SSI Shredding Systems, Inc.

What SSI Shredding Systems, Inc. does

SSI Shredding Systems, Inc. is a privately held US industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1980 and headquartered in Wilsonville, Oregon, that designs, engineers, and builds low-speed, high-torque size-reduction equipment for industrial waste and recycling applications. The company manufactures a comprehensive product portfolio organized under the sub-brands Uni-Shear (single-shaft shredders including SR300 through SR900F models), Dual-Shear (two-shaft shredders from M45 through M180), Tri-Shear (three-shaft T160), Quad (four-shaft shredders Q55 through Q145), PRI-MAX (primary reducers PR2200 through PR6600), and Pre-Load (transfer station compactors). Differentiated technical features include the proprietary ACLS (Advanced Cutter Locking System) for maintaining cutter tolerance, hardened alloys for extended cutter life, SmartFeed material feed optimization, and Auto-Chop particle size control. SSI serves enterprise customers across metals processing, e-scrap recycling, tire recycling, construction and demolition debris, solid waste, hazardous and medical waste, alternative fuels production, and document destruction, with named installations at Sun Services, CompuCycle, National Grid, VLS Recovery Services, Bolder Industries, Kayama Kogyo, MATEC, Cobalt, Dynamic Lifecycle Innovations, and Nihon Dust.

The company makes money primarily through one-time capital equipment sales, with system prices ranging from approximately $60,000 for entry-level standalone shredders to over $1,000,000 for full turnkey systems integrating conveyors, magnets, screens, and sorting technologies. A recurring revenue stream comes from aftermarket OEM-standard replacement parts (cutters, seals, shafts), extended warranty, service plans, and cutter rebuilds for the installed base of thousands of systems manufactured since 1980, supplemented by custom system integration and professional services for tailored applications. Distribution combines direct enterprise field sales from Wilsonville and a wholly-owned Japan subsidiary (SSI Japan, Tokyo) with an authorized channel partner network spanning over 60 countries, including named distributors in Argentina, China, the UK and Europe, Israel, South Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand. Marketing relies on major industry trade shows (WasteExpo, SCRAP EXPO, REMA, PPRC), customer spotlight videos, technical content resources, and an active social presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Ownership is private and independent with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or venture backing; the company operates as a corporation under Oregon law.

Name

SSI Shredding Systems, Inc.

Legal name

SSI Shredding Systems, Inc.

Website

https://ssiworld.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SSI Shredding Systems, founded in 1980 in Wilsonville, Oregon, is a privately held manufacturer of low-speed, high-torque industrial shredders, primary reducers, and pre-load compactors serving enterprise customers in metals recycling, e-scrap, tires, C&D debris, and alternative fuels across more than 60 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Shredding & Size Reduction Equipment

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Construction Machinery & Equip (3531)

akta.pro primary industry

Auto Shredding & Metal Fragmentation (Shredder Operations) (EUAIAJAD)

Keywords

• Industrial shredding equipment
• Size reduction machinery
• Primary reducers
• Transfer station compactors
• Waste recycling machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilsonville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Shredder Sales: SSI manufactures and sells industrial shredding equipment including single-shaft, two-shaft, three-shaft, four-shaft shredders, primary reducers, and pre-load compactors. Pricing ranges from $40,000 to over $1,000,000 depending on model and configuration complexity.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Service: SSI provides OEM-standard replacement parts including high-quality wear-resistant cutters, seals, and shafts. They offer comprehensive warranty coverage and extended service plans. They continue to produce parts for equipment manufactured since 1985.
3. System Integration and Custom Solutions: SSI designs and manufactures complete shredding systems with conveyors, magnets, screens, and advanced sorting technologies like optical or density classifiers, tailored to specific customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SSI Shredding Systems engineers, manufactures, and sells industrial low-speed, high-torque shredding equipment and size-reduction systems under the Uni-Shear, Dual-Shear, Tri-Shear, Quad, PRI-MAX, and Pre-Load brands. The company also provides aftermarket OEM parts, cutter rebuilds, service, and tailored system integration solutions with conveyors, magnets, screens, and sorting technologies for waste management, recycling, metals, e-scrap, tire, and alternative fuel customers worldwide.

