Horizontal balers
The ideal choice for your business to streamline large waste volumes.
Why choose a horizontal baler?
When a company has an excess of recoverable material like cardboard, paper, or shrink wrap, managing these materials effectively – and ideally profiting from them – becomes essential.
Options include disposing of them in a waste dumpster or compacting them in a baler or compactor. Of these choices, compacting is the only one that generates profit instead of costs. When the volume of recoverable material exceeds the capacity of a vertical baler, a horizontal baler may be the ideal solution. For volumes over 2 tonnes per day, a small horizontal baler is suitable. They are also beneficial when labour is limited or when processing requires the use of a tipper, conveyor, or other mass-loading methods.
Horizontal balers are larger, more expensive, and require more skill to operate than vertical balers but can be less labour-intensive.
Exploring horizontal balers? Let’s find your next machine!
From a compact closed-door trim baler to a manual-tie horizontal baler capable of handling multiple materials, we offer a diverse range of solutions to meet the needs of warehouses, distribution centres, and industrial facilities seeking a revolutionary waste management setup.
Whether it’s an open-end auto-tie baler or a robust two-ram horizontal baler for high-volume applications, our lineup is designed to meet your requirements. Discover your perfect horizontal baler match today.
Our horizontal balers
HORIZONTAL BALER
Horizontal baler CC
A fully automatic yet compact solution with high capacity. Enjoy constant loading and automatic press cycles and bale tying.
Save money and reduce your CO2e with BRA-IN
Recycling is essential for the environment, and BRA-IN makes it easier. This intelligent waste management solution monitors, analyses, and optimises your operations to help you save costs and reduce emissions.
BRA-IN (short for Bramidan Intelligence) connects all your compaction equipment through a user-friendly IoT platform. It provides a complete 360-degree view for more intelligent waste and recycling management.
Which horizontal baler is right for you?
We offer an array of cutting-edge horizontal balers, meticulously designed to integrate with your business operations, ensuring optimal productivity in waste handling.
Try answering these questions to determine which fits your needs:
- What material are you processing?
- How much material are you processing (in kg or tonnes per month or per day). This is called throughput.
- Are you looking to process multiple materials?
- How much space do you have?
- How much labour do you want to dedicate to the process?
- Do you have the necessary power to operate a larger machine?
- What is your budget? And what are your plans for growth?
When considering a baler purchase, it’s essential to start with clear long-term goals. Determine what you aim to achieve in the next 24–36 months and extend your vision to a 5-year projection. Balers are durable machines that can be updated as your business evolves.
Should you have any questions, you can always count on your Bramidan dealer to steer you in the right direction.
Quick guide for picking a baler
VERTICAL BALER
- Key – Multi Material, easy to use, affordable
- Bale size – 400-500 kg
- Vol/Mth – 4 tonnes
- Max Vol/Mth – 40 tonnes
- Size – Small (2,5m or less horizontally)
- Cost used – €4,500 – €10,000
- Cost new – €10,000 – €20,000
- Materials – Multiple: OCC, paper, film, sacks
- Tie off – Manual
- Notes – Lower volume, lower cost, higher labour, easy
CLOSED END BALER
- Key – Multi materials, high volume
- Bale size – 400-650 kg
- Ave Vol/Mth – 20 tonnes +
- Max Vol/Mth – 200 tonnes
- Size – Medium footprint (depending on options)
- Cost used – €30,000 – €70,000
- Cost new – €45,5000 – €140,000
- Materials – OCC, paper, film PET, alu/tin cans, etc.
- Tie off – Manual (vertical or horizontal depending on manufacturer)
- Notes – Easier to feed in higher volumes than a vertical baler
Compact different fractions of waste
Our horizontal balers can compact many different recyclable materials.
Sorting, compacting and recycling waste are important issues that we can help you with. Here are the main waste fractions that can be compacted in a horizontal baler:
Cardboard
Paper
Soft plastic
PET bottles
Tin cans
Aluminium cans
Why invest in horizontal balers for cardboard, soft plastic, stretch wrap, post-production & packaging waste?
