Tire Recycling Machine, Equipment & Line

A tire recycling machine is an integrated system that processes scrap tires into crumb rubber while automatically separating steel and textile for high-purity output.

The line combines multi-stage size reduction, magnetic steel separation, air fiber removal, and fine grading to deliver controlled particle sizes.

Car, truck, and OTR tires can be processed when the line is matched to the feedstock size and desired output specification.

Yes. Every line includes safety interlocks, centralized control, and equipment protection to support stable and safe operation.

Consumption depends on material type and output size. We use optimized drives and process tuning to keep kWh per ton as low as possible.

Contact Energycle directly with your throughput targets and tire sizes for a standard or custom line configuration.

Equipment cost depends on capacity and the target output grade — a simple chip line costs far less than a full crumb-rubber or fine-powder line with granulation, fiber separation, and milling. On top of equipment, budget for civil works, electrical incoming, dust extraction, customs duty, and operator training. Because the variables differ by project and region, send your target capacity and output grade and we will prepare a specific quotation.

Size capacity from your annual feedstock tonnage and run hours: divide annual tons by your working days and production hours per day, then add headroom for downtime. For example, 12,000 t/year over 250 days at 16 hours/day works out to roughly 3.5–4 t/h, which the TRM-L model covers. This line is offered across roughly 0.5–4 t/h (TRM-S, TRM-M, TRM-L); very small volumes can be uneconomic for higher-value crumb or powder grades. For much higher volumes, a larger dedicated line is the better route.

TDF (tire-derived fuel) is coarse tire chips burned in cement kilns and biomass boilers — the simplest, lowest-value output. TDA (tire-derived aggregate) is chips with steel removed, used as lightweight fill in civil engineering. Crumb rubber is granulated rubber (commonly 10–30 mesh) with steel and fiber removed, used in molded goods, sports surfaces, and modified asphalt. Fine rubber powder (40–200 mesh) is the highest-value output. Value rises from TDF to TDA to crumb to fine powder — and so does line complexity: TDF needs the simplest setup, while crumb and powder need granulators, fiber separation, and additional milling.

Payback depends on capacity, output grade, feedstock cost, and uptime, so it varies widely between projects. Higher-value outputs such as fine rubber powder improve returns versus selling coarse chips, but require more processing. Run a sensitivity analysis on tipping-fee revenue, output price, and feedstock supply before committing — we can build that model around your actual numbers.

Yes — OTR (off-the-road) and mining tires can be processed when the line is configured with a heavy-duty pre-cutting station, a debeading machine, and reinforced shredder blades. OTR rubber is much harder than passenger-car rubber and wears standard blades quickly, so OTR plants typically run D2 tool-steel or HVOF-coated blades and operate at a lower throughput than for passenger-car tires. Specifying OTR capability upfront is considerably cheaper than retrofitting it later, so flag it at the quotation stage.