Question 1

What is the difference between a shear baler and a prepress baler?

Accepted Answer

A prepress baler uses vertical and horizontal presses to compact material into a bale. A shear baler uses a combination of cutting equipment and presses to compact material into a bale.

Question 2

How does a prepress baler work?

Accepted Answer

A prepress baler compacts material to create a bale. Material is fed via a conveyor into the hopper at the top of the machine, then falls into the compaction chamber where it is compressed to the optimal density. The material is not cut during this process.

Question 3

Why is a prepress baler more efficient than a shear baler?

Accepted Answer

A prepress baler is more energy-efficient than a shear baler because it uses all its energy to compact material, whereas a shear baler also uses energy to cut material before compacting. Prepress balers are also easier and quicker to maintain, with fewer working parts and no knives to replace, further reducing costs.

Question 4

What is your product?

Accepted Answer

Presona manufacture a large range of fully automatic balers, conveyors, air systems and compactors.  The "MEGA" baler is the biggest member of the Presona baler family. It’s pure size and power is capable of crushing product with up to 270 tonnes worth of pressure. To put it into perspective, the pressure used to mint a coin is around 60 tonne.

Question 5

How do Presona balers operate?

Accepted Answer

Presona balers are fully automatic and feature our ‘Prepress Technology’. Loose material is fed into the baler, where the prepress compacts it downward into the baler chamber. Once the prepress is fully forward, the main press cycles to form the bale. The bale is then automatically tied with wire or polypropylene string for RDF & SRF, resulting in a consistent and dense bale.

Question 6

Where would it ideally be used?

Accepted Answer

Presona balers are used in a wide variety of companies, major distribution centres, paper merchants, skip companies, recycling companies, printers, manufacturing and many others.

Question 7

How is it different?

Accepted Answer

Presona balers are equipped with the Presona ‘Prepress technology’ which reduces energy consumption compared to typical ‘shear’ balers (up to 60% in some cases) as the product is folded instead of being cut.

Question 8

What benefits does it offer?

Accepted Answer

Presona balers are renowned throughout the industry as being exceptionally reliable - some are 40+ years old and still running strong.  We also believe that the newer balers are the most energy efficient on the market today.  With power costs always increasing, this is something our customers are very pleased with. Just ask us about our Advanced Power Management System (APM).

Question 9

Where are Presona balers used?

Accepted Answer

Our balers are installed in major supermarket distribution centres across the country. These centres return packaging from food and household items to be processed through our balers, minimizing transport costs to the mills. We also serve major logistics sectors, helping to reduce transport costs nationwide.

Question 10

How much do Presona balers cost?

Accepted Answer

The cost of Presona balers varies as each machine is tailored to meet specific customer demands. We offer a wide range of extras, including remote displays, platforms, bale tracks, waste linings, inverter drives, and custom colours. Each machine is adaptable to suit your unique requirements.

Question 11

Any savings?

Accepted Answer

Presona balers are typically 60% more energy efficient than typical ‘shear’ balers and with an outstanding build quality will give many years of uninterrupted service. Also with minimal wear to components and higher specification on parts and spares, running cost are kept to a minimum. A few customers refer to our balers as the "Rolls Royce" of balers.

Question 12

What about maintenance?

Accepted Answer

As with all equipment, regular maintenance is essential to keep the equipment in top condition.  During the installation stage, the customer is shown essential daily/weekly maintenance that can be carried out in house.  Presona offers maintenance packages based on the working hours of the machine and the actual requirements of each customer.

Question 13

What is its life span?

Accepted Answer

We have machines that are over 40 years old, still in operation and still working reliably every day.

Question 14

How is it future-proofed?

Accepted Answer

Constantly updating and developing the product to improve reliability, reduce energy consumption whilst making a baler to create the highest possible bale density for every product.

Question 15

How many have you sold and where?

Accepted Answer

There are approximately 160 Presona balers within the UK. There are also Presona balers all around the world covering over 60 different countries, each adapted to suit every individual need for the customers site.

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