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4 October 2025

What is a baling press? Advantages of vertical and horizontal balers

A baling press compresses waste into bales that are easy to transport and store. We explain which businesses vertical and horizontal balers are suited to.

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What is a baling press? Advantages of vertical and horizontal balers

What is a baling press?

A baling press is an industrial machine that compresses waste materials such as cardboard, plastic, plastic film, fabric, aluminium and PET bottles, reducing their volume and turning them into bales that are easy to transport and store. It allows waste to be collected and transported in an orderly way and fed into the recycling process more efficiently.

Where is it used?

Baling presses are used intensively in the following types of business in particular:

  • Recycling facilities
  • Factories
  • Logistics centres
  • Supermarkets
  • Hotels and hospitals

Vertical and horizontal baling presses

Piton Makina Sanayi manufactures vertical and horizontal baling presses that provide solutions for different production environments and types of waste.

Vertical baling press

  • Takes up little space and has a compact design.
  • Ideal for small and medium-sized businesses.
  • Easily compresses materials such as cardboard, plastic and stretch film.
  • Easy to use; can be run by a single operator.

Horizontal baling press

  • Suited to high-capacity businesses and recycling facilities.
  • Works with automatic feeding, compression and bale ejection systems.
  • Can be integrated into a continuous production line.
  • Provides higher press force and efficiency.

Tags

  • baling press
  • vertical baler
  • horizontal baler
  • recycling
  • waste compaction

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