EQUIPMENT FOCUS: SHEAR/BALER/LOGGERS Sierra T550SL, T900CLS and T715SLK Sierra International Machinery’s line of portable shear/baler/loggers are designed to offer strength, mobility, versatility and time efficiency. These machines are available as diesel or electric and do not require a special foundation. Sierra offers a range of portable shear/baler/ logger models, ranging from 500 to 900 tons, including the T550SL, T900CLS and T715SLK (shown here). According to the company, their entire line of shear/baler/loggers are built to handle the rigours of the scrap industry, expertly manufactured with Sierra’s innovative L-Box shaped design and 11/16-inch replaceable abrasion-resistant steel Hardox 450 liner plates. Sierra SBLs also feature an outer honeycomb construction to create a greater box integrity. The T715SLK model, shown here, comes fully equipped with remote-control operation, and is self-loading, using equipped hydraulic outriggers. Sierra International Machinery LLC is based out of Bakersfield, California.
Copex Reflex mobile and portable The Copex Reflex mobile scrap shear/baler/logger is specifically designed for the shearing and compacting of welded structures, white goods, car bodies, collected scrap and all kinds of non-ferrous metals. According to ShearCore, Copex’ Wisconsin-based distributor, the Reflex shear/baler/logger is the most recent offering in this category from Copex, and represents a big step ahead with regard to mobile machines for the recycling of scrap and metals. As this type of machine is generally operated under very hard conditions, the new Reflex range features the same technical components and strength of build as Copex’ heavy-duty stationary Lidex scrap shears with side compression. Key features of Reflex mobile and portable shear/baler/loggers from Copex include: innovative guiding of slide-block for more reliability
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Shear/Balers From 660 to 1540 T cutting force
Portable | Towable | Crawler | Stationary
Shear/Baler/Loggers are suitable for processing most metals and demolition scrap while ensuring low operating cost and versatility. Multiple mobility options available
Crawler version from 660 to 1000T cutting force
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and lower costs; new kinematics of wings to optimize box closing power and reduce cycle times; reinforced sound-proofing through full covering of engine compartment by means of sound-proofing materials and large acoustic panels; and optimization of hydraulics and PLC for more reliability and smoothness during operation. Reflex mobile scrap shears are versatile machines suitable for many different operation configurations. While engineered to achieve excellent cutting performance, these machines are also perfectly suitable to produce high-quality bales, Units are available with cutting forces of 500 tonnes through 900 tonnes. Mobile units use 3, 4 or 6 axles and the machine can also be configured as semi-mobile, with optional hydraulic legs.