Swiss firm Thévenaz-Leduc SA is one of Europe’s pioneering recycling companies, so it’s no surprise it was one of the very first adopters of the Shredder Drive Assistant (SDA) – a technology delivering significant throughput improvements, enabling the upfront cost to be rapidly retrieved.

Attached to the shredder’s controller this smart feeding device is monitored from within the operator’s cabin, acting like a car’s cruise control. It optimizes feeding for constant, maximized throughput.

“Even if you have an experienced operator, the SDA reduces operating expenses thanks to the system’s ability to deliver full box shredding,” states Daniel Deegener, Senior Product Manager for Shredder Systems. “SDA brings the shredder up to its operational limits, maximizing its efficiency but always while monitoring component temperatures and Ampere hours, ensuring it does so safely and with the maximum economy.”

“It was very much a plug-and-play arrangement, quickly installed so the machine was shredding cars again in no time,” recalls Roger Blesi, Managing Director at Thévenaz-Leduc SA. “Especially in this era of high-energy bills, we are never satisfied unless we are operating at maximum efficiency!”