Balers Compactors and Waste Handling Equipment

Balers, compactors, shredders, and other waste reduction products are tools that can turn trash into cash or simply consolidate waste handling functions. Whether you are a warehouse, retailer, or printer, it’s important to choose the correct Baler or Compactor.  If you’re at the other end of the chain, it’s important to choose the right shredder or shear. The Alliance Group is proud to have selected approved sellers of waste reduction machinery with a reputation for quality and cost effectiveness. At The Alliance Group, it’s easy to purchase a baler, compactor, shredder, or other waster reduction machine to optimize the cleanliness and attractiveness of your facility, to improve revenues from scrap sales, and to ensure the equipment purchased is the correct equipment for your business.

A baler is a machine used to collapse lots of waste. This waste can typically include cardboard, plastic, and aluminum cans. Users of balers typically include warehouses, chain stores, hotels, department stores, and other businesses that generate lots of the above waste. A basic baler is the “vertical baler.” This is a steel box with a hydraulic ram at the top. Waste is loaded in the side of the baler, a door is closed, and the ram compresses the waste. Many times the waste can be sold to a recycling company for money. More advanced balers have automatic wire tying mechanisms to increase waste throughput. Other advanced balers have twin rams. Most advanced balers can have a conveyor feed system, and operate on a horizontal plane rather than vertical. The operation is carried out with little human input – when a sensor is tripped, the baler begins the compression process, finished the compression process, ties the bale up, and eject the bale. It’s important to have an idea of how much waste will be processed during the day to prevent over-purchasing or under-purchasing a baler. You’ll find all the questions needed on our “request a competitive proposal” page, and you’ll find helpful articles in the engineering library if you want to learn first.

Compactors are used to compress worthless waste such as the trash generated by a fast-food chain. A compactor can manually or automatically compact waste generated by your business into manageable sizes until it can be hauled away. A self-contained compactor is also designed to deal with any significant volumes of liquid-based waste. It’s important when specifying a compactor to vist our “request a competitive proposal” page, and view helpful articles in the engineering library. A good compactor will have sturdy construction and meet numerous welding specification as well as have good operator interface controls. A bad compactor is useless if it leaks, promotes vermin, or is hard to use.  A good compactor will keep nuisances at bay and manage waste in a efficient and effective way.

Shredders can be an useful stand-alone waste managing device or a handy ancillary device to a baler.  It’s important to pick a shredder, also sometimes known as a hogger, that is right for your needs. Typically those shredders that produce soup can-size chunks of shredded waste will create optimally dense bales as well.  Some shredders have PLC controls, while others have standard pushbutton control. If you plan on mating a shredder with a baler, make sure to specify if you already have a particular piece of equipment purchased or on order. It’s also a good idea to check out our engineering library to learn first before cutting a purchase order for a new shredder. Finally, make sure all the details of your business process are available for the approved sellers to view – the amount of material to be shredded, the type, the environment or atmosphere the shredder will operate in, etc… Also, be sure to request dust or noise control if that type of feature is necessary for your shredder. It’s always cheaper to add at the factory than modify in the field.