Essilor Laboratories of America Inc./Omega Optical Laboratory in
The strings would build up around the separation auger, locking it up, then the drive belt would burn off and the system would shut down, the company said. The Taskmaster grinder chews up the strings into small pieces that pass easily through the catch basin and transfer pumps.
“We spend only 30 minutes a day cleaning out the basket,” said Brent Teichman, senior maintenance manager.
The Taskmaster TM8500 is a twin-shaft grinder that employs two counter-rotating cutter stacks that intermesh at close clearance to shred solids into fine bits.
Franklin Miller is based in
Tel. 800-932-0599 or 973-535-9200, fax 973-535-6269, email [email protected].