In 16 new employees started their careers at UNTHA in September, with roles including product management, ERP and production. Several apprentices also began their training in the field of metal technology.

As the world moves toward greener, more sustainable industries, the cement sector is under growing pressure to continually reduce its carbon footprint. To help industry leaders navigate this critical shift, UNTHA has launched a comprehensive global guide to alternative fuel production for the cement industry.

Earlier this month, UNTHA attended the highly-regarded Global CemFuels conference and exhibition at Dublin’s Crowne Plaza Hotel. Here, UNTHA shredding technology’s global marketing director Katie Mallinson shares 10 takeaways from the two-day event.

Karl Karletshofer GmbH is expanding its service portfolio with the help of a UNTHA XR3000C. Among other things, aluminium, copper and zinc sheets are shredded in order to return them to the material cycle as unmixed metal fractions.

17 shredders of the latest generation of UNTHA's RS class are already in production and will soon be on their way to customers in the UK, Germany, Austria and Turkey.

UNTHA shredders are in use all over the world, as are the company's experts. One of them – Reinhard Fanninger – visits trade fairs in South Korea and Nigeria to talk about UNTHA's wide range of applications.

The team around UNTHA Türkiye employee Arzu Cengon took part in the Euro Master Regatta 2024 in Munich/Germany with the aim of inspiring girls and young women to participate in the sport.

US-based company Service Waste has halved its landfill costs, tripled throughputs, and boosted operator efficiency by 50%, with the investment in a new UNTHA XR3000C.

At Schenker Industrie- und Städtereinigungs GmbH, a UNTHA XR3000 mobil-e with RC cutting system shreds agricultural film, hard plastics and waste wood.

One trade fair week, countless UNTHA experiences: Premiere of the new 4-shaft shredder, presentation of MyUNTHA and numerous live demonstrations

At IFAT 2024 in Munich, UNTHA presented the new generation of its 4-shaft shredders: The RS series is characterised by greater efficiency, throughput and user-friendliness.

UNTHA expands its management team – Stefan Scheiflinger-Ehrenwerth becomes Chief Innovation Officer

Premium manufacturer UNTHA shows product innovation and shredder live in operation

Zuser Resource Management relies on innovative shredding technology from UNTHA

Exclusive insights: new generation of 4-shaft shredders, expanded customer portal MyUNTHA, XR3000RC mobil-e in the VDMA outdoor area and exclusive live demos.

On February 1, 2024, UNTHA Deutschland GmbH became 100 percent part of the UNTHA Group. Growth of 50 percent is planned in Germany in the coming years.

Record order intake of almost EUR 98 million, over 400 shredders sold, expanded infrastructure and a new subsidiary

Grassroots Recycling, a pioneer in plastic waste management, has taken a significant leap forward in its commitment to sustainable practices, with the investment into an LRK 1400 shredder from UNTHA UK.

ROTH International shreds scrap tyres using the UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e, which produces output for pyrolysis, recycling and alternative fuel production.

Breitsamer Entsorgung & Recycling GmbH uses the UNTHA XR3000 with the RC cutting system to shred a wide range of materials, for instance waste wood, bulky waste and construction waste.

Innovative companies and technologies are essential for apositive change. UNTHA’s shredders make a valuable contribution to circular economy and more alternative energy sources.

Representatives of the cement industry in India visited UNTHA to learn more about production and use of substitute fuels.

Austrian-headquartered UNTHA shredding technology has appointed a new global marketing director, as the engineering specialist plans a significant growth over the next five years.

Shredding pulper ropes is a pivotal step towards recycling the materials they contain. Laakirchen Papier AG uses an UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e for shredding pulper ropes.

The world’s number one aggregates and ready-mixed concrete firm Heidelberg Materials has revealed a new single-step alternative fuel production line in India, with the help of UNTHA shredding technology.

The electrical engineering division of SW Automatisierung GmbH is now UNTHA e-technology GmbH and has thus become part of the UNTHA Group. UNTHA has thus gained even greater independence from external suppliers.

"The Austrian Rock" becomes the new brand ambassador for UNTHA. The collaboration is based on shared values such as perseverance, determination, and team spirit.

LOC Holz, Upper Austria’s first cross-laminated timber plant, produces cross-laminated timber elements for modern solid-timber constructions. To shred its residual wood, the company uses two UNTHA LR1400 shredders with bespoke hoppers.

UNTHA was represented at LIGNA with a 120 m² stand. The trade fair week was filled with personal conversations, exciting discussions and new insights.

Pulper ropes are a by-product of waste paper recycling. The materials contained in a pulper rope can be partly recycled and partly thermally recovered – given the right technology.

Scrap metal specialist Polcopper has invested in a new UNTHA shredder as the increasingly multifaceted business expands its production of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF).

Sustainable and economical: UNTHA offers comprehensive services to reduce wear costs by up to 50 percent and extend the product lifetime.

With yet another record turnover in the region of 80 million Euro, a new subsidiary in Turkey, product innovations, great strides in digitalisation, and 50 new employees.

