Making history.Tonawanda, N.Y.-based Wendt Corp.'s 130 Heavy Shredder has been featured on The History Channel's "Modern Marvels Modern Marvels is a documentary television series on The History Channel that answers the question of how many things in the modern world are possible, and where they came from. " series in the episode titled World's Strongest 2. Sturgis Iron & Metal of Elkhart, Ind IND Investigational new drug Therapeutics A status assigned by the FDA to a drug before allowing its use in humans, exempting it from premarketing approval requirements so that experimental clinical trials may be conducted. See Phase 1.2, 3 studies, Sponsorship. ., purchased the shredder, which Wendt bills as the world's largest automobile shredder. It is driven by an 8,000-hp AC motor and is capable of processing up to 400 tons of steel per hour. Tom Wendt, executive vice president, says "We experienced very steady growth for the first 27 years of our existence, but business has simply exploded ex·plode v. ex·plod·ed, ex·plod·ing, ex·plodes v.intr. 1. To release mechanical, chemical, or nuclear energy by the sudden production of gases in a confined space: in recent years. "We are never satisfied with status quo [Latin, The existing state of things at any given date.] Status quo ante bellum means the state of things before the war. The status quo to be preserved by a preliminary injunction is the last actual, peaceable, uncontested status which preceded the pending controversy. and continue to aggressively introduce new products that allow our customers to be more productive and successful in growing their business. The 130 Heavy Shredder is a great example of how we continue to serve as a leader in the automobile recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment. industry," Tom says. "Today, many steel mills are looking to gain better control of their raw materials," he adds. "As a result, a large portion of our business has evolved from supporting independent shredder operations to now working directly with steel mills and high-volume scrap processors both domestically and internationally." World's Strongest 2 premiered May 23 on The History Channel. |
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