Types of Balers and Compactors

There are a lot of applications for balers and compactors, and they can be part of an assembly system or independent units. Special functions such as automatic tie or wrapping of the bale are available along with the capability to shear and remove extra protrusions. Some common types include:

• Baling presses use a large plate that comes down onto the material in the bin compressing it, then it is baled and ejected.
• Cardboard balers are designed to deal specifically with compressing and binding cardboard, usually for recycling.
• Compactors are used to condense or crush material; they have one or two mechanisms that press the material with extreme force to the desired size.
• Crushers and flatteners compact and crush or flatten scrap material to improve handling, transportation, and disposal.
• Double-ram balers have a separate ram for compressing recyclable material against a fixed wall and a second ram for ejecting the finished bale. Double-ram bales are generally denser, more uniform and use less wire-tie than single-ram bales. Double-ram balers are typically more expensive.
• Downstroke baler is a baling device in which the compression ram and platen move vertically in the chamber.
• Garbage or trash compactors are a powerful device used to condense waste, trash and garbage.
• Horizontal balers load from one end with the material traveling through to the other end in a horizontal motion.
• Open-end balers push the bale out and require and “auto tie” system, while a closed-end baler has a door at the end of the chamber.
• Single-ram balers are fed by a conveyor that moves in sequence with the baling operation. Materials travel through the “in-feed” to an open charging box where they collect. A photo eye tells the machine when the box is full, then the ram pushes the materials into a chamber for baling and automatic tying.
• Vertical balers load from the top or front of the machine and may have more than one bin in order to process different types or grades of material. They often have to be unloaded manually.

Using Industrial Balers for Recycling

Using Industrial Compactors for Trash

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