Jose L. Pereyra

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According to Jose Pereya, general sales manager for Sierra International Machinery in Bakersfield, California, "There are basically three factors that impact productivity of a ferrous metals baler - the material mix, cycle time and the size and design of the charging box.

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Jose Pereya, general sales manager, Sierra International Machinery, said, "Weight is one give away that a machine is well-built.You are working metal-to-metal, so the heavier the machine the better."

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Mr. Pereya said that Sierra's baler box is different than others."It has a curved-door system and only has two moving pieces.The curved-door comes up and closes down on a lid and compresses the material in just two movements.This speeds up the processes."

Balers can be portable or stationary.Portable balers usually come with an attached crane.
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Mr. Pereya said, "You're working metal to metal and eventually most box liners need replaced."

Some balers are made with replaceable wear liners that are bolted on the hopper.Mr. Pass said keeping an eye on the bolts will give a recycler a good indication as to when the plates will need replaced.

Most companies cite several years of every day use before anything needs replaced on a baler as long as the customer keeps up general maintenance.

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Jose Pereyra, general sales manager for Sierra International Equipment, Inc. recalls, "The first auto loggers were brought to this market from Europe about nine years ago.

According to Sierra general sales manager Jose L. Pereyra, the response to the portable shear-baler-logger has been positive, with 15 units sold this year to scrap processors and demolition contractors.

The Sierra 500 is among the machines on the market that can process a variety of metal grades and commodities on site-or at several different sites in the same week.The machine has four hydraulic legs that make it easily transportable from location to location.

Adding to the versatility of portable shear-baler-loggers is their ability to handle different commodities in different ways, notes Pereyra."You can prepare the light stuff and bale it, and the I-beams and structural you can shear with the same machine."

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The 500 is portable not only because of its hydraulic legs set up, Pereyra adds, but also due to its legal towing width.

"Even on a small job, using this equipment can make sense, because you save on freight," notes Pereyra."This way you process right on site and ship from where you are rather than from a third location."

DEMOLISH AND SHIP

Demolition contractors have been baling on site for years, but the advent of units with greater portability seems to be increasing the frequency of the practice.

Jose PereyraGeneral Sales Manager

Jose Pereyra , Sales Mgr.

Jose Pereyra , Sales Mgr