Baling Machines – Vertical Balers

Baling machines are used by manufacturers / industry the world over to handle recyclable waste (this is the main difference between a baling machine and a trash compactor – a baler is for recyclables, and a compactor is for trash.) To meet the needs of various industries, two basic baling machine designs are generally used – horizontal balers, and vertical balers. In this article, we’ll give a brief overview of the main differences between the two, and then focus on vertical balers.




As you may well have guessed, the key difference in horizontal balers versus vertical balers lies in their respective names. Horizontal balers compress waste from the side (horizontally) and vertical balers compress it from the top (vertically). Since they are generally fed from above via conveyor / forklift / etc, horizontal balers are usually for larger operations where speed and high baling volume are concerns.



Vertical balers, on the other hand, are typically smaller and more compact than horizontal balers, and (generally speaking) they operate with less ram force. The smaller footprint makes them ideal for manufacturers and warehouses that have some waste to bale, but don’t have a continuous feed of it coming in. Vertical balers are usually stand-alone machines, and are typically fed manually through the front or the side of the baling machine (think about it – since it compresses from above, it couldn’t be fed from above as well). Then a safety gate is closed, and the operator turns the baling machine on to begin the baling process. Once the compaction of the waste is complete, the operator ties the bundle manually (although some vertical balers have automatic ties) and ejects it for transport / recycling.



Vertical balers can be found in almost any industry, but because of the design and manual operation that are common in these machines, they often find their homes in smaller textile manufacturers, warehouses, grocery stores, or any commercial entity that generates waste like cardboard, PET (polyethylene terephthalate), UBC (used beverage containers), shrink wrap, general paper scrap, fabric scrap, and similar.



Vertical baling machines can be single ram or dual ram balers, and have a compressing force of anywhere from 10 tons to 150 tons (although most fall within the 10-50 ton range). In addition, most models can be easily operated by just one person, making vertical balers an ideal waste recycling solution for millions of businesses worldwide.



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