Cross Wrap automates the toughest steps in industrial plastic recycling: bale dewiring, opening, and wrapping. We keep your lines running smoothly with higher throughput, lower risk, and cleaner material flow.
From material recovery facilities to advanced sorting and washing plants, our solutions handle tightly compressed, horizontal or cross-wired plastic bales with proven reliability.
Manual Dewiring and Safety Risks
Plastic bales are tightly compressed and wired, more often cross-wired, making manual cutting dangerous and time-consuming. Operators face risks from sharp wires and heavy handling.
Inconsistent Material Flow
Manual bale opening leads to uneven feed into recycling lines. This causes downtime and reduced process efficiency. Variable bale composition (film, PET/HDPE/LDPE) demand flexible automation as well.
High Labor and Operating Costs
Manual handling increases labor needs, slows down production, and raises costs. Plants under pressure to process more with less need automation.
Equipment Wear and Downtime
Loose wires entering shredders, extruders, or washing lines cause equipment jams, excessive wear, and costly unplanned downtime. There can be also contamination and littering risks during infeed and preparation.
Sustainability Demands
The industry faces pressure to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Wire waste must be managed, and operations optimized for recycling goals.
Safer, faster, and cleaner bale handling for mixed plastics, film, PET, HDPE, and LDPE.
Safe, consistent, and fast wire cutting, removal, and coiling.
Reduced manual work, less downtime, and optimized production.
Easy-to-handle steel coils support sustainability and circular economy goals.
Uniform bale opening improves line efficiency and reduces contamination.
No loose wires = less damage and wear to downstream machinery.
Loose or tight plastic bales, bales with horizontal wire ties or cross wired wire ties – we can handle them all.
For example, shredder blade maintenance costs have dropped approximately 50% after the instalment of the Dewiring Machines at Blue Mountain Plastics, a Canadian PET recycling facility.
When bale wires were not removed from the material infeed, shredder maintenance alone took 8-12 hours per week. Downtime has been significantly reduced thanks to the Dewiring Machines.
At Cross Wrap, we are more than a machine supplier – we are your long-term partner. With upgrades, spare parts, and Life Cycle Services, we keep your machines reliable and productive for decades. We listen to your needs and deliver tailored solutions that ensure your operations run smoothly, safely, and efficiently.
Reference Blue Mountain Plastics, a facility operated by Ice River Sustainable Solutions in Shelburne, Ontario, is a closed-loop PET-recycling operation producing 100% recycled PET for beverage bottles.
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Reference Poly Recycling AG (Switzerland) automated PET bale dewiring at its Bilten, Canton Glarus plant with the Bale Dewiring, delivered in December 2018,
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Reference Wellman International France Recyclage (Verdun), an Indorama Ventures company, partnered with Cross Wrap to automate PET bale dewiring with two Bale Dewiring
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Reference Svensk Plaståtervinning, is one of the world’s largest and most efficient plastic recycling facility located in Motala, Sweden,
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