by MARY M. COX
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Compactors are a commonly used piece of equipment in the waste industry, in a variety of settings and processes.
“Marathon Equipment Company is known throughout the world as a leading manufacturer of on-site waste and recycling systems. The Marathon Ram-Jet brand has been the industry standard for quality and innovation for more than 48 years and our line of products include: stationary, self-contained, auger, compaction, solar, apartment and high-rise compactors, pre-crushers, transfer systems, and carts and cart tippers. Our products are purchased by retailers, hospitals, restaurants, manufacturers, municipalities, waste haulers, and transfer system operators,” explained James Robbins, director of engineering for stationary products.
He said that an increasing trend is the diversion of items such as organic/food waste from landfills and that Marathon’s new ASC-215 self-contained auger compactor is useful for this application because it has a sealed feed chamber and no hydraulic housing cavity. Another trend involves maximizing efficiency in collecting and transporting waste or recyclable material such as old corrugated containers. Marathon’s AST-220 auger compactor is used in this application, and can achieve 50 percent more payload per container full, which saves hauling costs and reduces GHG emissions.
“Our innovative AST-440 dual auger compactor is a great choice for bulky items that must be reduced for transportation and disposal or recycling. Items such as bulky wooden crates and pallets, old furniture, mattresses and other bulky items can be quickly reduced to a fraction of their original volume with the AST-440, which also renders the waste unattractive to potential scavengers. Industrial customers often choose a trainable cart system to deploy carts at waste generation points around their facility, and then tow these to a Marathon cart tipper, used for volume reduction and improved housekeeping. All products are backed by experienced sales and support personnel. They are available not only to make the purchasing process easy but also to make sure that you remain satisfied with your equipment well into the future,” Robbins said.
Stationary compactors manufactured by Sebright Products range from a 1/3 cubic yard to 7 cubic yard chamber capacity. They are designed to meet the needs of every type of facility where waste or recyclables are generated. “Each unit is designed to offer the best long term value possible. Our reputation for innovation and long term value remains strong and all facets of design, manufacturing, installation and service are provided in our American facility,” noted Jean Bolt, sales support.
The compactor itself is separate from the compaction container. The container is removed and hauled to the landfill and emptied, and the compactor remains onsite. “These compactors are customized to fit your particular facility and application. They are available with security chutes, complete enclosures, open hoppers, walk-on and drive-on decks, and integrated hydraulic cart dumpers with capacities of up to 40,000 lbs. They can be integrated with scales, dust control systems, and more. The compactors are also available with gas, propane, or diesel motors and mounted on a heavy duty skid for use at multiple locations, whether for C&D waste, disaster clean up or large outdoor events,” stated Bolt.
The compactors are available with a variety of operating systems such as PLC operated, and relay circuit board (boost or auto-cycle). Sebright offers the most comprehensive warranty in the industry with a five year frame and ram structural guarantee. The firm also offers waste compaction solutions for high-rise apartment and hotel buildings, universities, nursing homes, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, department stores, municipalities, transfer stations, and more. Sebright has been manufacturing heavy duty compactors since 1984. Over 11,000 custom units have been produced with installations located worldwide in many fortune 500 companies.
SSI Compaction Systems (dba SSI Shredding Systems Inc.) specializes in producing pre-load waste compactors and is a leader in providing size reduction technology. The company also produces a multitude of low speed, hi torque shredders used in various industries including waste, tires, plastics, fiber, electronic scrap and more.
“Our pre-load compactors are designed to compact waste within the bale chamber and then the machine ejects the compacted bale into a trailer or container for transport to the landfill. At our website, you can see how the system works, and an overview of the operations. These machines are at the top of the waste compactor food chain. They are proven as the cleanest, most efficient means of loading waste from transfer station operations while minimizing transportation costs,” said Dave Miller, sales engineer.
He said that SSI’s larger models of pre-load compactors are designed for transfer station operations of 1,000 tons per day or more. “In most large transfer stations, two or more of these machines are used to ship up to 5 to 6 trailer loads per hour each, moving up to 150 tons of waste per hour. These machines operate automatically or by radio controls located in the cab of the loading machine. These compactors are used in transfer stations because they maximize payloads and minimize transportation costs. By building a bale of waste in the bale chamber, the trailers or containers used to transport the waste are made as light as possible since they do not have to resist the forces of other waste compactors compacting directly into the trailers or containers. These pre-load compactors are also set on scales, so they weigh the waste added to the compactor and build a bale to the exact weight allowed by the waste transport equipment. This process maximizes the payload for each trailer or container. As a result, these pre-load compactors can reduce operational costs and pay for the capital expense in a very short period of time and save transportation costs over the long term,” Miller stated.
The machines are used in various areas of the world, especially when long distances are involved in transporting waste. “We have units operating in Canada, Hong Kong, Australia, Russia and the U.S. In the U.S., they are primarily used in western regions, where long distance trucking and rail haul are required for the distances between the transfer stations and the landfill. We’ve manufactured these compactors since 1990, and have adapted them to light scrap metal and mobile versions. Over the last few years, we have produced fifteen of these units for the waste industry on the west coast and recently added the 2000 series compactors to our product line,” Miller noted. The 2000 series are specifically designed for compacting waste into purpose-built containers and soon, there will be a total of fifteen units operating in Hong Kong.
SSI compactors are custom-built, self-contained, powered by electrically driven hydraulic power units and take up to four months to manufacture. Transportation from the factory to a transfer station is provided by specialized heavy equipment and systems typically require about two weeks for installation.
Published in the June 2016 Edition of American Recycler News