WEIMA PreCut single-shaft shredder for agricultural film, fed by a wheel loader
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The safe choice.

Recycling starts with WEIMA shredders.

Shredder overview
WEIMA drainage press compresses PET bottles
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Simply. Robust.

Hydraulic presses for draining and compressing

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WEIMA service technician exchanges screen segment of a single-shaft shredder
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We care.

The WEIMA service promise.

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WEIMA is a leading manufacturer of machines for shredding, briquetting and dewatering of waste and residual materials from plastics, wood, paper, metal and biomass.

WEIMA at a glance

Our shredders are at the beginning of many recycling cycles. WEIMA shredding technology contributes to turning unused waste back into valuable materials. We are a partner of the industry as well as the trade, a driver of the recycling economy and a proud solution provider for a sustainable future.
44+
years of experience
40k+
machines sold
320
employees

The circle starts with us.

We are a mid-sized family-owned company based in the heart of Baden-Württemberg. Our core competencies are the shredding and compacting of all kinds of waste.

WEIMA machines turn big into small again. Together with our customers, we lay the foundation for a world without (unused) waste.
The circle starts with us.

Our focus on a circular economy

Destroy Responsibly TM
The Destroy Responsibly™ program makes trade shows and other events more sustainable. A fully functional shredding line recycles waste where it is generated: right on the event site.
WEIMA is a proud technology partner of the Precious Plastic Community. Together we develop solutions and compact machines for micro recycling projects.

New customer installations

With annually more than 1,200 machines delivered worldwide, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle. For this reason, we have put together a selection of the most exciting current projects for you.
WEIMA WLK 15 single-shaft shredder for waste wood at Grayson Lumber
An orange WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder shreds LDPE film at RKW in Hoogstraten, Belgium
an orange WEIMA shredder W5.18 at a plastics recycler in the Netherlands
Der Shredder zerkleinert Kartonage, die über ein Zufuhrband transportiert wird.
weima wood shredder with air extraction system in front of a truck
orange red weima shredder with conveyor belts in belgium
four persons in front of a weima shredder in mexico
wlk 10 shredder from weima with conveyor belts in romania
two yellow weima waste shredder in egypt
Blue weima metal briquette press next to loose steel turnings
a WEIMA granulator is connected to an air system that discharges into a plastic drum
Field technician stands before a large, orange, single-shaft, industrial WEIMA shredder
WEIMA WLK 4 shredder inside production hall at Zaplas
Field technician stands in front of a large orange WEIMA Finecut shredder
WEIMA employees aside PUEHLER E.200 drainage press for aluminum cans
Industrial waste shredding in South Korea with WEIMA shredder
Technician stands in front of WLK 30 Super Jumbo
A yellow bucket labeled with Satisloh's name collects briquetted optical swarf.
Agricultural film shredder on Crete, Greece
Corrugated cardboard shredding with WEIMA WKS 1800 shredder
WEIMA WKS 1800 shredder recycling mixed post-consumer plastic waste
Hydraulic drive powered WKS 2200 shredder recycles circuit boards in South Korea
Shredding of mixed wood scrap in Vietnam with WEIMA wood grinders
PowerLine 3000 single-shaft shredder from WEIMA for rdf production
Plywood shredding in France with WEIMA WLK 18 Jumbo shredder
Plastic film shredding and extrusion with WEIMA and EREMA
Waste shredder from WEIMA in India

      News & Press

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      March 10, 2024

      WEIMA’s Drainage Press to be in Operation at Craft Brewers Conference 2024

      The WEIMA America team is excited to return to the Craft Brewers Conference with a WEIMA E.200 in tow. The machinery will crush cans on the show floor for exhibitors and attendees to view in real time.

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      March 5, 2024

      Scrap recycling done right: the WEIMA way!

      Join us at ISRI 2024 from April 15th to 18th as WEIMA showcases its specialized shredding and compressing machines tailored for the metals industry. Designed to deliver effective size reduction, our solutions meet the demands of persistent scrap materials and ongoing production needs. With the metals industry facing diverse challenges, WEIMA offers advanced solutions to address critical concerns.

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      March 1, 2024

      Grinding sludge and aluminum chips recycling: De Rooy relies on WEIMA solutions for briquetting and dewatering

      The collaboration between De Rooy, Nuenen in the Netherlands and WEIMA Maschinenbau GmbH shows how the circular economy can be implemented in metal processing. They worked together on a solution to not only transport and dispose of metal waste such as grinding sludge and aluminum chips in a space-saving and cost-effective manner, but also to convert it into valuable, reusable materials.

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      March 1, 2024

      Stronger together: WEIMA system solutions for waste shredding and processing with powerful partners at IFAT 2024

      At IFAT 2024 in Munich, WEIMA will be presenting itself as an experienced provider of single or multi-stage system solutions for shredding and processing all types of waste – especially to produce secondary fuels.

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      February 5, 2024

      LDPE film recycling with WEIMA shredder at RKW in Belgium

      RKW produces a wide range of polyethylene films (LDPE films). At the Hoogstraten site in Belgium, the company has recently started using a WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder and primarily shreds LDPE film waste from production as well as externally purchased film.

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      January 10, 2024

      Plastic Recycling, Inc. Transforms Plastic Purge with WEIMA Shredder

      Plastic Recycling, Inc. has been a vital player in the recycling industry for a decade. With the WEIMA shredder at the beginning of the recycling line, PRI is seeing incredible throughput and increased efficiency.

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      Trade Shows & Conferences

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      6 — 10

      May 2024

      NPE - The Plastics Show Orlando, FL
      United States

      9 — 12

      Sep 2024

      SuperCorr Expo Orlando, FL
      United States