Separation of Rubber and Steel Wire from Hydraulic Hoses

Steel-wire-reinforced hydraulic hoses are difficult to recycle because the high-tensile steel wire is tightly embedded in thick synthetic rubber. A hydraulic hose recycling machine is specially designed to solve this problem through a complete automated recycling process that separates rubber and steel wire efficiently. The final outputs include clean rubber granules and recyclable steel wire, helping recycling companies recover valuable materials from industrial waste.

Step 1: Pre-Shredding with Double-Shaft Shredder
The recycling process begins with a heavy-duty double-shaft shredder. Bundled or individual hydraulic hoses are fed into the low-speed, high-torque shredding chamber, where intermeshing blades cut the tough hoses into shorter and manageable pieces. This pre-shredding stage reduces material volume and prevents long steel wires from tangling downstream equipment. The double-shaft shredder is specially designed for processing reinforced rubber materials and ensures stable feeding for the next separation stage.

Step 2: Steel Wire Separation & Magnetic Separation
After shredding, the hose pieces enter a hammer crusher & steel wire separator. Through strong impact, shearing, and compression forces, the machine strips rubber away from the embedded steel wire reinforcement. The processed mixture then passes through a powerful magnetic separator, which automatically extracts steel wire and metal fittings from the rubber material. This advanced separation system can achieve rubber purity above 98% and steel wire separation rates above 70%, producing high-quality recyclable outputs with minimal manual labor.

Operational Equipment for the Recycling Process
The complete hydraulic hose recycling line usually includes a double-shaft shredder, hammer crusher, magnetic separator, vibrating screen, and conveying system. After screening, the final products are clean rubber granules and recyclable steel wire. The rubber granules can be reused for rubber mats, paving materials, fuel applications, and other rubber products, while the recovered steel wire can be sold directly as scrap metal. This recycling solution is widely used by scrap yards, rubber recycling plants, and industrial waste processing companies looking to improve recycling efficiency and increase material recovery value.

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