Crumbler® Rotary Shear
Save Costs and Improve Feedstock Quality
Size reduction is a key processing step for feedstocks. Traditional methods include hammermills, grinders, and chippers. However, these methods typically are either limited to producing ½” and larger particles or require pre-drying of biomass at a substantial energy cost. Additionally, these methods may produce large amounts of fines with wide particle distributions and poor flowability.
Forest Concepts developed the Crumbler® rotary shear to address these common problems and produce a superior result.
Key Benefits:
- Processes any moisture content – no pre-drying necessary
- Scalable for both small & industrial-scale operations
- Tested on many materials – wood, recyclables, corn stover, hemp & more (see the complete list)
- Results in evenly shaped highly-flowable particles with less fines
- Efficiently produces particles as small as 1mm
- Quiet performance – our in-house experience demonstrates that Crumbler® operates at 85 db versus traditional hammermill at 110-120 db
- Low carbon footprint (learn more)
- 100% manufactured in the USA
P24 Family Machines
Industrial, pilot-scale rotary shear.
M24M Family Machines
Small scale industrial rotary shear.
M24P Family Machines
Pilot-scale commercial rotary shear.
M24S Family Machines
Small-scale industrial ChipMuncher™ rotary shear.
M8M Family Machines
Research and lab rotary shear.
M8L Family Machines
Rotary shear system for lab and research use.
Crumbler® Processing Heads
Designed for optimal particle size reduction. Required for all Crumbler® rotary shear machines.
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