Every horizontal baler in our range is robust and capable of handling heavy loads. Investing in balers for recyclables offers many benefits for companies.
Our horizontal balers for example:
Our horizontal balers for example:
- contribute to reducing the amount of space needed to store post-production and packaging waste
- are simple to operate and save valuable time
- enable you to generate revenue from the sale of recyclable materials
What are the alternatives to horizontal balers?
Compactors can be a great alternative, especially for businesses handling large amounts of waste. Using a compactor reduces waste size and streamlines waste management while being space-saving and efficient.
Compactors are available in various sizes and capacities, from smaller models capable of handling 3–5 tonnes of waste to larger industrial units that can process 10 tonnes or more per cycle. This flexibility makes them suitable for both small and large businesses, as well as large distribution centres, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities.
Compactors are available in various sizes and capacities, from smaller models capable of handling 3–5 tonnes of waste to larger industrial units that can process 10 tonnes or more per cycle. This flexibility makes them suitable for both small and large businesses, as well as large distribution centres, warehouses, and manufacturing facilities.
Check out how our horizontal balers work
Horizontal balers
Watch how our CC50 & CC40 balers works
The CC50 has a manual-tie and built-in tipping system, while the CC40 model, has a fully-automatic bale ejection system. Both machines handle large waste volumes with ease.
Horizontal balers
Watch how our F66 closed door baler works
The F66 closed door baler is a multi-material heavy duty, full penetration closed door baler. Bales are tied manually.
Do I need a baler or a compactor?
What type of waste handling equipment you need depends on different factors: How much waste you gather on a daily basis, but also the type and size of it. You also have to consider how much space you have for a waste solution.
This information, combined with your company’s structure and internal work processes, forms the basis for which tailored waste solution is the perfect fit for you and your company.
Our sales consultants can help you with the right decision.
What is the difference between a vertical baler and a horizontal baler?
The main difference between the two baler types is the direction of their press stroke.
Vertical balers compress waste materials with a vertical downward force. Waste materials are thrown into a chamber and a press plate moves from the top of the chamber towards the bottom. When a cardboard bale or plastic bale has been made, it is tipped out of the vertical chamber onto a pallet.
Horizontal balers process waste differently than vertical balers. Recyclable waste is thrown into a hopper, and a platen from the side compresses the material with a horizontal force until a bale is complete. The bale is then tied off with wires and pushed out of the machine on two guide rails.
With regard to waste types and volumes handled in vertical balers vs horizontal balers, they can process many of the same waste materials. Horizontal balers can compact larger bales and a higher volume per day than vertical balers. Furthermore, horizontal balers can be used with in-ground or above-ground conveyor belts, shredders, and air systems. Such applications provide greater convenience for the consumer and often require less manpower to operate.
But vertical balers take up far less space than horizontal balers, which allows them to be easily used in wider variety of applications than horizontal balers.
When choosing the proper baler, there are several questions to answer. Contact our specialists – they are ready to help you find the type of baler that will best suit the needs of your individual business.
How large are the bales produced in a horizontal baler?
The size of the bales depends on the channel baler. Have look at the product specifications here. Bale weights vary depending on channel baler model and material. Expect bale weights between 200 and 300 kg in the smallest model and 350 and 450 kg in the largest model.
In general, plastic gives the heaviest bales and cardboard and paper the lightest bales.
Where should I install the horizontal baler?
The horizontal baler can be placed both indoors and outdoors. The machine requires a solid foundation e.g. concrete or pavement that can support the weight.
If you place the baler outside, we recommend that you place it under a roof to protect it from wear and tear.
Our sales consultant will help you identify the best place to install your baler.
Is a horizontal baler easy to operate?
It is very easy to operate, but training in correct use of the machine is necessary. We recommend appointing one employee as ‘super user’. The ‘super user’ can train other employees and supervise their use of the machine to avoid accidents and machine malfunction. The ‘super user’ should also be trained in and be responsible for maintenance and light machine repairs.
How is the finished bale tied off in a horizontal channel baler?
All horizontal channel balers have automatic bale tying and bale length can be adjusted to your needs and preferences.
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