VAN DYK Recycling Solutions is the exclusive representative of Bollegraaf balers in the North and Latin American Markets. The two companies together provide recycling and processing equipment manufacturing, design engineering, and comprehensive consulting services. As true turnkey suppliers, we design, manufacture, install, and service all of the equipment we provide.

Bollegraaf Balers Lead the Industry

Bollegraaf balers lead the industry in speed and productivity. The Bollegraaf baler’s single ram design uses a fraction (sometimes as small as a third) of the power used by a traditional two ram baler and operates automatically without a dedicated operator.

Bollegraaf balers provide flexibility–the baler can be instantly reset to switch between a variety of materials, including fiber, cardboard, plastic containers, steel containers, and aluminum containers.

Bollegraaf is the choice of industry leaders looking for a cost efficient and energy efficient baler that delivers unsurpassed productivity.

Bollegraaf Single Ram Balers: Usage Example

Challenge

Let’s say a recycler grows its volume of incoming recyclable material to 5,000 tons per month. The material comes in “clean” and only needs baling.

The recycler’s existing baler can only bale at an average of 15 tph. It needs an operator and has to be constantly worked on, which leads to high maintenance costs. Further, it is an “electricity hog.”

To bale 5,000 tons in a month, the recycler has to run its baler for two 10-hour shifts each day. When it breaks, the recycler has to repair it and then try to keep up with the incoming material.

Solution

The recycler buys a Bollegraaf baler from VAN DYK Recycling Solutions that averages a production speed of more than 35 tph. It does not need an operator and, because of its unique features, requires far less maintenance than the recycler’s previous baler. What’s more, it runs on half the electricity cost.

The recycler can bale all 5,000 tons in one shift per day with no overtime hours. It does not need a baler operator, nor does it need to run a second shift.

The decision to buy a Bollegraaf baler results in:

• Savings of labor costs
• Savings of maintenance costs
• 50% reduction in electricity bill
• Achieving tons-per-month goal with ease
• Denser, uniform bales due to the no-shear pre-press flap feature.

Bollegraaf Feature Spotlight: Pre-press Flap

The main benefit of Bollegraaf’s pre-press flap is that the baler does not shear. No shearing means less energy used, lower maintenance costs, faster baling cycles, denser and more even bales, less wear on floor and frame, no hydraulic shock caused by shearing, and no rebaling necessary.

High Speeds: The baler runs at a higher speed since material can be loaded on top of the flap during the compression cycle. This enables faster production. On some grades, Bollegraaf balers run 2 and 3 times as fast as other balers.

Better Quality Output: The pre-press flap helps the material be homogenized into evenly distributed bales and allows you to stack bales higher, etc.

Ability to Bale Difficult Grades: The pre-press flap enables baling of grades that are difficult to shear, such as phone books and magazines.