The Bale Opener automates tough part of recycling and fuel handling: opening tightly packed bales containing waste-to-energy material, such as RDF and SRF. The machine cuts the bales open from three sides and removes the film and possible ties keeping the bale together, letting only the baled material through to the next step of your process.
The fully automatic Bale Opener is designed for high-capacity facilities, it improves safety, efficiency, and cleanliness – keeping your production running without interruptions. The bale loading is made easy with optional conveyors, and the machine opens variable size bales, both rectangular and round bales.
“In our Bale Opener, we use the same proven technology as in the Bale Dewiring Machine. Both have been developed and improved over the past ten years through continuous learning.“
Benefits – Why choose Cross Wrap Bale Opener?
Automated Achieve smooth and continuous material flow with an automated solution. In addition, you save on labour costs and space as well as keep your facility clean.
Film & ties separation More production with less cost as film and ties do not end up in the process. Coiled wires and film save space in storage and transportation compared to loose tying material.
High efficiency Delivers continuous, steady material flow with minimal downtime. Low electricity consumption and low maintenance costs increase efficiency and productivity.
Flexible & scalable Opens different bale sizes, square and round bale, and different materials.
Durable The robust machine structure is designed for high volumes. Its strength, combined with readily available spare parts for wear components, ensures a long product lifetime.
Customizable Add-ons like the Bale Slice Breaker increase throughput and prevent blockages.
If you want to open any other material, please ask from our experts.
Bale Opener features
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Feeding conveyor
Bottom Cutter
Top Cutter
Grippers
Front cutter
Coiling unit
Dismantling area
Hydraulic unit
Electric cabinet
Maintenance platform & Control panel
Additional features
Over the years we have listened our customers, developed machines together with customers and added many valuable features to our machines. Remote connectability is one of the crucial ones – we can help you remotely when ever help is needed. We have also taken care of different environments, for example electric cabinet coolers or heaters.
See list below, and if something is missing, machines are always tailored to customer needs. Please take a call and ask from our experts.
Conveyors
Cross Wrap’s custom-built conveyors provide reliable material flow between material processing stages. Designed for durability and precision.
Reference Holcim’s Villaluenga cement plant in Spain (with waste-management handled by Geocycle) invested in a fully automatic Cross Wrap Bale Opener to automate alternative-fuel infeed.
Reference Geminor, a leading European recycler specializing in refuse-derived fuel (RDF), has strengthened its partnership with Cross Wrap through a new installation at its Hull facility in the UK.
Cross Wrap Oy is a Finnish company specializing in automated bale handling and material flow solutions for the global recycling, waste, and industrial sectors.
With over 650 installations in more than 65 countries, Cross Wrap is known for its innovative bale dewiring, crosswrapping, and opening machines, designed to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability in material processing.
Cross Wrap was founded in 1994. Today, we are part of Saalasti Group, sharing a commitment to clean technology and durable engineering. Cross Wrap’s mission is to enable cleaner, safer, and more efficient material flows, supporting customers across plastics, paper, board, waste, and fuel processing industries.
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