At the leading trade fair for the wood industry, UNTHA will be showing its entire product portfolio for the reliable recycling of waste wood.

DIN-66399-certified document destruction: Using an UNTHA RS40, the Regens-Wagner workshops based in Dillingen a. d. Donau destroys roughly 220 tonnes of documents a year in compliance with the GDPR.

UNTHA is expanding its distribution network in Eastern Europe. The new partner CRAVCITECH from Brașov/Romania distributes the wood shredders of the Austrian shredder manufacturer.

The ZR2400 rough shredder emerged as the clear winner of the trial conducted by the waste management company: This 2-shaft shredder is particularly robust and saves up to 90,000 Euro per year in electricity costs.

UNTHA shredding technology continues to grow: With Aigner Stahlbau Verkehrstechnik GmbH, based in Pöttelsdorf/Burgenland, the company has acquired a reliable partner on the procurement market.

The innovative screw conveyor for the LR class is characterised by robust technology, safe handling, simple approval and lower costs.

The innovative screw conveyor for the LR class is characterised by robust technology, safe handling, simple approval and lower costs.

UNTHA shredding technology has launched an innovative new cutter refurbishment service, to further improve its environmental performance – and reduce customers’ wear costs by up to 50%.

Industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA is progressing its global expansion plans – this time with news that the company has now founded UNTHA Türkiye, in Istanbul.

With a test run on their own premises, interested companies have the opportunity of really putting the UNTHA XR and ZR shredders to the test. In a test run conducted over several days, these high-powered machines will show potential buyers what they are capable of.

UNTHA took the opportunity to showcase all the company’s innovations and upgrades at the IFAT 2022 and presented its extensive portfolio of machines, conducted demo runs, and told attendants about its future-orientated service packages.

Brazil’s industrial waste specialist Renova Group has advanced its alternative fuel capabilities, in a state-of-the-art collaboration with industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA Iberica.

UNTHA will attend the Holz-Handwerk 2022 in Nuremberg with its tried-and-tested product range for wood shredding solutions. Visitors to the UNTHA stand will be able to see live demonstrations of the compact, energy-efficient single-shaft wood shredders LR520 and LR630.

Kienpointner specialises in hotel interiors and complete furniture solutions. To shred its waste wood, the company required a unique solution as the unit would have to be housed in a pit. The LR1000 wood shredder proved to be the perfect answer to this challenge.

UNTHA shredding technology GmbH, Austrian premium manufacturer of industrial shredders, has increased its turnover to approx. 70 million Euro in the past financial year, setting a new record in the company’s 50-year history.

The company Rieger Entsorgung in Neumarkt am Wallersee / Austria used the opportunity of a demonstration device and tested the mobile XR shredder from UNTHA with the new RC cutting system for one month in its own company in the summer of 2021.

During the production of prefab houses at Keitel Haus in Brettheim/Germany, wood waste of various sizes is generated. Two UNTHA wood shredders are in continuous operation for the shredding of the waste wood and the production of high-grade wood chips for thermal recovery.

An UNTHA XR2000C shredder now lies at the heart of a € 16m hazardous waste treatment plant in Setúbal, Portugal – the country’s only facility of its kind to offer a closed loop solution for tricky materials such as solvents, used oils and fuels.

Bristol-based recycling specialist ETM has integrated a new UNTHA XR3000 mobil-e shredder into its state-of-the-art waste transfer station, as the ambitious family-run firm pushes for zero waste to landfill in the South West.

The Schaufler recycling company in Lower Austria was looking for a pre-shredding solution for NF and FE scraps. With UNTHA’s ZR2400W, the company chose the 2-shaft shredder with the lowest lifecycle costing (LCC) in its class.

Austrian-headquartered industrial shredder manufacturer UNTHA is continuing its global expansion with an exclusive distributor agreement with Axia, in Japan.

The partnership reflects growing demand from the nation’s Waste to Energy market, with alternative fuel manufactured from plasticised material currently proving particularly popular.

With the ZR class, UNTHA has developed the most cost-effective 2-shaft shredder with the lowest lifecycle costing (LCC) in its class. The high-performance pre-shredder comes with two cutting systems and is available as a stationary or mobile version.

No fewer than five of UNTHA’s four-shaft RS shredders are in operation at Weinberger Holz, where they are used for the shredding of cap pieces. Reliability, a high level of availability and low noise emissions were the most important criteria in favour of the UNTHA shredding solution.

Global waste management specialist Geocycle has doubled the capacity of its co-processing facility in Costa Rica, following the investment in an UNTHA waste shredder.

Two world-renowned UNTHA XR waste shredders are now in operation in Russia, following a collaboration between the Austrian-headquartered engineering firm and Kaluzhskiy Zavod Kommunalnih Mashin (KZKM).

At the Saubermacher site in Vienna, an XR3000C shredder by UNTHA has been in use since 2017. Most recently, a large-scale service including a rotor exchange was completed by the experts of the UNTHA service team.

