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Production increased with a more effective metal shredder
- By Tomaso Veneroso
- Published 11/5/2007
- Innovation and tecnology in the Aggregate Equipmen
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Menut is a typical medium-size, family-owned regional scrap processing company. It was founded in 1886 by Jacques Menut and is now run by Jérôme Menut, the fifth generation of the Menut family. The firm started with materials such as rabbit skins, rags and paper, then gradually turned to recycling ferrous metals and cars after WWII. Today, Menut operates two sites – a smaller one in Vendôme and a bigger in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, outside of Tours.
Menut has been buying equipment from Metso for 25 years. In 1988, they bought their first Metso's Lindemann shredder, which had a capacity of 18 tons/hour and was installed at the bigger site.
Although sufficient at first, a few years ago the shredder turned out to be too small as Menut started getting more orders than they could process. The need to replace the old shredder became more and more obvious.
Short on time, short on space
A decision was made to buy a new, more effective shredder with a 15-20% higher production rate compared to the old machine. The big challenge was the installation, since the customer site is relatively small and the only option was to install the new line in the same position as the old one. A huge problem was to adapt the existing concrete base to a much bigger machine.
Also, it was necessary to dismantle the old plant and replace it with a new one as fast as possible in order to minimize downtime. Shutting down the bigger site for a longer time would present a problem for Menut.
Plan, execute and succeed
The solution was a well-coordinated plan executed by a crew consisting of Metso electricians and mechanics in cooperation with outside contractors. Tearing down a plant and starting almost from scratch required extensive preparation. The team at Menut took the time to explore many options before deciding on the construction details. The entire process took about a year from start to finish.
Both parties decided the job was going to be done in about four months and they sketched out a timetable, with construction work starting late in 2005. It was quite a struggle, as the workers had to cut into the bank behind the concrete base to create more space. Setting up the machine turned out to be tricky as well, but five months later, Menut was ready to go back to business with the new plant.
Menut has been buying equipment from Metso for 25 years. In 1988, they bought their first Metso's Lindemann shredder, which had a capacity of 18 tons/hour and was installed at the bigger site.
Although sufficient at first, a few years ago the shredder turned out to be too small as Menut started getting more orders than they could process. The need to replace the old shredder became more and more obvious.
Short on time, short on space
A decision was made to buy a new, more effective shredder with a 15-20% higher production rate compared to the old machine. The big challenge was the installation, since the customer site is relatively small and the only option was to install the new line in the same position as the old one. A huge problem was to adapt the existing concrete base to a much bigger machine.
Also, it was necessary to dismantle the old plant and replace it with a new one as fast as possible in order to minimize downtime. Shutting down the bigger site for a longer time would present a problem for Menut.
Plan, execute and succeed
The solution was a well-coordinated plan executed by a crew consisting of Metso electricians and mechanics in cooperation with outside contractors. Tearing down a plant and starting almost from scratch required extensive preparation. The team at Menut took the time to explore many options before deciding on the construction details. The entire process took about a year from start to finish.
Both parties decided the job was going to be done in about four months and they sketched out a timetable, with construction work starting late in 2005. It was quite a struggle, as the workers had to cut into the bank behind the concrete base to create more space. Setting up the machine turned out to be tricky as well, but five months later, Menut was ready to go back to business with the new plant.
