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Clydesdale
Applications
Applications for the KenBay Clydesdale industrial waste
compactor vary from electronic components to expired medicines to
metal shavings to improperly baked bread. Whereas the Clydesdale is
used in numerous and varied industries throughout the world, the
three most common uses in hundreds of companies are compacting
trash, paper (much of which is corrugated) and plastic.
Production workers typically extract parts to be assembled at
the beginning of an assembly line and then throw the empty boxes
and/or packing materials into a receptacle of some kind. If the
receptacle is a Clydesdale compactor, it will be the last time
anyone has to handle the waste. Compact the waste right at the
source and save valuable floor space, reduce labor and hauling
costs, and improve the sanitary conditions of your workspace. The
Clydesdale is ideal to be the prime component of many recycling
plans,
General Trash: When trash is being removed from a
facility, warehouse or shop floor, the receptacle being used is
usually a barrel or a gaylord. This process means the trash is
likely to be handled again, maybe twice, before it is placed in a
roll-off or a ram-compactor outside. This can dramatically add to
labor costs. The
Clydesdale, because of its small footprint (4’x5’), can sit at
the source of the waste, continuously compacting waste materials,
achieving on average a compaction ratio of 6 to 1.
Cardboard and Paper: When the waste is cardboard
boxes, they either have to be broken down or at a minimum carted to
a baler somewhere else in the facility. Unlike balers that require
special training to operate, the Clydesdale is simple to use: just
throw the boxes in, push a button and walk away. It’s just that
easy. Not having to break down boxes saves time, labor and prevents
accidents. The cardboard boxes are compacted in the Clydesdale in
large plastic bags that when full will weigh roughly 750 lbs.
Carting waste around on the factory floor, creating extra forklift
traffic, is thus significantly reduced. The bagged corrugated paper
is moved to a truck at a dock or remains sealed in its bag outdoors
or in. The net result is a cleaner, safer plant floor and if enough
recyclable materials are generated, your company is paid a rebate
for the recycled corrugated paper.
Plastic: The procedure for plastic is similar to cardboard
and paper except that the bagged plastic will weigh less, probably
about 500 lbs. per bag. The Clydesdale is especially effective in
compacting plastic materials. It can make the difficult and time
consuming task of disposing of plastic wrap discarded from packages
into an easy continuous process.
Getting Waste/Recyclables into the
Compactor
Not only does the Clydesdale serve numerous companies in
disparate applications, but because of the unique features of this
compactor, it can accept most types of waste coming to it by various
means.
1.
From a Conveyor Belt
The Clydesdale’s simplicity and durability enables it to
continuously accept waste, including recyclable materials, through
the top opening via a conveyor. Since the Clydesdale is quiet (no
louder than a vacuum cleaner) and small (footprint of 4’x5’), it
can sit close to the source of the waste and yet saves space that
gaylords, bins and dumpsters were occupying.
2.
Through Pneumatic Systems
In several different situations in the printing industry,
companies blow trim into the KenBay Clydesdale from machines such as
saddle stitchers and trimmers. For these users, the small size of
the Clydesdale allows it to sit near the stitcher and/or trimmer and
eliminates need for a pneumatic system.
However, the Clydesdale is also used to accept waste (trim)
via a pneumatic system because of its continuous compacting
capability. The Clydesdale is a much less costly solution in either
case than that of alternatives.
3.
Gravity Feed Through a Chute
A number of companies have the Clydesdale located on the
plant floor and drop waste into a chute from an upper floor while at
the same time have access to the Clydesdale on the plant floor. With
an additional set of controls located on the upper floor, waste can
be placed into the Clydesdale from the upper floor and it can be
activated from there or waste can be placed into the Clydesdale
through the gray loading door on the front of the unit. Again, its
small size and quiet operation makes it the only cost effective
compactor available to perform these functions.
4.
Manual Feed Through the Loading Door
The Clydesdale has three modes of activation: 1)
push the run button and compaction will start and continue for 10
minutes or for whatever time it is preset (it can vary from 1 to 12
minutes), 2) with an auto-restart kit installed, the Clydesdale can
be set to automatically engage for a preset time, e.g., 5 minutes
and will rest for a preset time, 3) with heavy continuous waste,
users engage the Clydesdale continuously. This allows users to throw
waste in the loading door while other waste may be conveyed in or
blown in at the same time. Some companies prefer to use a loading
door safety door switch so that when the loading door is open the
Clydesdale stops until the door is closed again.
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