The aluminium recycling branch of the AMAG Group, was looking for a flexible, robust single-shaft shredding solution to add to its existing machinery. In the UNTHA XR3000C mobil-e shredder, the company has found its ideal partner.

UNTHA has revamped its online presence with a cutting-edge design for its website and added emphasis on user-friendliness and information content. The company has thus taken an important step towards user-focused content management.

UNTHA has developed a particularly powerful package for recycling plastics and for shredding residual wood. The shredder of the CR class is resilient and ideal for difficult requirements and extreme conditions.

The company Rohrmoser, based in Salzburg, appreciates the quality of the UNTHA LR700 shredder. Waste wood from the company’s production as well as building sites is processed by the compact shredder into high-grade fuel for a wood-chip heating system.

Morphosis, a French company, has been processing electronic scrap since 2008. Since December 2020, the company has been using an RS50 shredder from Austrian premium manufacturer UNTHA for the efficient shredding of conductor boards.

Among other things, Metran Aufbereitungsges.m.b.H. in Kematen an der Ybbs/Lower Austria specialises in the processing of rigid plastics, a fairly new waste collection category. In the XR3000C shredder by UNTHA, the company has found the perfect solution for single-phase shredding.

With the RC cutting system for the XR series, UNTHA has developed an innovative cutter geometry with improved infeed characteristics that enables a high throughput and a highly homogeneous output material.

Korn Recycling operates one of the world’s most advanced commercial waste sorting and alternative fuel processing plants in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. For more than two years, this specialist waste management plant has been using UNTHA’s XR3000C mobil-e for the recycling of residual wood and tyres.

Klaus Timber a.s. is one of the largest manufacturers of wooden pallets in the Czech Republic. Following an expansion of its production, the company has invested in the wood shredder from UNTHA. The LR1400 is used to recycle the company’s residual solid wood.

Holzbau Gerstenmayer is a timber construction company based in Lower Austria. Business has grown steadily in recent years, as have the company’s residual wood volumes. For this reason, the company has invested in an LR1000 shredder by UNTHA shredding technology.

With UNTHA GENIUS, customers are given an innovative tool for monitoring the condition of their shredders on an ongoing basis. Using reliable sensor technology, this system processes all data in real time and sends decision support directly to a smartphone, tablet or PC.

In the XR series, UNTHA has developed an energy-efficient, high-performance, wear-resistant and maintenance-friendly shredding system for a wide range of applications. An ideal area of use for the XR series is the single-phase shredding of metals.

The waste management company based in Neuendorf near Berlin focuses on the preparation of alternative fuels, supplying more than 80,000 tonnes of them each year, mostly to the cement industry. The XR3000C shredder by UNTHA is a key partner in the company's day-to-day business.

Recycling specialist Ragg GmbH has invested in a new mobile shredder from UNTHA, as the experienced waste management firm seeks to boost material throughput across its Austrian sites.

UNTHA increasingly leverages the performance and efficiency of its XR series for material recycling. Numerous shredders of this series are already being used for this particular purpose. The latest example is Schaufler, based in Ybbs an der Donau, with the XR3000C.

For SPEEDMASTER in Upper Austria first-class technical solutions and an intelligent machine pool are fundamentals for providing customised solutions in record time. When it comes to shredding chipboard panels, the LR1400 by UNTHA lives up to all the requirements.

Long-standing waste management firm Crapper & Sons has further strengthened its resource agenda, having invested in a new shredding system to transform wood waste into a biomass fuel.

Global shredding brand UNTHA has shipped its first waste shredder to Ecuador, as worldwide waste management firm Geocycle prepares to deliver new co-processing solutions for clients in the South American country.

Stipits, a full-range supplier based in Rechnitz, Burgenland, has opted for a mobile electromechanical shredding solution from UNTHA for the recycling of commercial and industrial waste. The decision was made for the XR3000C.

The newest engineering development released by UNTHA Shredding Technology has started to take Europe by storm, with 10 units of sales recorded in less than six months.

The major Swiss waste management firm Altola AG, which provides economical and ecological waste disposal solutions, has opted for UNTHA’s XR3000C wood shredder. The technological excellence of the system and a tailored test option in the pre-sales phase were decisive factors in choosing UNTHA.

Two UNTHA XR shredders are now in operation for VPK Packaging Group in continental Europe, shredding pulped ropes as part of a closed loop paper production process.

At the Wörgl site, the LR1400 wood shredder by UNTHA fulfils all the requirements for environmentally robust and efficient closed-loop materials management. The unit was installed in 2018 and is running to the customer's satisfaction.

Saubermacher Dienstleistungs AG, based in Feldkirchen, Graz has opted for a solution provided by UNTHA. The international waste disposal and recycling company is confident that the XR3000C will be fully able to meet its requirements.

Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) manufacturer Environnement 48 has increased the capacity of its waste processing facility in South West France, having invested in its second UNTHA shredder.