http://www.harrisequip.com The leader in Scrap, Recycling and Waste Processing Equipment http://www.harrisequip.com/two-ram-balers.php Harris announces the Grizzly two-ram baler as the world’s first green baler, an energy efficient unit that can reduce energy consumption by as much as 50 percent. What makes the Grizzly greener than other balers is the 2 x 100 HP high force motor setup combined with the high efficiency pressure compensating piston pumps, drawing 40 percent to 50 percent less power than other 200 hp two ram balers. The Grizzly is available in three version; the 200 and 240 ton force standard Grizzlies or the super efficient PF version that features Harris’ exclusive prefill cylinder for the ultimate in power utilization and low operating costs. The Grizzly is constructed with a heavy duty frame, including two inch thick bale chamber floor and end wall and one piece side walls. (No welded joints). The compact power unit design occupies half the floor space as existing 200 hp units. The Grizzly also has the new Harris control system and program, which includes 10” touch screen with simplified controls, Harris Bale Watch 2™ performance monitoring, production reporting, modem or Ethernet communication for offsite diagnostics and reporting and many more features. The Grizzly is designed to handle a variety of materials, including high grade paper, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, municipal solid waste, wooden pallets, PET, HDPE (plastic sheets and plastic shapes) white goods, copper, radiators, wire aluminum, and tin cans, aluminum sheeting/siding/extrusions, and select ferrous and non magnetic ferrous metals. You can view our video on youtube.com/HarrisEquipment. Thursday, November 12, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/two-ram-balers.php Harris announces the new HRB Centurion 300 and the newly designed HRB 1035. Baling has never been easier or more profitable. The Harris HRB Balers are designed and built to withstand the extreme rigors of multiple applications, producing high density bales. Harris understands your needs and expectations when it comes to recycling and processing equipment. This is why more and more customers are turning to Harris for high performance, quality and reliable equipment. The New HRB Centurion 300 incorporates 300 tons of ram force, while the HRB 1035 has 357 tons of force. Both machines produce a very fast 8.5 sec dry cycle time. These HRB machines have the same twin 100 HP power unit as the New Harris Grizzly, where you will see 50% less energy usage than conventional 200 and 300 HP machines. The Centurion and the 1035 have heavy duty main frame uni-bodies; as these balers are designed for long life and production of heavier, denser bales. Both balers have the Harris control system and program, which includes a 10” touch screen, Harris Bale Watch 2™ performance monitoring, production reporting, and much more. There are numerous features for the HRB balers that you can check out on the Harris website for details or call one of our sales reps. Manufactured to handle a variety of materials, including high grade paper, corrugated cardboard, newsprint, solid waste, wooden pallets, PET, HDPE (plastic sheets and plastic shapes) white goods, copper, radiators, wire aluminum, and tin cans, aluminum sheeting/siding/extrusions, and select ferrous and non magnetic ferrous metals. You can view our video on youtube.com/HarrisEquipment. Wednesday, October 27, 2009 http://www.flickr.com/photos/harrisequipment/ Harris is happy to announce that we started our own Flickr.com photo stream. We will be posting photos of Harris equipment and installations. Harris is posting a great assortment of photos. Please go to Flickr.com and comment. Let us know what you think about our photos. If you have your own Harris photo, get in touch with Harris at harris@harrisequip.com. Wednesday, October 15, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/horizontals.php Harris announces the new HLO 5443 horizontal baler. We listened to our customers and added a new horizontal machine to the Harris brand. Made for tight spaces the surprisingly affordable Harris HLO 5443 baler’s small foot print of 18’ x 7’ is perfect for many places where a traditional horizontal baler will not fit. Powerful for its size the HLO 5443 is energy friendly. The 50 HP model has an “economy mode” shutting down one of the twin 25 HP motors to save energy and save you money. The HLO 5443 has a fast baling cycle time (dry cycle) of 7.6 sec with the twin 25 HP. The high volumetric displacement provides production rates up to 14 tons/hour (2 x 25HP). The max operating pressure is 3000 PSI and ram face pressure is 114 PSI. This HLO 5443 features include but are not limited to: high strength design and construction, rear access doors enable excellent accessibility to cylinders, the enclosed power unit reduces noise levels, and it has hinged wire tie inserters and twister units for easy access. You will also find a stamper to automatically remove jams at shear knife, a vertical tie system that provides superior bale stacking capability, further reduces the footprint and leaves no exposed wire pigtails on the sides. Harris HLO 5443’s large box opening can accommodate wider material and is perfect for processing OCC, ONP, PET and plastics, making it the ideal machine for distribution centers, small to medium MRFs and general recyclers. Wednesday, October 14, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/horizontals.php Harris announces the new HSO 4529 horizontal baler, just one of the new machines that have been added to the mix for the Harris brand. Made for tight spaces the