An alligator shear, sometimes called a crocodile shear, is a metal-cutting shear with a hinged jaw, powered by a flywheel or hydraulic cylinder. Alligator shears are generally set up as stand-alone shears; however, there are types for excavators. The jaw size can range from 4 to 36 inch (100 to 910 mm) long. They are generally used to cut steel members, such as rebar, pipe, angle iron, or I-beams.   Operation Older alligator shears were powered by a flywheel. These shears ran continuously, which posed a safety hazard. Now alligator shears are hydraulically actuated. When actuated, the piston arm extends and slowly closes the upper jaw of the alligator shear, which passes alongside the bed or lower jaw of the shear to perform the cut.   Uses Alligator shears are used for cutting long metal stock or scrap, generally where accuracy is not an important consideration, and the size or shape of the material makes other cutting or shearing options impractical- often the only other cutting option is cutting with a torch. Alligator shears are often used in conjunction with large metal shredders in the metal recycling industry, to 'clean' or prepare scrap for shredding by removing unwanted fittings or other parts the shredder will not accept.

Why choose a horizontal baler? When a company has an excess of recoverable material like cardboard, paper, or shrink wrap, managing these materials effectively – and ideally profiting from them – becomes essential. Options include disposing of them in a trash dumpster or compacting them in a baler or compactor. Of these choices, compacting is the only one that generates profit instead of costs. When the volume of recoverable material exceeds the capacity of a vertical baler, a horizontal baler may be the ideal solution. For volumes over 2 tons per day, a small horizontal baler is suitable. They are also beneficial when labor is limited or when processing requires the use of a tipper, conveyor, or other mass-loading methods. Horizontal balers are larger, more expensive, and require more skill to operate than vertical balers but can be less labor-intensive.   How to choose a horizontal baler? Which horizontal Baler is Right for You? We offer an array of cutting-edge horizontal balers, meticulously designed to integrate with your business operations, ensuring optimal productivity in waste handling. We need to ensure the model of baler according to your needs: What material are you processing? How much material are you processing (How many tons per month or per day). Are you looking to process multiple materials? How much space do you have? How much labor do you want to dedicate to the process? Do you have the necessary power to operate a bigger machine? What is your budget? And what are your plans for growth? When considering a baler purchase, it’s essential to start with clear long-term goals. Determine what you aim to achieve in the next 24–36 months and extend your vision to a 5-year projection. Balers are durable machines that can be updated as your business evolves.

Hydraulic gantry shear equipment does not require a cement foundation fixed, mobile and good, at any time to change the workplace flexible business. No need to manually add lubricating oil, reduce maintenance time, save time, save labor. They are represented by scrap steel crushing line of large-scale equipment belongs to the typical import substitution products, the gross profit margin is quite considerable. In addition, large hydraulic gantry shears are widely used in scrap car processing. In the future, it is also possible to extend the gantry scrap steel shears and crushing lines to both ends to form a full range of products to meet the needs of different customers, and to make new breakthroughs in the dismantling equipment for scrap cars. In addition, it will also strengthen the technological upgrading and capacity expansion of metal renewable resources processing equipment, and accelerate the technological innovation and new product development in the field of non-metal renewable resources processing equipment and other areas. This equipment adopts hydraulic transmission, compared with the mechanical transmission type shearer, it has the advantages of small volume, light weight, low inertia, low noise, smooth movement, easy operation, flexible, large shear cutting surface, easy adjustment of scissors mouth, and so on.  Working principle Gantry shearing machine has strong shearing force, low noise, fast shearing speed, strong and durable shearing tool, high hardness and long service life. It is suitable for various metal recycling companies, scrap car dismantling yards, smelting and casting industries. It can cold shear various shapes of metal for recycling and smelting. Various channel steels, I-beams, rails, scrap cars, bicycles, and ship plates can be sheared. This equipment is mainly used in the waste material recycling and processing industry, and small and medium-sized steel mills cold shear various metal section shapes such as round steel, square steel, channel steel, angle steel, I-beam, steel plate, steel pipe and other scrap metals. Gantry shears hopper automatically pushes materials and automatically shears. It has high production efficiency, is easy to operate, has high shearing efficiency, and can shear a wide range of materials. The operator controls the entire machine through remote control. It can shear about 70-90 tons of scrap metal materials every day. It is a powerful crushing device for scrap iron recycling.