Vecoplan

What Vecoplan does

Vecoplan, LLC is a private US-based manufacturer of industrial shredding and size-reduction equipment founded in 1969, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, and installs single-shaft and dual-shaft rotary shredders, horizontal and vertical drum chippers, mobile shred trucks, and complementary material handling equipment (conveyors, separators, screening technologies, and storage/feeding systems). It serves five primary vertical markets: plastics recycling, paper/document destruction, wood/biomass, waste management/recovery, and special applications including e-scrap, tires, and textiles. Notable customers referenced in case studies include Caritas Wendelstein Werkstätten (document destruction, Germany), DJ Pallets (pallet manufacturing, Pennsylvania), and paper recyclers Asphacell and Gauer.

Vecoplan's product platform is built around proprietary mechanical and electromechanical technologies including the HiTorc energy-saving drive, the SureCut cutting system for single-stage reduction of plastic films and fibers, the patented ESC gearless variable-speed drive used in VHZ series shredders, and the TUCS truck unloading containment system. Equipment is configured for low-speed, high-torque, low-noise processing with configurable output particle sizes and supports a 'dump-and-run' single-pass operating model. The company offers an in-house test lab for viability testing under production conditions.

Vecoplan generates revenue through four primary streams: (1) industrial equipment sales (hardware), (2) aftermarket OEM parts and service, (3) custom turnkey shredding system design and installation, and (4) financing services for equipment purchases. The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion with consultative selling, quote-based pricing, multi-year contracts, and supporting marketing channels including a content-rich website, YouTube video demonstrations, trade show participation (WXPO, AWFS), and a virtual sample room. Vecoplan maintains strategic affiliations with German parent Vecoplan AG and related entities including VIC Controls and MaxAutomation.

Name

Vecoplan

Legal name

Vecoplan, LLC

Website

https://vecoplanllc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Vecoplan, LLC is a private US manufacturer of industrial shredding and size-reduction equipment, including single-shaft and dual-shaft shredders, drum chippers, and mobile shred trucks, serving plastics, paper, wood/biomass, and waste recycling industries through direct enterprise sales and custom turnkey systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Shredding and Size Reduction Equipment

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Parts Harvesting & Component Reuse (EUAIANAF)

Keywords

• Industrial shredding equipment
• Size reduction machinery
• Recycling equipment manufacturing
• Document destruction systems
• Wood chippers shredders

Headquarters

HQ city

Asheville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Shredding Equipment Sales: Vecoplan generates revenue primarily through the sale of industrial shredding equipment including single-shaft shredders, dual-shaft shredders, horizontal shredders, drum chippers, and mobile shred trucks. Equipment ranges from small series (VHZ 600-1100) to heavy-duty industrial models (VAZ 1300-2500 series).
2. Aftermarket Parts & Service: The company offers ongoing parts and service for all industrial recycling machinery and equipment. This includes OEM parts such as cutters, counter knives, and replacement components for Vecoplan equipment.
3. Custom Systems & Turnkey Solutions: Vecoplan designs, engineers, manufactures, installs, and provides start-up and training on comprehensive turnkey shredding systems including tippers, sorting conveyors, sorting and feeding equipment, and balers.
4. Financing Services: The company offers financing options for size reduction equipment purchases, making it easier for customers to acquire industrial shredding machinery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Vecoplan designs, manufactures, sells, and services industrial shredding and size-reduction equipment for the plastics, paper, wood/biomass, and waste industries. Its core product portfolio includes single-shaft and dual-shaft rotary shredders, horizontal and vertical drum chippers, mobile shred trucks, plant-based document destruction systems, and supporting material-handling and separation equipment, delivered as both catalog machines and engineered turnkey systems.

