Irwin Research & Development

Chesaw granulator

Chesaw Piranha

The heavy-duty Chesaw: 30 HP, 7,500 pounds, built for long life, aggressive cutting and unmonitored sheet reduction.

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Chesaw Piranha

Protecting your workers

  • Protected feed access on sheet throat and parts hopper.
  • Protected and interlocked manual reverse points for all drive motors.
  • Robust fail-safe “dog bone” torque arms for drive trains.
  • Two-corner E-stop protection.

Reliability

  • Robust design for a long life, with aggressive cutting knives.
  • Self-protecting anti-jamming with overload and reversing feed drive functions.
  • Nord and Siemens helical gearmotors.
  • Improved flake evacuation through blower air assist and recirculation.
  • Auto-lube unit for trouble-free bearing longevity.
  • Siemens Micromaster vector drive and inverter-duty feed motor.

Easy to run

  • Remote operator console with speed override and control.
  • Multiple-access material feed, plus slaved conveyor feed.
  • Easy access for knife clean-out.
  • Anti-tear in-feed rollers for unmonitored sheet reduction.
  • Two-way adjustable scraper plates for cutting efficiency.
  • Adjustable final sizing screen mount for maximum flake output.
  • Sound-suppressed 7.5 HP blower.

Specifications

  • Depth, feed direction: 90 in.
  • Width, cross-sheet direction: 140 in.
  • Height: 78 in.
  • Weight: 7,500 lb.
  • Power: 3-phase 60 Hz service, 125 A for the 30 HP main motor drive train. 50 Hz available.

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