Efficient Material Handling in Metal Recycling Plants

Twin Village Recycling selected SENNEBOGEN machinery to streamline scrap processing workflows and improve site safety during continuous material loading operations.  www.sennebogen.com Twin Village Recycling operates a metal recovery facility in Depew, New York, processing industrial, commercial, and private ferrous and non-ferrous material streams. Recovered metals must pass through multi-stage shredding, sorting, and separation stages where product purity directly dictates secondary raw material value. Maintaining high plant throughput requires continuous feeding of high-density scrap into reception hoppers, regular internal logistics across the facility yard, and precise loading of road trailers for downstream transport. Operating Challenges and Material Handling Requirements Managing multi-stream recycling logistics previously required deploying multiple single-purpose machines across separate stages of the operational cycle. Frequent equipment switching between front-end wheel loaders, forklifts, and cranes introduced logistical bottlenecks, inflated fleet maintenance overhead, and complicated traffic control in congested yard zones. Restricted sightlines from standard-height operator cabs also created blind spots around trailer side walls and elevated hopper funnels, increasing structural collision hazards and risking uneven weight distribution during bulk trailer loading. Technical Integration and System Capabilities To consolidate handling tasks into a unified workflow, the recycling company commissioned a SENNEBOGEN 360 G telehandler. Designed specifically for demanding recycling applications, the machine integrates Z-kinematics wheel loader geometry with telehandler reach, delivering high breakout forces alongside an 8.5-meter lift height. A hydraulic quick-change coupler allows rapid transitions between working attachments, including heavy-duty bulk buckets, pallet fork tines, and multi-shell grabs. Operator safety and placement accuracy depend directly on line-of-sight elevation. The telehandler features a hydraulically elevating Multicab that raises the operator eye level up to 4.25 meters, providing a full panoramic overview of hopper fill levels and container interiors. Machine operator Michelle Jacobson noted that the elevating cab structure provides a decisive safety advantage by eliminating peripheral blind spots, allowing operators to verify fill depths and load transport trailers cleanly without overloading or vehicle contact. Commissioning, Operational Support, and Performance Gains SENNEBOGEN LLC supported implementation with localized on-site technical commissioning and multilingual operator training. Bilingual instruction ensured yard teams mastered handling nuances, hydraulic attachment switching, and load management routines safely. Prompt spare parts fulfillment and factory field support provided system availability needed for continuous industrial duty. Replacing fragmented machine operations with a multi-purpose handling platform reduced fleet idling and minimized vehicle changeovers across the site. The equipment consolidation supports sustained recycling productivity, building on prior mechanization milestones at the Depew facility that unlocked 1,000 tons of additional monthly processing throughput while preserving operational safety standards. Edited by Evgeny Churilov, Induportals Media - Adapted by AI. www.sennebogen.com Powered by Induportals Media Publishing