Many skin processors use concrete blocks to compress the skins before tying off. This has manual handling issues and is not particularly efficient. Through the year the 40ft shipping containers will achieve variable payloads depending on the fleece thickness and how easy it is to load the bales.
In some instances the containers can be particularly under weight increasing shipping costs which leads to reduced margins.
The Solution
Landfill Alternatives have designed a special bespoke skins baler.
Some skins have longer fleeces than others and consequently need a particularly tall stack to pack the shaggy skins down.
The baler is 5500mm tall. It has a special anti-wobble column which stops the cylinders flexing when the press plate operates. The baler has a long stroke of 1400mm which means you get particularly dense bales.
The balers can be used in two different methods. The first is to stack the fleeces into the baler and bale off when required. The second option is to stack the skins in 3 sided frames, and then bring the stack to the baler to bale.
The net result is an increased bale density. Some customers have achieved a general 30% improvement, with ‘springers’ achieving upto 50%. This is done quickly as the time it takes for the plate to complete a full compaction stroke is only 20 seconds.
The operation has been made quicker by using a hydraulic door clamp. The baler is galvanised and is fully CE certified. It is easy to use by staff but gets the requisite tonnage and dimensions per bale. UK companies who have invested in this system are Bradford Hide, Central Skins and Hides, Jaspers, Randall Parker Foods, James Byrne, Butterworths and West Scottish Lamb.
The Next Step
Please give us the opportunity to visit site and spec up a system for you. We can then tailor a quote based on your needs. The best you can do is save shipping costs and improve the operation.
