Agricultural compactors

By storing your crops as Orkel High-Density Bales, you greatly limit oxygen supply, ensuring that your high-quality animal feed will persevere during prolonged storage. Depending on the model, our agricultural compactors offers baling of up to 60 tons per hour.

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Compactors

The Orkel agricultural and industrial compactors transform bulk products into round bales. Our machines are developed and manufactured at the Orkel headquarters in Norway, and shipped to customers world wide. Today, the Orkel compactors are present in 60 countries, baling more than 30 different products within the waste, industry and agricultural sector.

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After many months of not being able to meet with customers due to travel restrictions, the Orkel team was thrilled when a collaboration for a wood shavings demo came into play. &nbsp;



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Waste Products from Lumber</h2>



The Orkel team is consistently searching for potential partners, which explains why Orkel representatives reached out to Talgø MøreTre, the department of production of wood materials at MøreRoyal, a company located in the mid-west of Norway.



In particular, it was the "waste products" from the production line of MøreTre that caught Orkel's interest: Best described as wood shavings. Previously, Orkel has conducted significant testing concerning the ability to bale sawdust and wood waste, so naturally a more extensive mapping of the capability of baling different types of wood shavings was in place.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://wp.orkel.no/app/uploads/2023/03/Wood-Shavings-Storage-3.jpg" alt="A pair of hands with red sleeves holding a handful of wood shavings with a dark background." class="wp-image-931"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Wood shavings, also referred to as saw shavings or wood waste.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">25,000 Cubic Metre of Surplus Material</h2>



Handling lumber and different wood materials result in significant amounts of surplus material. MøreTre estimates that 100,000 cubic metre of lumber passes through their production facilities annually, where 25% of the material, or 25,000 cubic metre of the initial lumber, is eventually left as wood shavings.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://wp.orkel.no/app/uploads/2023/03/Wood-Shavings-Storage-4.jpg" alt="A half-wrapped wood shavings bale with the bale sides still exposing the yellow material." class="wp-image-933"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Due to its "fluffy" consistency, wood shavings is defined as a baleable material.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Looking for New Storage Methods</h2>



Luckily, the company identifies multiple usages for the surplus material, such as the production of chipboard, firelighters, or livestock bedding. However, most of these usages are directed by the seasons, where the spring and summer markets require less of the mentioned products.



Additionally, due to the material consistency and the potential fire hazard that the wood shavings represent, MøreTre was on the lookout for a more optimal storage method.



Saw Shavings



<ul>
<li>1/4 of the lumber is normally left as saw shavings</li>



<li>A medium sized sawmill produce between 20,000 and 30,000 cubic metre of saw shavings each year*</li>



<li>Often stored in bulk either inside or outside, or compacted into small square bales</li>



<li>One of the most useful by-products in the world</li>



<li>A popular product for livestock bedding *based on examples from Norway</li>
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<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Could High-Density Baling be the Solution?</h2>



After uncovering the interest from both Orkel and MøreTre, as well as local farmers and contractors, a potential demo started taking form. And as the formalities was set in stone, a team of Orkel representatives travelled to Surnadal bringing our most popular model, the MP2000-X, along for a local demonstration of high-density baling of wood shavings.



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://wp.orkel.no/app/uploads/2023/03/Wood-Shavings-Storage-2.jpg" alt="A crowd of people wearing yellow safety vests standing in front of an MP2000-X baling wood shavings, with a large pile of wood shavings in the background." class="wp-image-929"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A baling demo was organized using the MP2000-X and recycled film.</figcaption></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading">The Benefits of Baling Sawdust</h2>



The Orkel team, together with the Talgø representatives, were thrilled with the success of the demonstration. Multiple high-density bales were made using the MP2000-X where the bales ranged from 250-300 kilograms, and after speaking with local farmers and potential customers, it was apparent that they found the demonstration insightful and fun! 



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://wp.orkel.no/app/uploads/2023/03/Wood-Shavings-Storage-5.jpg" alt="Numerous people in yellow or orange safety vests standing around white round bales." class="wp-image-935"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Orkel representatives and Talgø MøreTre representatives joined forces for the baling operation.</figcaption></figure>



Additionally, baling the sawdust offer a number of benefits to the material:



<ul>
<li>Simplified material handling</li>



<li>Greater market access</li>



<li>Verstile storage opportunities</li>



<li>Reduced fire hazard</li>



<li>Simplified logistics from bale weight measurements</li>



<li>Increased profitability from reducing flyaway and informative logistics</li>
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Coming down from the high of a successful baling demo, the Orkel team would like to thank Talgø MøreTre for the great collaboration, and everyone who found the time to participate in the saw dust demo. May there be more to come!



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://wp.orkel.no/app/uploads/2023/03/Wood-Shavings-Storage-6.jpg" alt="A row of white round bales lying on their round side, concrete flooring and blue skies." class="wp-image-937"/><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The average wood shavings bale came in at 250-300 kg.</figcaption></figure>

Wood Shavings Storage: Is Baling the Solution?

Baling Wood Shavings with the MP2000-X

A flexible compactor for customers wanting fewer kilos of forage per bale.
The MC850 flex model, an evolution of the MC850 model, is characterized by its unique kit which allows the compactor to limit the bales’ weight. Through intuitive settings, customers requiring low volumes of feeding may seamlessly regulate their bale size, producing smaller Orkel bales than before.
The weight of a flex bale starts at approximately 100 kg, and may range up to 450 kg, according to customer preference. Compared to the initial MC850 model, the MC850 flex model is equipped with a kit and specialized bale settings, limiting the bale diameter to 50 cm. Furthermore, the compactor’s wrapper unit is re-sized to fit a 200 &#8211; 300 mm wide wrapping film. Combined, the additional characteristics of the MC850 flex model creates an easy-to-handle compactor unit.
In line with other Orkel models, the MC850 flex compactor is currently compatible with over 25 different materials and is still expanding to new areas of use.

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Click the &#8220;+&#8221; icons for more information about each stage in the high-density baling process.

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Feeding 
Your material is fed into the feed hopper on the compactor, which transports the material safely up the elevator and into the bale chamber using a proven conveyor system.

Compaction 
The material is compacted to maximum density based on hybrid chamber technology. The Orkel technology avoids spillage of material to ensure minimal loss of resources.

Inner wrapping 
After successful compaction, a wide film is wrapped around the bale to maintain shape and density before the bale exits the chamber towards the wrapping station.

Outer wrapping 
The compacted material is transported to &#8211; and safely placed &#8211; on the wrapping table, where it is tightly wrapped in plastic film into a compact, sturdy bale, ready for transport once it securely rolls off the table.

The High-Density Baling Process

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Important Functions

The MC850 flex kit and bale settings limits the bale diameter to 50 cm, allowing smaller bales than before.

Specialized Kit and Bale Settings

The MC850 flex compactor can bale a variety of bulk materials such as saw dust, chopped forage maize, chopped grasses and many more.

Compatible with 25+ materials

Choose between net or widefilm when baling with the MC850 compactor. The widefilm adds extra protection to your material and simplifies the waste handling.

Widefilm

The Dens-X&#8217;s capacity with regard to maize silage with about 60% moisture is between 400 &#8211; 600 tonnes per day, making it the machine with the highest daily silage baling capacity in the world.

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Technical Details

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The MC850 flex is characterized by its unique kit which allows it to limit the bales’ weight, introducing flexibility for the farmer.

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