SENNEBOGEN Deploys Green Steel Material Handler
40-ton material handler built from CO₂-reduced steel improves scrap recycling efficiency and lowers lifecycle emissions at DEUMU’s Salzgitter facility. www.sennebogen.com Back to its origins: The SENNEBOGEN 830 G loads old car bodies onto the shredder feed conveyor – the material that primarily makes up the steel of the “green steel excavator.” In steel recycling and scrap logistics, reducing process emissions while maintaining high throughput is a key requirement for operators pursuing circular economy strategies. At Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH (DEUMU) in Salzgitter, a 40-ton SENNEBOGEN material handler manufactured using CO₂-reduced steel is now operating across a 40-hectare trimodal scrap yard, supporting decarbonized steel recycling operations. The SENNEBOGEN 830 G material handler, designed for continuous heavy-duty scrap handling, combines low-emission machine operation with steel components produced via the electric arc furnace route of the Salzgitter Group. The result is a handling solution aligned with both operational efficiency and CO₂ reduction objectives. Green steel integration across the product lifecycle The steel used in the material handler is produced using recycled scrap and 100% green electricity. Compared with conventional blast furnace production, this process reduces CO₂ emissions by more than 70%. DEUMU supplied green steel components for the construction of the machine, which is now deployed in scrap handling applications—effectively closing the material loop. By integrating CO₂-reduced steel at the manufacturing stage and applying the machine in recycling operations, the product lifecycle reflects circular economy principles. In addition to embodied carbon reduction, the latest generation machine operates approximately 20% more efficiently than its predecessor. According to DEUMU, this translates into an additional annual reduction of 18.5 tons of CO₂ during operation. High-capacity handling in trimodal logistics The 40-ton material handler, equipped with a 17-meter reach, is deployed across ship unloading, rail loading and truck logistics operations. The site processes large scrap volumes and requires flexible handling capacity for different material flows. Typical applications include unloading vessels in the raw material area, where up to 650 tons of scrap can be processed within 1.5 days and transferred directly to trucks, loading processed scrap onto rail wagons, handling new scrap and sheet metal waste, and feeding shredder material such as end-of-life vehicles into processing plants. Operating 365 days per year in three-shift mode, the machine covers significant distances within the large facility footprint. An integrated contamination measurement system in the grab detects radioactive materials, supporting operational safety and compliance in scrap recycling. Within 1.5 days, approximately 650 tons of scrap metal are loaded directly from the ship onto trucks. Operational efficiency and control systems The updated machine control architecture includes an intuitive touch display and programmable operator profiles. This enables adaptation to varying applications and operators across shifts, contributing to consistent productivity in high-variation handling tasks. The deployment builds on a long-standing partnership between DEUMU and SENNEBOGEN, with service support provided by Schlüter Baumaschinen since 2003. The integration of CO₂-reduced materials and improved operational efficiency positions the material handler as a component of broader decarbonization strategies in steel recycling and resource recovery. www.sennebogen.com Powered by Induportals Media Publishing
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40-ton material handler built from CO₂-reduced steel improves scrap recycling efficiency and lowers lifecycle emissions at DEUMU’s Salzgitter facility.
www.sennebogen.com
Back to its origins: The SENNEBOGEN 830 G loads old car bodies onto the shredder feed conveyor – the material that primarily makes up the steel of the “green steel excavator.”
In steel recycling and scrap logistics, reducing process emissions while maintaining high throughput is a key requirement for operators pursuing circular economy strategies. At Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH (DEUMU) in Salzgitter, a 40-ton SENNEBOGEN material handler manufactured using CO₂-reduced steel is now operating across a 40-hectare trimodal scrap yard, supporting decarbonized steel recycling operations.
The SENNEBOGEN 830 G material handler, designed for continuous heavy-duty scrap handling, combines low-emission machine operation with steel components produced via the electric arc furnace route of the Salzgitter Group. The result is a handling solution aligned with both operational efficiency and CO₂ reduction objectives.
Green steel integration across the product lifecycle
The steel used in the material handler is produced using recycled scrap and 100% green electricity. Compared with conventional blast furnace production, this process reduces CO₂ emissions by more than 70%.
