Products - Auxiliary Equipment - Shredder Isolation Spring System

The purpose of the spring/damper unit is to isolate the shock loads and vibrations generated by the shredder from other local buildings and equipment. In practice it is only possible to achieve 70-75% isolation. The stiffness of the spring unit system limits the deflection allowable to about 0.5 in. (~12.7 mm). The springs provide the maximum isolation at normal operating rotor speeds.

The dampers provide a mechanism for limiting deflection during large excursions that occur during start-up and shutdown as the rotor speed passes through the natural or critical spring mass frequencies.

When the shredder and feeding device are mounted on the anti-vibration system, the shredder is field welded to the feeding device.