Copex delivers shear to Belgian scrap metal dealer

The equipment company Copex has reported that it has recently delivered a Reflex mobile shear baler to Metallo-Chimique, a scrap metal recycling company based in Beerse, Belgium. Copex, based in Lanester, France, says the Reflex shear baler was introduced to the market about one year ago. The shear baler has a cutting force of 500 tons, 650 tons and 900 tons, depending on the needs of the customer.

Copex, established in 1948, specializes in the construction of hydraulic scrap shears and balers. The company expanded its business into the nuclear industry from 1988, and the development of baling presses for municipal solid waste treatment from 1990.

Metallo-Chimique specializes in multi-metal recycling and refining of nonferrous metals. For Metallo-Chimique, the decisive factor in choosing Copex’s shear baler was the mobility of the machine. The scrap metal recycler needed the equipment to move a lot on its own site to get closer to their various stock of materials, says Nicolas Bourbey, sales manager at Copex. Because Metallo-Chimique planned to move the machine daily, the scrap metal recycler asked Copex to design and manufacture full wheel protections to protect the tires and lower parts of the machine.

According to Copex, through the balanced distribution of the cutting strains, the reliability of the shear frame is considerably increased. Copex also says it 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 that are not difficult to cut, but which can get stuck between cutting blades and create high strains,” Bourbey explains.

Copex also says that the Reflex is designed and built to prevent the need for repeated maintenance operations.

Reflex shear balers can be delivered in mobile and semi-mobile versions. In mobile configuration the scrap shears are supplied with 3-, 4- or 6-road axles, depending on the model, says Bourbey. The Reflex range is also available in a semi-mobile version that is equipped with hydraulic legs, which allows fast and easy loading of the machine onto a low loader.