Harris HSO 4529 baler’s small foot print (less than 15’ long) is perfect for many places where a traditional horizontal baler will not fit. Powerful for its size the HSO 4529 is energy friendly. The 50 HP model has an “economy mode” shutting down one of the twin 25 HP motors to save energy and save you money. The Harris new horizontal has fast cycle times showing 6.5 sec with the twin 25 HP, it has high volumetric displacement and production throughput for shredded OCC up to 14 TPH (2 x 25HP) and for shredded news up to 16 TPH ( 2 x 25HP). The max operating pressure is 3000 PSI and ram face pressure is 89 PSI and 120 PSI to handle the toughest materials. Other features include but are not limited to: high strength design and construction, rear access doors enable excellent accessibility to cylinders, the enclosed power unit reduces noise levels; it has hinged wire tie inserters and twister units for easy access. This machine is perfect for processing shredded OCC and ONP as well as many conveyor fed or air system fed trim applications and even PET. Monday, October 12, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/shredders.php Harris Shredders, division of Harris, announces the sale of their Drive Package for the HS12125 Shredder to Midwest Scrap Management, Inc., from Kansas City, MO. Midwest Scrap is owned and operated by Kendrick Burgess, President and Kenneth Burgess, Vice President. Harris provides a complete Motor Drive Package designed to maximize shredder performance and optimize energy efficiency, resulting in direct savings applied to the bottom line of the shredder facility. This particular Harris Motor Drive Package includes a 7,000 HP Schorch AC Wound Rotor Motor, Extreme Duty Shaft Arrangement, Liquid Rheostat, High Voltage Switch Gear controls and protection system, and a Two Stage Power Factor Correction System. According to Jim Summers, Operations Manager of Midwest Scrap, this Motor Drive System will be used in their future second Harris HS 125125 Shredder Plant installation. The HS 125125 is only one of the Harris Shredder line of products. Designed to minimize maintenance and increase available production time, the shredder features a low profile design, interlocking housing fabrication for strength, oversized reject door opening outwards to expel unshreddables, massive front and back wall castings designed for impact and long life, with tie rods for additional midsection strength, heavy duty Dual Feed Roll feed system with torque tube and quick release rollers. Thursday, August 17, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/bls.php The Harris GS9 Baler/Logger/Shear was installed April 2009 at C.F.C. Recycling Inc., Tullahoma, TN. “This is our 3rd piece of Harris equipment”, according to David Cleveland, C.F.C. Sales and Purchasing Manager; “we purchased Harris for two reasons; it is built in the USA and their quality of the product”. “CFC also owns a Harris Badger and the Harris HBL 66-16”. The GS9 and GS series Baler/Logger/Shears offer superiority by utilizing 100HP motors, horizontal mounted pumps, and independent load tables, which allow for more visual inspection of material by the operator when material is dumped into the charging box. Harris incorporates a simple to use OIT control panel with basic commands, operational information and diagnostics. Production reporting is also included. Harris uses a TRUE clamshell box for superior trapping and sizing of bulky material. This machine was designed to deliver a new generation of performance to keep pace with a company’s sustained growth and provide overall lower operating cost per ton. C. F.C. Recycling Inc has been in business since 1989 and is family owned. They offer complete recycling services for industrial/ commercial accounts and individuals for ferrous and non ferrous scrap metals. They offer state-of-the-art weighing, scrap recycling and materials handling equipment. For further information on CFC please contact Tom Rice, President, trice@cfcrecycling.net or check out their website www.cfcrecycling.net. Thursday, June 4, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/ In a collaborative move Harris asked Georgia Southwestern State University to help with a project they wanted to implement in their 2009 Trade show program. The Department of Visual Arts designed and built a sculpture for Harris’ celebration of 120 years. The faculty at the university viewed videos, brochures, and then toured the Cordele manufacturing facility; collecting information and ideas to hone the design. According to Laurel Robinson, Professor of Art and Department Chair, “University sculpture programs are never equipped to build at the huge industrial scale, so we were all astounded by the highly crafted approach to building giant machines.” On the second visit they took along a few students and many wet clay slabs. Craig Mullis, Industrial Engineer at Harris, helped facilitate the work needed to take photographs of the facility and impressions of parts and tools. The impressions were then used to make plaster molds and wax components to pour in the school’s bronze foundry and cast in their glass studio. The bronze used was either scrap from Harris or donated from Macon Iron. Craig was very helpful in entering the dimensions of the sculptural structure into a computer and cutting them using the plasma at Harris. The design is meant to imply signature forms used in Harris machines and creatively explore the overall idea of recycling metals. Elegant and Fun. To see the “Harris 120 Years” sculpture visit the ISRI booth #449 and Waste Expo booth # 4056 (both in Las Vegas this year). Harris would like to say “Thank You” to