Industrial Wood Waste Processing Solutions

Auger-Pak at TracoWhether a shipping facility, a furniture company, or an industrial manufacturing site, all types of businesses produce wood waste. Often that waste is comprised of unneeded pallets, skids, crates, spools, and/or manufacturing scrap. Without proper management techniques, this scrap will quickly overtake the facility and drastically inflate hauling costs.

The Komar Advantage

Komar Industries can help you get a handle on wood waste.  We manufacture the safest, most cost-effective, and most efficient industrial wood waste processing solution on the market – the Komar Auger-Pak®.  Coming in a wide array of sizes and configurations, this auger compactor series shreds and compacts in one machine, completely automating material breakdown, while delivering a staggering 5:1 volume reduction.

What is the secret to making the best auger compactors for wood waste?

Komar’s wood processors uniquely feature auger screws that are made of solid-alloy steel shafts and cast steel flighting.  This high-quality durable construction, along with a drive system that boasts a 500% shock load rating, ensures that our augers crunch through large loads with ease, year after year.  In addition, our triple patented bearing support system allows us to house the largest most powerful auger screws in the industry.

What are the biggest benefits of the Komar solution?

  • Quickly Rids Yard and Facility of Wood Waste
  • Substantially Reduces Transportation Costs
  • Wood Shredding and Compaction in One Machine
  • Eliminates Need for Dangerous Manual Breakdown
  • Safely Handles Tramp Metal such as Nails and Bolts
  • Easy-To-Use Controls
  • Low Noise and Dust

How do we select the right model and configuration for you?

The perfect wood processing solution depends on many factors, such as the size, type, and volume of wooden consumables.  We also consider where you would like to locate your equipment, and which feeding method best fits your operations. With decades of experience, the experts at Komar Industries can help select the best auger-compactor for your needs.

Contact us for additional information.

“Since we started using the Komar Auger-Pak® our yard is clean, the open tops are gone, and we’re spending a lot less on waste hauling.”
– Dave McCarl, Facilities Supervisor, Traco
Industry leaders choose Komar for wood processing solutions.
Industry leaders choose Komar for wood processing solutions.

Komar Auger-Pak® Industrial Wood Models

To fit for your job, we offer a broad range of both Single and Dual Auger-Paks®.

EM-15W model size comparison

EM-40W model size comparison

EM-60W model size comparison

HA-100W model size comparison

EMD-80W model size comparison

EMD-180W model size comparison

EM-15W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger EM-15W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 15
Peak Tons per Hour 2
Standard Pallets per Charge 2
Largest Pallet 42″ x 48″
Largest Crate 36″ x 36″ x 60″
Largest Spool 36″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 89.6″ x 72″ x 60.2″
Chamber Size (L x W) 60″ x 59.25″
Weight (lbs)* 10,625
rpm 7.42
torque (ft-lbs) 10,624
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

EM-40W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger EM-40W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 40
Peak Tons per Hour 5
Standard Pallets per Charge 10
Largest Pallet 48″ x 96″
Largest Crate 48″ x 48″ x 48″
Largest Spool 48″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 115.75″ x 91.75″ x 68.5″
Chamber Size (L x W) 80″ x 75.25″
Weight (lbs)* 19,235
rpm 7.42
torque (ft-lbs) 28,331
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

Eliminated manual breakdown
Cleaned yard
Cut hauls over 66%
Equipment: Auger-Pak® EM-40W
Site: Cranberry Township, PA
“Tons of glass in large crates are delivered every day, and the yard was always full of wood. We actually had a man out there with a chainsaw cutting up big crates to fit in 40 cu. yd. open-top containers.  When he was needed inside, the wood just kept piling up outside.  Since we started using the Komar Auger-Pak® our yard is clean, the open tops are gone, and we’re spending a lot less on waste hauling.  We went from 10 to 3 loads a week because we got an additional seven tons of wood into each load. That included all the plant trash and corrugated that used to go through a ram compactor.” – Dave McCarl, Facilities Supervisor

EM-60W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger EM-60W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 60
Peak Tons per Hour 8
Standard Pallets per Charge 12
Largest Pallet 60″ x 96″
Largest Crate 48″ x 48″ x 60″
Largest Spool 60″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 128.25″ x 92″ x 65.5″
Chamber Size (L x W) 92″ x 75.25″
Weight (lbs)* 24,358
rpm 10.17
torque (ft-lbs) 30,972
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

HA-100W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger HA-100W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 100
Peak Tons per Hour 10
Standard Pallets per Charge 12
Largest Pallet 60″ x 96″
Largest Crate 48″ x 48″ x 60″
Largest Spool 60″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 157″ x 106.25″ x 68.5″
Chamber Size (L x W) 90″ x 75″
Weight (lbs)* 25,000
rpm 15.7
torque (ft-lbs) 50,390
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

EMD-80W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger EMD-80W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 80
Peak Tons per Hour 5-10
Standard Pallets per Charge 20
Largest Pallet 84″ x 144″
Largest Crate 84″ x 84″ x 144″
Largest Spool 96″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 125.6″ x 138.4″ x 69.5″
Chamber Size (L x W) 92″ x 123.25″
Weight (lbs)* 36,453
rpm of Primary Compaction Auger 10.17
torque (ft-lbs) 30,972
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

EMD-180W Pallet Shredder

Komar Auger EMD-180W
Processing Specifications
Horsepower 180
Peak Tons per Hour 10-20
Standard Pallets per Charge 20
Largest Pallet 84″ x 144″
Largest Crate 84″ x 84″ x 144″
Largest Spool 96″
Physical Specifications
Footprint (L x W x H) 165.5″ x 127″ x 96″
Chamber Size (L x W) 92″ x 123.25″
Weight (lbs)* 44,453
rpm of Primary Compaction Auger 20.35
torque (ft-lbs) 30,972
Systems that are hand or conveyor-fed typically achieve higher compaction levels.   When materials are fed with a tipper or self-dumping hopper, meter feeding is essential to achieving similar compaction levels.
*The weight includes the entire Auger-Pak® system with a standard plugin hopper

Making Mulch or Boiler Fuel

The bulk reduction provided by the Komar Auger-Pak™ drastically reduces hauling costs, giving the majority of our customers the largest cost savings.  Some of our customers, however, desire to make their wood waste into mulch or boiler fuel.  To meet this objective, Komar suggests one of the three solutions below, depending upon your wood waste’s metal content.

Wood Waste from Cut-Offs

piranha for wood waste from cut-offs

Is wood waste free of metal?  You can make mulch/boiler fuel with a single-shaft shredder.

Wood Waste with Nails

piranha for wood waste with nails

Wood waste with small metal components, such as nails? You can make mulch/boiler fuel with this system.

Wood Waste with Bolts

piranha for wood waste with bolts

Wood waste with large metal components, such as bolts and brackets? You can make mulch/boiler fuel with this system.