WASTE MANAGEMENT IN ACTION – MACHINERY
Flexibility realised THE PETERSON 6710D HORIZONTAL GRINDER FROM KOMATSU FOREST PROVIDES A LARGE-SCALE PROCESSING OPTION FOR OPERATORS. MICK BENTON, OF FOREST ENTERPRISES DEVELOPMENT & CONSULTING, EXPLAINS.
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ick Benton and his wife built Forest Enterprises Development & Consulting (FEDC) from the ground up. What was originally a forestry company has expanded to include the haulage, civil and agricultural sectors on New South Wales’ far north coast. As part of its services, FEDC is tasked with the processing of sawmill residue for Cape Byron Management, which operates two 30MW cogeneration plants. Mick says
the addition of the Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder has enabled FEDC to contribute to what is an emerging market. “The Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder is contracted to process sawmill residue, a waste product which comes from sawmills after they have cut timber,” Mick says. “Traditionally this by-product has been burnt in open pits at the sawmills. Now it can all be transported to Broadwater’s
FEDC expects the Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder to accumulate 10,000 hours of use, before it is replaced.
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co-generation plant, where our Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder can process it to produce renewable electricity.” The Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder is powered by an 839kW Tier II, Caterpillar C32 engine, and has a feed opening of 127 x 168cm. Mick says the combination of a powerful engine and large feed opening allows the Peterson 6710D Horizontal Grinder to handle a wide variety of
