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Hi-X

A Hi-X compactor on a concrete flooring, with water pooling in front of it reflecting the machine as an upside-down image.
A Hi-X compactor in the background, with a yellow trailer filled with round bales in the foreground.
The platform and railings of the Hi-X compactor with grey skies in the background.
A Hi-X compactor with a half-wrapped wood shavings bale on its wrapping table.
A Hi-X compactor with a half-wrapped waste bale on its wrapping table.
The feeding table of a Hi-X compactor with yellow railing between the machine and the camera.

A versatile compactor designed for baling finer waste materials such as RDF and SRF.

Providing Orkel customers across the world a reliable and high-performing compaction, the Hi-X represents a resource-efficient and user-friendly alternative for storage of sorted and finely chopped waste types. Applying Orkel high-density technology, this compactor model is currently compatible with over 25 different materials and is still expanding to new areas of use.

We take great pride in offering highly customized machines, tailor-made to cover all needs. The Hi-X bale diameter is ø115×120 cm, optimized for transportation in trucks and containers.

Get in touch

Miriam Gjønnes Karterud
Sales Manager, industry

Tel. +47 907 36 245
Peder Kvendset
Sales Director

Tel. +47 906 73 755

Important Functions

  • Generation X

    The new X-generation of Orkel compactors, including the Hi-X, is designed with innovative features to increase the productivity and management of your baling operation.

  • Orkel Precision

    Compatible with our latest smart tech solution, Orkel Precision enables waste management precision for every X-generation compactor owner. Implementing the complete package, you have a Production Management Tool, a Bale Traceability Tool, and a Bale Content Tool at your disposal.

  • Weighing System

    The X-generation of Orkel compactors include an implemented weighing system, saving your bale data for later analysis and fine-tuning of your baling operation.

  • Orkel Touch Control System

    The intuitive touch screen allows for easy operation and supervision of the machine. Features such as the wide viewing angle, screen brightness, and screen contrast offer optimal readability even in direct sunlight. Setting the machine to run automatically you are freed from manual labor, enabling you to shift focus to supervision and fine-tuning of the machine to accommodate to your needs.

The High-Density Baling Process

Click the “+” icons for more information about each stage in the high-density baling process.

A Hi-X compactor on a concrete flooring with a concrete building and grey skies in the background.

Technical Details

Maximum capacity (bales/h) 55
Tractor power (min. PTO hp) 120
Chamber pressure (bar) 280
Bale size (cm) ø115 x 120
Volume (m³) 1,25m³
Bale weight (kg) 400-1400
Feed hopper F10
Drawbar Telescopic
Control system Touch
Weighing system Option
Transport length (mm) 8740
Transport height (mm) 4100
Transport width (mm) 2550
Operation length (mm) 10770
Operation height (mm) 3900
Operation width (mm) 3710
Net. weight (kg) 9850
Wrapper film width (mm) 750
Wide film width (mm) 1280

[High-density baling] increases the calorific value of the packaged waste material when it is incinerated, which is a great benefit for us!

Pedro Bizarro

Sales Director, Facil Inova
From Landfill to Round Bales on the Azores

Baling Household Waste with the Hi-X

From Landfill to Round Bales on the Azores

After years of waste build-up of landfill sites on the islands of the Azores, the regional government finalized a solution allowing the community to remove the local landfills once and for all. The solution? Baling the waste into clean and sealed round bales using an Orkel Hi-X compactor, designed to handle sorted and chopped household […]

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