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TM8500 Series Product Data

TM8500 Series Product Data

TM8500 Series Product Data

Product catalog summary
Overview: The TASKMASTER® TM8500 is a robust twin-shaft grinder/shredder designed to handle a variety of wet or dry solids. It features low-speed, high-torque, counter-rotating cutters for intensive shredding, making it suitable for re-processing scrap, reducing waste, and pre-conditioning materials for further processing.
Construction: The TM8500 is built for durability and reliability, with options for vertical or horizontal installation. It includes 2-inch high-strength, heat-treated alloy hex shafting, heavy-duty bearings, and mechanical seals. The gear drive provides high torque and low-speed rotation, ensuring powerful performance with minimal noise and vibration.
Cutter Cartridge Technology: This technology replaces traditional cutters and spacers with high-strength, one-piece cutting elements, enhancing the shredder's efficiency and durability.
Features: Key features include reinforced housing, hardened hexagonal shafting, mechanical shaft seals, hardened and ground cutters, heavy-duty gear drive, and precision-hardened gears.
Applications: The TM8500 is versatile, suitable for shredding airport waste, biofuel, biosolids, bottles, boxes, cans, concession waste, containers, documents, electronic components, fabric, filters, food, fish waste, garments, paper, pharmaceuticals, plastics, rags, wood, rejects and returns, screenings, sewage, sludge, and more.
Options: Available options include conveyor systems, ram assist, hydraulic drives, auxiliary screens, stainless steel construction, and dual-stage augers.
Technical Specifications: The TM8500 series includes models TM8512, TM8516, TM8520, TM8524, and TM8532. All models have an input width of 8.75 inches (222 mm) and a height of 7 inches (178 mm). The input length varies from 12 inches (305 mm) to 31.5 inches (800 mm), and the overall length ranges from 58 inches (1473 mm) to 75 inches (1905 mm). The hopper opening sizes vary, and all models have a shaft size of 2 inches (51 mm) and a cutter diameter of 4.7 inches (119 mm). Cutter thickness options are 5/16 inches (8 mm) or 7/16 inches (11 mm). The maximum horsepower is 5 HP (3.7 kW), with optional cleaning combs and weights ranging from 800 lbs (363 kg) to 1200 lbs (544 kg). The drive system is cycloidal/planetary, with mechanical shaft seals.
Contact Information: For more details, contact Franklin Miller at 60 Okner Parkway, Livingston, NJ 07039 USA, Toll-Free: 1-800-932-0599, Phone: 973-535-9200, Fax: 973-535-6269, Email: [email protected], Website: www.franklinmiller.com.
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TM8500 Series Product Data-1

WORLD C L WOR LD CL ASS SHREDDERS SHR EDDER S TM8500 Series Product Data AP PL ICAT IO NS • Airport Waste • Biofuel • Biosolids • Bottles • Boxes • Cans • Concession Waste • Containers • Documents • Electronic Components • Fabric • Filters • Food • Fish Waste • Garments • Paper • Pharmaceuticals • Plastics • Rags • Wood • Rejects and Returns • Screenings • Sewage Rugged Shredders Built for the Utmost Reliability The TASKMASTER® TM8500 is a heavily constructed twin-shaft grinder/shredder that reduces a wide variety of wet or dry solids. The TM8500 features low speed, high torque, counter-rotating cutters that intensively shred a range of materials. This versatile, compact shredder can be used to re-process a scrap product, reduce waste and pre-condition materials for further processing. FEAT UR ES Mechanical Shaft Seals Hardened and Ground Cutters CUTTER CARTRIDGE TECHNOLOGY (standard on the TM8500) replaces cutters and spacers with high strength one-piece cutting elements. Hardened Hexagonal Shafting Reinforced Housing Precision Hardened Gears Heavy-duty Gear Drive C ONST R UC T I ON TASKMASTER Shredders are heavily constructed for long life and dependability. These versatile units can be installed vertically in channels or pipe systems or horizontally with stand and hopper. These units employ 2 inch high-strength, heattreated alloy hex shafting and heavy-duty bearings and mechanical seals. A heavy, direct-coupled, gear drive generates high torque, low speed rotation for powerful performance with low noise or vibration.

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TM8500 Series Product Data-2

TASKMASTER TM8500 Series T E C H N I CAL SPEC I FI CAT I ONS MODEL NO. DIMENSIONS A. INPUT WIDTH B. INPUT LENGTH HOPPER OPENING SHAFT SIZE CUTTER DIAMETER CUTTER THICKNESS Conveyer Systems CLEANING COMBS Cycloidal/ Planetary Cycloidal/ Planetary Cycloidal/ Planetary Cycloidal/ Planetary Cycloidal/ Planetary SHAFT CONNECTION SHAFT SEALS Mechanical Seal Mechanical Seal Mechanical Seal Mechanical Seal Mechanical Seal Hydraulic Drives Auxiliary Screens Stainless Steel Construction Dual-stage Augers * All data provided above is for reference only. Please contact factory for certified drawings and...

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