DEUMU supplied green steel components for the construction of the machine, which is now deployed in scrap handling applications—effectively closing the material loop. By integrating CO₂-reduced steel at the manufacturing stage and applying the machine in recycling operations, the product lifecycle reflects circular economy principles.
In addition to embodied carbon reduction, the latest generation machine operates approximately 20% more efficiently than its predecessor. According to DEUMU, this translates into an additional annual reduction of 18.5 tons of CO₂ during operation.
High-capacity handling in trimodal logistics
The 40-ton material handler, equipped with a 17-meter reach, is deployed across ship unloading, rail loading and truck logistics operations. The site processes large scrap volumes and requires flexible handling capacity for different material flows.
Typical applications include unloading vessels in the raw material area, where up to 650 tons of scrap can be processed within 1.5 days and transferred directly to trucks, loading processed scrap onto rail wagons, handling new scrap and sheet metal waste, and feeding shredder material such as end-of-life vehicles into processing plants.
Operating 365 days per year in three-shift mode, the machine covers significant distances within the large facility footprint. An integrated contamination measurement system in the grab detects radioactive materials, supporting operational safety and compliance in scrap recycling.
Within 1.5 days, approximately 650 tons of scrap metal are loaded directly from the ship onto trucks.
Operational efficiency and control systems
The updated machine control architecture includes an intuitive touch display and programmable operator profiles. This enables adaptation to varying applications and operators across shifts, contributing to consistent productivity in high-variation handling tasks.
The deployment builds on a long-standing partnership between DEUMU and SENNEBOGEN, with service support provided by Schlüter Baumaschinen since 2003. The integration of CO₂-reduced materials and improved operational efficiency positions the material handler as a component of broader decarbonization strategies in steel recycling and resource recovery.
www.sennebogen.com
In steel recycling and scrap logistics, reducing process emissions while maintaining high throughput is a key requirement for operators pursuing circular economy strategies. At Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH (DEUMU) in Salzgitter, a 40-ton SENNEBOGEN material handler manufactured using CO₂-reduced steel is now operating across a 40-hectare trimodal scrap yard, supporting decarbonized steel recycling operations.
The SENNEBOGEN 830 G material handler, designed for continuous heavy-duty scrap handling, combines low-emission machine operation with steel components produced via the electric arc furnace route of the Salzgitter Group. The result is a handling solution aligned with both operational efficiency and CO₂ reduction objectives.
Green steel integration across the product lifecycle
The steel used in the material handler is produced using recycled scrap and 100% green electricity. Compared with conventional blast furnace production, this process reduces CO₂ emissions by more than 70%.
DEUMU supplied green steel components for the construction of the machine, which is now deployed in scrap handling applications—effectively closing the material loop. By integrating CO₂-reduced steel at the manufacturing stage and applying the machine in recycling operations, the product lifecycle reflects circular economy principles.
In addition to embodied carbon reduction, the latest generation machine operates approximately 20% more efficiently than its predecessor. According to DEUMU, this translates into an additional annual reduction of 18.5 tons of CO₂ during operation.
High-capacity handling in trimodal logistics
The 40-ton material handler, equipped with a 17-meter reach, is deployed across ship unloading, rail loading and truck logistics operations. The site processes large scrap volumes and requires flexible handling capacity for different material flows.
Typical applications include unloading vessels in the raw material area, where up to 650 tons of scrap can be processed within 1.5 days and transferred directly to trucks, loading processed scrap onto rail wagons, handling new scrap and sheet metal waste, and feeding shredder material such as end-of-life vehicles into processing plants.
Operating 365 days per year in three-shift mode, the machine covers significant distances within the large facility footprint. An integrated contamination measurement system in the grab detects radioactive materials, supporting operational safety and compliance in scrap recycling.
Within 1.5 days, approximately 650 tons of scrap metal are loaded directly from the ship onto trucks.
Operational efficiency and control systems
The updated machine control architecture includes an intuitive touch display and programmable operator profiles. This enables adaptation to varying applications and operators across shifts, contributing to consistent productivity in high-variation handling tasks.
The deployment builds on a long-standing partnership between DEUMU and SENNEBOGEN, with service support provided by Schlüter Baumaschinen since 2003. The integration of CO₂-reduced materials and improved operational efficiency positions the material handler as a component of broader decarbonization strategies in steel recycling and resource recovery.
www.sennebogen.com
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