The Machinex Group, headquartered in Plessisville, Quebec, will introduce its II Ram high-capacity baler series to the American market at the upcoming WasteExpo in Las Vegas June 7-9. The Machinex team will exhibit at Booth No. 2636 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, promoting its products and services that are based on more than 30 years of experience as a sorting technologies expert.
Designed to meet the multipurpose needs of recyclers, the high-speed, two-ram baler series maximizes density while reducing operating costs, the company says. The machine’s prefill device increases main ram cycle speed in forward and in reverse modes, increasing throughput and reducing energy consumption, Machinex says. Other design features include bolt-on liners for ease of maintenance and a single-plate frame construction to provide structural stability.
"We built the II Ram baler series using the same distinguished features as our single-ram baler series, knowing they offer unparalleled benefits to our customers,” says Paul Fortier, Machinex research and development director. “Our prefill valve sets us apart by offering a faster dry cycle time that exceeds up to 2.7 times the speed obtained by our competitors.”
Machinex says it has installed several two-ram balers in Canada and United Kingdom, but the first one in the United States was integrated during the summer of 2015 at Alpine Recycling in Colorado as part of the system’s major upgrade. Brent Hildebrand, vice president of recycling at Alpine Recycling, Commerce City, Colorado, says, "The technology in this baler is true state of the art. When we were looking at two-ram balers, we had three different manufacturers in mind. After traveling to have a closer look at Machinex balers and see how they are manufactured, we were sold. Now that we have been running the baler for just under a year, we feel like our decision was the right one, and the baler is exceeding our expectations."
Machinex says it currently is developing a baler designed for the waste-to-energy industry that will handle RDF (refuse-derived fuel) baling. The first machines will incorporate plastic strapping and bale wrapping as part of the RDF solution. These balers will be installed by the end of summer 2016 in the U.K., the company says.
Machinex started manufacturing high-capacity single-ram balers in 2003. In 2012, in response to customer demand for high-capacity two-ram balers, Machinex installed its first two-ram baler in a customer’s facility. Machinex says it has sold 22 single-ram balers, as well as 11 two-ram balers, with several more to be installed in the coming year.
