HSM V-Press 820 Plus Vertical Baling Press - HSM6143

The V-Press 820 plus is the entry point into HSM's vertical baler range and the one with the tallest loading aperture in the 8-series: 1195 × 558 mm. That extra height is not a detail. It is what lets an operator push a bulky, part-flattened carton straight in instead of stopping to cut it down, and over a shift that is the difference between a machine people use and a machine people work around.

It presses at 178 kN into a bale 1200 mm wide, up to 1000 mm high and 780 mm deep, weighing up to 250 kg, tied with four-fold polyester tape. It is also the only press in this group that HSM explicitly rates for punch waste and offcut residue alongside cardboard, film and mixed paper — relevant if you run die-cutting or converting equipment.

Key Features

• 1195 × 558 mm loading aperture — 28 mm taller than the 825 plus and the easiest of the small presses to load with bulky material.
• 178 kN pressing force producing bales of up to 250 kg.
• Bale of 1200 × max. 1000 × 780 mm — the widest bale face in the 8-series, which suits light bulky material.
• Rated for punch waste and residue as well as cardboard, plastic film and mixed paper.
• Four-fold polyester tape strapping, applied manually. Tape is cheaper and easier to store than wire and needs no special tooling.
• Manual bale ejection via the hand-wheel door lock — mechanically simple, with less to go wrong than a powered system.
• 4.8 kW three-phase drive at 480 V / 60 Hz.

Specifications

What's in the Box

The press only. Polyester strapping tape is a consumable and is not included, nor is the 480 V three-phase connection or any handling equipment. HSM does not publish a packing list for this machine. Budget for a starting stock of tape so the press is usable on the day it is commissioned.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

This is the right press for a mid-sized site that has outgrown a cage and a compactor but is nowhere near mill-bale volumes: a supermarket or large convenience store, a hospital goods-in department, a printer or converter with punch waste, a light manufacturer stripping component packaging. At 1300 kg and 2499 mm it is a real installation, but it is one most industrial units can accept without building work.

Its weakness is bale weight. A 250 kg bale is a handling bale, not a mill bale, and recyclers pay accordingly. If you produce enough cardboard for the grade to matter, the V-Press 1160 eco at 594 kN makes a 550 kg bale — more than double — and changes what your material is worth. It is also 486 mm taller, so check the roof first.

The closer comparison is the V-Press 825 plus. It presses harder (250 kN against 178) into a smaller bale chamber and produces a denser 280 kg bale, stands 129 mm lower, and weighs 230 kg less. Choose the 820 plus over it when the loading aperture and the wider bale face matter more than density — that is, when your material is bulky and awkward rather than heavy. Choose the 825 when you want the most weight per bale from the smallest, lowest machine.