Copex is delivering a mobile shear baler REFLEX 900 t to Metallo-Chimique (Belgium)

Caudan - October 2014

 

Copex has just delivered a mobile shear baler REFLEX 900 t to Metallo-Chimique in Belgium

Launched only one year ago, the new range of REFLEX mobile shear balers, available in cutting force of 500 tons, 650 tons and 900 tons, is a resounding success. Copex has just delivered the most powerful REFLEX scrap shear in 900 tons cutting force to Metallo-Chimique based in Beerse, Belgium. The Belgian Group, specialized in multi-metal recycling and refining of non-ferrous, chose the mobile version for its sturdiness and innovation.

The advantages of mobility

« For Metallo-Chimique, the decisive factor was the mobility of the machine because they had to move a lot on their own site to get closer to their various stock of materials », explains Nicolas Bourbey, sales manager at Copex. As they planned to move the machine daily, the customer asked the French constructor to design and manufacture full wheel protections to protect the road part of the machine, and especially the tires.

Technological innovations coming from Copex heavy-duty scrap shears

Treating a big variety of metals and complex secondary raw materials and refining them into new metal products for the metal consuming industry, Metallo-Chimique always put their faith on the best available technologies to confirm their leading position in the recycling of metal and metals compounds. That is exactly the reason why they chose a REFLEX mobile shear baler. Metallo-Chimique was convinced that the innovative guiding of the slide-block, coming from the heavy scrap shears manufactured by Copex, was the best for them. Through the ideally balanced

distribution of the cutting strains, the reliability of the shear frame is considerably increased. Copex is the only manufacturer using this technology on a range of mobile shear balers. « The REFLEX is perfectly suitable for the processing of the products treated by Metallo-Chimique: There are thin products which are not difficult to cut, but which can get stuck between cutting blades and create high strains », precises Nicolas Bourbey. On the REFLEX, the treatment of those products is durably of highest quality and repeated maintenance operations can be avoided.

A range of scrap shears in mobile or semi-mobile version

REFLEX shear balers can be delivered in mobile and semi-mobile version. « In mobile configuration the scrap shears are supplied with 3, 4 or 6 road axles depending on the model » says Nicolas Bourbey, sales manager at Copex. « The REFLEX range also exists in semi-mobile version, equipped with hydraulic legs allowing fast and easy loading of the machine onto a low loader. »

 

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About Metallo-Chimique. Metallo excels in multi-metal recycling and refining of non-ferrous-metals. Over 90 years of experience resulted in the highest level set-up of pyro- and hydrometallurgical processes which can treat the most complex secondary raw materials and refine them into new metal products to supply the metal consuming industry.

The best available technologies give Metallo a unique position in the world in the recycling valorisation of metals and metals compounds.

About Copex. Since the company was established in 1948, Copex specialized in the construction of hydraulic scrap shears and balers and extended to new applications in the nuclear industry from 1988, and the development of baling presses for municipal solid waste treatment from 1990 (balers type POM).

With more than 800 machines in operation all over the world, Copex is one of the leading suppliers of shears and balers for the recycling of scrap, and other solid waste such as municipal, industrial and nuclear solid waste. Copex is making 60% annual turnover with export countries. On a production site of 15 000 m2 located near to the Atlantic Ocean in Lanester (France), Copex is employing around 100 people.

 

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