Product overview

SSI Shredding Systems is an industrial shredding equipment manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of low-speed, high-torque shredding solutions. The product line includes Uni-Shear single-shaft shredders (SR300, SR400, SR500, SR600, SR600F, SR900, SR900F) for precision grinding of wood, paper, and plastics; Dual-Shear two-shaft shredders (M45 through M180) for processing metals, tires, and contaminated materials; Tri-Shear three-shaft shredders (T160) for uniform particle sizing; Quad four-shaft shredders (Q55 through Q145) for e-scrap and tire recycling; PRI-MAX primary reducers (PR2200, PR4200, PR4400, PR6600) for high-capacity volume reduction of bulky waste; and Pre-Load compactors (2000 PC, 2500 Series, 4500 Series) for transfer station material compression. These products serve diverse applications including metals processing, wood, plastics, textiles, tires, hazardous/medical waste, document destruction, alternative fuels, construction demolition debris, electronic scrap, and solid waste. The company also offers tailored shredding solutions and processing systems integrating sorting, separation, and density separation equipment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Uni-Shear: Single-shaft industrial shredder product line; medium-speed, single-rotor rotary grinder for precision size reduction of wood, paper, hard plastics, and brittle materials.
• Dual-Shear
• Quad
• PRI-MAX
• Pre-Load
• What Needs Shredding?

Products and services

• Uni-Shear Single-Shaft Shredders (SR300, SR400, SR500, SR600, SR600F, SR900, SR900F) Medium-speed, single-rotor shredders and grinders for uncontaminated wood, paper, hard plastics, and brittle materials where small, uniform particle size is required; includes SR600F and SR900F high-volume finishers delivering refined output as small as 4mm to one inch.
• Dual-Shear Two-Shaft Shredders (M45, M50, M55, M70, M85, M100, M120, M140, M160, M180) Low-speed, high-torque, two-shaft shear shredders for processing metals, soft plastics, tires, product destruction, and diverse contaminated materials across a range of throughput capacities.
• Tri-Shear T160 Three-Shaft Shredder Three-shaft industrial shredder for applications requiring uniform, small to medium particle size.
• Quad Four-Shaft Shredders (Q55, Q70, Q85, Q115, Q125, Q135, Q145) Low-speed, high-torque, four-shaft shredders suited for e-scrap, tires, alternative fuel production, and materials requiring uniform small to medium particle size.
• PRI-MAX Primary Reducers (PR2200, PR4200, PR4400, PR6600) Low-speed, high-torque, multi-material primary reducers for high-capacity volume reduction of tough, bulky waste containing metal and abrasives, including construction and demolition debris; PR6600 processes 60-150 tons per hour and handles materials including railroad ties.
• Pre-Load Compactors (2000 PC, 2500 Series, 4500 Series) Pre-load compactors for compressing, loading, and handling waste materials at transfer stations; range from the 2500 Series for facilities under 300 tons per day to the 4500 Series for high-capacity facilities exceeding 300 tons per day.
• Aftermarket OEM Parts and Cutter Rebuild Services OEM-standard replacement parts including high-quality wear-resistant cutters, seals, and shafts for SSI shredding equipment, plus comprehensive warranty coverage, extended service plans, and cutter rebuild services for the installed base.
• Custom System Integration and Shredding Solutions Tailored complete shredding systems integrating conveyors, magnets, screens, and advanced sorting technologies such as optical or density classifiers, designed and manufactured to meet specific customer material and throughput requirements.
• SR900F High-Volume RDF Secondary Finisher High-capacity secondary finisher under the Uni-Shear brand designed to upgrade material value by producing small-diameter commodities at massive scale, specifically delivering one-inch RDF at volume for waste-to-energy and cement kiln customers.
• Wind Turbine Blade Recycling Shredder Industrial shredder solution developed to break down wind turbine blades and prepare the composite materials for downstream recycling.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sun Services doubled throughput in a 10-hour day after adding SSI PRI-MAX PR6600 primary reducer
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered regional and core.

• AbyPer S.A.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Argentina, providing local sales, service, and support for shredding equipment across Argentine market. Located in Buenos Aires.
• Basalt Environmental Equipment (Qingdao) Co., Ltd.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for China, providing local sales and service for shredding systems in the Chinese market. Located in Qingdao, Shandong Province.
• Challenger GroupregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Europe and United Kingdom, providing local sales, service, and support for shredding equipment. Located in Hull, UK.
• TechnoLinkregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Israel, providing local sales and service for shredding equipment in Israeli market.
• SSI Shredding Systems - JapancoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSSI's dedicated Japan subsidiary and regional headquarters, providing direct sales, service, and support for Japanese customers. Located in Tokyo with Japanese-speaking staff.
• NNF CorporationregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for South Korea, providing local sales and service for shredding equipment. Located in Gumi-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
• Recycling & Engineering Co., LTD.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Taiwan, providing local sales and service for shredding systems in Taiwanese market.
• River Engineering Company LimitedregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Thailand government sector and water-related waste applications. Located in Bangkok.
• TJ Green Energy Company LimitedregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized SSI distributor for Thailand private sector, providing sales and service for industrial shredding equipment. Located in Bangkok.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ssishredders
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ssi-shredding-systems-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/ssishredders
• Xx.com/ssishredders

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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