the creators : Laurel Robinson, Professor of Art and Dept. Chair; Charles Wells, Associate Professor of Art; Chris Fiertner, Adjunct Professor of Art; Fabrication assistance: Craig Mullis, Industrial Engineer, Harris; and Macon Iron for their scrap donation. Wednesday, May 11, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/ Harris recently received the Georgia Department of Labor’s Award for Excellence for workplace safety. This award recognizes companies that surpass a minimum 250 workdays with no lost-time injuries, illnesses or fatalities. George Elkins, General Manager (Baxley, GA) states “ We work hard every day to ensure our worker’s safety.” Wednesday, May 11, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/tworams.php#Gorilla The Gorilla 100S 4 13/9 was installed last year in 2008 according to Bruce Blue , President CEO , Freedom Metals, Inc; 'is running great and we have already seen costs savings. We love the Harris Gorilla because of its sturdiness, quality and structure of the machine.' Freedom Metals Inc, started their recycling business in 1983 using an upstroke baler, they have added a new building and 30 ft conveyor system, along with their new Harris Gorilla. They serve the Kentucky and Indiana communities; specializing in processing all grades of both ferrous and on ferrous scrap materials and offers 24 hour scrap consulting. The management staff at Freedom Metals has over 300 years in purchasing and selling scrap, all services are performed with the customer in mind. You can contact Freedom Metals at 800-838-7657 or info@freedommetals.com. The Harris Gorilla provides dense bales and high throughputs for a variety of materials. Designed for easy operation and simple maintenance, the Gorilla features the patented Harris Smartknife system and the optional Harris Combo Door. The Gorilla contains many standard features, such as choice of fully automatic or manual operation, self diagnostics, full 12 month warranty, ram positioning and pressure indicators, multiple baling modes, Solid State controls, and 3500 PSI system operating pressure. Wednesday, April 15, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/tworams.php#Centurion Due to the recent increase of new nonferrous accounts, Midwest Scrap Management has just purchased a new HRB-Centurion 150-13/9 Two Ram Baler from Harris. Midwest Scrap Management is rapidly expanding in the Kansas City market, by taking on several new accounts. They are raising their nonferrous intake to 800,000 –1,000,000 lbs a month and with the hiring of Don McHugh, formerly of CFF, as our nonferrous manager, they have expectations of exceeding 3,000,000 lbs a month. Jim Summers, Midwest Scrap’s Operations Manager says 'We purchased Harris because of our knowledge and familiarity with the equipment and the great Harris parts and service'. Kendrick Burgess, Midwest Scrap’s President says 'Harris’ quality is matched by no other. Since the first HS6090 we purchased back in 2002, till today’s HS125125. No one can beat Harris’ equipment.' Midwest Scrap Management is currently in negotiations with several properties southwest of Kansas City to continue expanding its already highly increased account base. As part of their expansion there are plans to purchase a second Harris HS125125 Shredder in the future. 'With the Harris HS125125 Shredder in Kansas City facility, purchased in 2005 and now newly purchased Harris HRB Centurion baler, Midwest Scrap continues to grow even in the troubled economy of today’s market' states Jim Summers. The HRB Centurion is the fastest 2-Ram Baler in its class, with its strong charge box and efficient hydraulic design that boosts productivity and minimizes maintenance costs. Monday, April 6, 2009 http://www.harrisequip.com/tworams.php Mar-Kit Landfill, Hallock MN purchased and installed the Harris Grizzly 200HP from Harris. According to Dale Nelson Mar-kit Landfill Manager, 'We are currently saving $7200 per year with this 200HP machine compared to our old two-ram'. It delivers more speed and pressure than its counterparts and uses half the energy!' The Harris Grizzly is new from the ground up. It is the most energy efficient two-ram baler in the market; The Grizzly is a high force, twin-motor baler model that draws about 40-50% less power than other 200HP two-ram balers. The Grizzly can take on a variety of material with shear and baling forces of 200 to 240 tons and ram face pressure of 186 or 283 PSI. 'This baler is so innovative, from its frame to the power unit onward to the hydraulics and finishing, with the new computer controls, this machine has it all. A one word description would not do the Harris Grizzly justice. The Grizzly is Productive, Reliable, Operational, Fast, Innovative, Tough, Affordable, Logical and Efficient which helps us remain PROFITABLE', states Dale Nelson. The Grizzly processes aluminum/steel cans, high grade paper, corrugated cardboard, solid waste, wooden pallets, PET, HDPE, 'white goods', newsprint, aluminum sheeting/siding/extrusions, copper, radiators, wire, some non magnetic ferrous and select ferrous materials. Mar-kit landfill has a great relationship with Harris personnel and its local distributor, Dave Webster, President of Recovery Systems Company. Dale Nelson says 'Mar-kit landfill would like to thank all the Harris employees who had a hand in making this baler and the entire crew of Recovery Systems Company for being so helpful and responsive.' 'Harris has been successful mainly because of the loyalty of its customers, stated Doug Sebastian, Sr. Vice President of Harris, 'We are extremely grateful for Mar-kit landfill and their belief in our efforts.' Friday, March 20, 2009