your decision by consulting on the construction and installation costs, site selection, power requirements and rate studies. Your bottom line can benefit from our experience.