Product overview

Vecoplan manufactures industrial shredding and recycling equipment as a comprehensive portfolio of complementary products. The core offering consists of single-shaft and dual-shaft rotary shredders (VAZ, VHZ, V-ECO, VIZ, and VEZ series), horizontal and vertical drum chippers (VTH, HR, SR, RHR series), and pre-shredders/re-shredders (VVZ and VNZ series). These primary size-reduction machines are supported by a full ecosystem of material handling equipment including conveyor systems (drag-chain, belt, screw, vibrating), storage and feeding equipment, screening technologies, and metal separation products (cross-belt magnets, magnetic drums, non-ferrous separators). The company also offers mobile shred trucks for on-site destruction services, truck unloading containment systems (TUCS), and OEM parts. All equipment serves the plastics, paper, wood/biomass, and waste recycling industries through both standard product lines and custom-engineered turnkey systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• VAZ Series Rotary Shredders Industrial single-shaft rotary shredders with low-speed, high-torque, low-noise processing for plastics, paper, wood, and waste applications, including dump-and-run operation with secure discharge screening.
• VHZ Series Rotary Shredders (Small Series) Small-series single-shaft rotary shredders featuring patented gearless ESC variable-speed drive for energy-efficient wood processing.
• V-ECO Series Rotary Shredders Energy-efficient rotary shredder series available in 1300, 1700, and 2100 models for various industrial size-reduction applications.
• VIZ 1300 Rotary Shredder Single-shaft shredder system designed for document destruction and special applications, capable of high-volume processing with reliable performance.
• VEZ 2500 Shredder Large industrial shredder for special applications and heavy-duty waste processing.
• VTH Series Horizontal Drum Chippers Stationary drum chippers with horizontal feed units for wood processing, available in different rotor systems to produce defined homogeneous wood chips or to shred waste wood.
• HR Series Vertical Drum Chippers Vertical drum chippers and mills with vertical infeed and a fast-rotating rotor for re-shredding wood chips and waste products in timber industry applications.
• RHR Bark Chipper Stationary re-shredder with vertical infeed and fast rotating rotor designed specifically for processing bark peeled from logs in timber operations.
• SR Chipper Stationary re-shredder with vertical infeed and fast rotating rotor for re-shredding wood chips used primarily as fuel for heating installations in the timber industry.
• VVZ Pre-Shredders Dual-shaft pre-shredders used for initial size reduction of materials in waste, MSW, and special applications processing lines before further refinement.
• VNZ Re-Shredders Dual-shaft re-shredders used for secondary size-reduction processing in two-stage shredding systems.
• Mobile Shred Trucks Durable mobile shredding trucks sold new for on-site document destruction and mobile shredding service operations.
• Pre-Owned Shred Trucks Refurbished mobile shredding trucks that have been traded in on new Vecoplan shred trucks and serviced by Vecoplan technicians and mechanics.
• Plant-Based Document Destruction Systems Turnkey plant-based document destruction systems integrating in-feed tippers, conveyors, hoppers, shredders, out-feed conveyors, dust collection, and balers to deliver cross-cut consistency in a single pass for high-volume secure destruction.
• Vecoplan P-Series Industrial Paper Shredders Industrial paper shredders featuring HiTorc™ energy-saving drive technology for processing printing-plant waste and preparing material for baling.
• Paper Recycling Shredders Industrial shredders designed for paper recycling and multi-material recycling facilities, capable of processing paper, cardboard, plastics, and other recyclable waste commodities.
• Custom Shredding Systems Engineered turnkey shredding systems that Vecoplan designs, engineers, manufactures, installs, and commissions, including tippers, sorting conveyors, sorting and feeding equipment, shredders, and balers.
• Conveyor Systems Material-handling conveyors for integration with shredding systems, including drag-chain conveyors, belt conveyors, screw conveyors, Retech RMH conveyors, and vibrating conveyors.
• Screening Technologies Separation equipment for material classification, including VSS oscillation screens, disc screeners, and star screening machines.
• Storage and Feeding Equipment Material-handling equipment for storage and feeding, including push/pull rod dischargers, load/unload conveyors, screw dischargers, vibratory feeders and tables, and truck unloading systems.
• Metal Separators Metal separation equipment including Cross-Belt Magnets, Magnetic Drums, Magnetic Head Pulleys, and VNES Non-Ferrous Metal Separators for removing ferrous and non-ferrous contaminants from material processing lines.
• OEM Parts OEM replacement parts and aftermarket service for Vecoplan equipment, including cutters, counter knives, and related service offerings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Throughput increased from 800 kg/hour to 2.4 metric tons per hour (3x improvement)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Vecoplan AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVecoplan AG is the German parent company of Vecoplan LLC. Vecoplan LLC operates as the US subsidiary handling North American sales and service. The relationship involves technology transfer, brand licensing, and coordinated global operations. Vecoplan AG website is vecoplan.com.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hammel Recyclingtechnik: German manufacturer of slow-speed, high-torque shredders for metal, wood, and waste applications. Highly comparable to Vecoplan in technology positioning (low-speed/high-torque shredders) and end-market focus on scrap metal, wood/biomass, and MSW processing.
• SSI Shredding Systems: US-based manufacturer of industrial shredders and size reduction equipment serving waste, recycling, and secure destruction markets. Direct competitor to Vecoplan in North America with overlapping product lines (single-shaft, dual-shaft, and quad-shaft shredders) and similar enterprise sales motion.
• Shred-Tech: Canadian manufacturer of industrial shredders and size reduction systems for recycling, waste, and secure destruction applications. Directly comparable to Vecoplan in target verticals and product categories, with particular strength in document destruction and e-scrap.
• UNTHA Shredding Technology: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of industrial shredding and size reduction equipment serving waste, wood, plastics, and metal recycling markets. Directly comparable to Vecoplan in core product categories (single-shaft and four-shaft shredders) and target customers, with a similar focus on energy-efficient drive technology and turnkey systems.
• JWC Environmental: US-based manufacturer of industrial shredders and grinding equipment for wastewater, municipal solid waste, and industrial processing applications. Comparable to Vecoplan in size reduction technology and materials handling integration, with particular overlap in MSW and special applications.
• Weima: German-headquartered manufacturer of shredders, briquetting machines, and size reduction equipment for plastics, wood, paper, and metal recycling. Direct peer to Vecoplan in single-shaft and four-shaft shredding technology, with comparable enterprise sales approach and multi-industry coverage.
• Lindner-Recyclingtech: German manufacturer of shredding and recycling technology for plastics, wood, paper, and waste streams. Closely comparable to Vecoplan in product mix (single-shaft, dual-shaft, and four-shaft shredders), vertical industry coverage, and European engineering heritage — making it a near-direct competitor in both Europe and North America.

Broad incumbents

• Metso: Finnish-headquartered global industrial company providing equipment and services for mining, aggregates, and recycling industries. Broad incumbent that overlaps with Vecoplan in size reduction for mining, aggregates, and recycling applications through its crushers and screening equipment portfolio.
• Andritz: Austrian global industrial group with a recycling and waste-to-energy equipment division offering shredding and size reduction solutions. A broader incumbent that competes with Vecoplan in biomass, recycling, and waste processing, though shredding is one segment within Andritz's much larger pulp, paper, metal processing, and hydropower portfolio.
• Terex: US-based diversified industrial equipment manufacturer serving construction, infrastructure, recycling, and waste management markets. Broad incumbent competing with Vecoplan in materials processing and recycling equipment, though shredding is a smaller portion of Terex's wider portfolio of lifts, crushers, and aerial platforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/vecoplanllc
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/VecoVideos
• Facebookfacebook.com/vecoplanllc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vecoplan-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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