Cardboard Crusher–Recycling the Packaging Material
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Cardboard is the number one packaging material used for packing any commercial products. Thus, it is also produced in a significant number by retail, wholesale and hospitality firms. Therefore, to maintain a healthy environment it needs to be recycled. A cardboard crusher is a machine, which is employed to deal with all the cardboard related waste produced. It is also known as a ‘cardboard baler' or ‘cardboard compactors'.
A Hydraulic crusher easily compacts the cardboard or bale into a specific size that its user desires which can be easily managed and transported. Different balers is used in making different bales that work for different purposes like for hay baler, a round baler is used.
Types
The cardboard crusher is broadly categorized into their structural types that are -
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Vertical crusher
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Horizontal crusher
Vertical Crusher
In a vertical baler/ crusher, the material is loaded from the top and is reduced in the downwards direction by the hydraulic arm of the crusher. They are often manually loaded and smaller compared to the horizontal crusher and are cheaper too. Mainly used for a small volume of cardboard waste.
Horizontal Crusher
These balers can deal with a large volume of cardboard waste. Prominently used by very large factories and firms. A horizontal baler reduces waste sideways and fills in a large area.
Both of these crushers are hydraulic in nature. A pneumatic type of baler is also available which involves the use of compressed air to compress the cardboard.
Cardboard Crusher: Main Advantages
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Reduces the waste cost – effectively by removing cardboard waste from the waste stream.
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Earn healthy profits by selling off the reduced cardboard waste any recycler.
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It reduces the space requirement for cardboard and the use of the hydraulic system also reduces the energy use as well as heat generation.
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‘Bale’ produced is free from any fire hazards or any other damage.
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Cut down labor costs and help build a better future for younger generations by creating a neat and clean environment.
How to Choose the Best Cardboard Crusher for your firm?
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Amount of cardboard waste generated by your company
If your cardboard waste output is below 1000 kg/ hour than vertical crusher is the right machine for you, but if your waste output is above 1000 kg/ hour you should turn to a horizontal baler.
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Size of the waste produced
If the waste cardboard size is large you should look for a baler that has a broad feeding mechanism.
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Keep a check on the bale size
Always look for the bale size so that it does not eat up more space than usual as it'll decrease your overall productivity.
Recycling has become an important asset to any industry that deals with manufacturing. Hydraulic crusher a green environment and cleans the mess around you and yearns profit. So Happy Crushing.
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