Success Stories

Recycling natural fiber-reinforced plastics: Closing the loop with fungi and WEIMA

The NFK-Recycling project brings research and industry together: In collaboration with Zittau/Görlitz University of Applied Sciences and TU Dresden, WEIMA helps develop a sustainable recycling process for natural fiber-reinforced plastics. Innovative shredding technology paves the way for a biological recycling approach and a truly circular economy.

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From wine barrels to designer furniture: sustainable furniture production with smart waste recycling

In Alsenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, extraordinary pieces of furniture are created from a special raw material: used barrique barrels. In a complex process, the curved oak parts are steamed, pressed, dried, and then processed into high-quality furniture. To make efficient use of these residual materials, the company relies on shredding and briquetting technology from WEIMA.

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Energy-Independent production: Brennholzwerk Trier lives the sustainable dream

The Trier firewood plant in Trierweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, is pursuing a forward-looking energy concept. With the WEIMA WLK 2000 single-shaft shredder, in-house heat generation and renewable energies, the company produces its own electricity and heat – making it almost completely independent of external energy supplies. A successful example of energy self-sufficiency in action.

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Safely Managing Hazardous Waste: Dekasan Utilizes WEIMA Shredder for RDF Production

In Bursa, Turkey, Dekasan Waste Management relies on a WEIMA PowerLine 2000 single-shaft shredder to process industrial waste, including materials containing hazardous and toxic substances.

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7 Million Briquettes from Beverage Cartons

300 per hour, 7,200 per day – that’s how many briquettes are regularly pressed from excess cartons and paper dust using a WEIMA TH 714 briquette press at Elopak in Lystrup, Denmark. These briquettes are then used to generate energy in a local heating plant. A sustainable success story that underscores the Scandinavian company’s commitment to environmental protection and circular economy.

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From Production Waste to Biomass Fuel

With plans to implement a waste handling facility, a luxury yacht manufacturer installed a biomass system to generate energy from their production waste. Consisting of mixed wood-based materials, including large sheets of skeletal waste from various CNC machining centres, they were looking to easily and effectively convert their waste into a uniform product, which could be easily transported and used within their biomass system.

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