Baling Efficiency and Best Practices - Recycling Today

Baler ChoiceOpen End Auto-Tie•Pros• Fits in a smaller designed area• Works very well for an inline system flow control• Makes all ties on a bale at the same time• Designed for fast paper and plastic operation• Two process to make a bale (compaction and tying)•Cons• Infeed hoppers somewhat small• Large materials require some preprocessing• Requires 10 or more spools of tie wire• Some do not have shear blades• Not the best for light metals