VK 5012 29.5 HP Channel Baling Press

At 29.5 HP the HSM VK 5012 becomes a production machine: HSM publishes a theoretical idle throughput of 223 m³/h and 11.16 tonnes an hour on material at 50 kg/m³, with a 16.6 second idle cycle. The press itself is unchanged from the 20.12 HP version — 500 kN, a 1,020 x 1,250 mm aperture, four wires and an 1,100 x 750 mm mill bale — but this is the drive HSM actually quotes performance figures for.

The VK 5012 is built for materials recovery work: big bags, HDPE and LDPE containers, plastic bottles, film, punch waste, mixed paper and cardboard, fed continuously from a belt or an air conveying system and baled without an operator at the machine. Bale length is set anywhere from 600 to 1,200 mm and finished bales weigh between 300 and 550 kg depending on material.

Physically it is identical to its smaller-drive sibling: 8,990 mm long, 3,990 mm wide, 3,000 mm high, 17,500 kg. What you are buying with the extra 7 kW is the ability to run that chamber continuously instead of intermittently.

Key Features

• 223 m³/h theoretical idle throughput and a 16.6 second idle cycle — the published figures HSM quotes for this drive.
• 11.16 t/h at 50 kg/m³, or 4.47 t/h at 20 kg/m³, which is the honest way to size a baler against a waste contract.
• 500 kN into an 1,100 x 750 mm chamber, unchanged from the 15 kW machine.
• Four automatic wire ties using 3.4 mm wire on 40 kg rolls.
• 1,020 x 1,250 mm aperture taking big bags and rigid containers whole.
• Frequency-regulated drive available as a factory option for lower energy consumption.
• Fully automatic operation. Material goes in the aperture, the ram cycles on a light barrier, the bale is tied and ejected without an operator at the machine.
• Wire tying as standard, so bales hold their shape under the springback of film and OCC.
• Continuous feeding from a conveyor belt, an air feed or a shredder discharge — this is a machine designed to sit at the end of a line, not to be hand-loaded.

Specifications

What's in the Box

HSM publishes no scope-of-delivery list for the VK range. The press arrives to be positioned, levelled, connected to a three-phase supply and commissioned by an engineer. Feed conveyors, hoppers, platforms, guarding and bale handling equipment are quoted separately against your site.

Wire is not included. Tying uses 3.4 mm baling wire on 40 kg rolls, four ties per bale. Order the first pallet of wire with the machine so that commissioning is not held up by a consumable.

Who Should Buy This — and Who Should Not

Buy the 29.5 HP VK 5012 if the press has to run through a shift rather than in bursts: a materials recovery facility, a plastics reprocessor, a large retail distribution centre consolidating film and OCC. 11.16 t/h at 50 kg/m³ is a genuine production rate, and it is a published figure rather than an estimate.

Buy the 20.12 HP VK 5012 instead if volumes are moderate. Same press, same bale, same footprint, lower connected load and lower cost. HSM does not publish throughput figures for that variant, which is a reasonable signal that it is not the one intended for heavy duty.

Consider the 30 kW or 45 kW VK 5012 if even this is not enough — HSM builds the same frame with both. The 30 kW version is published at 308 m³/h and a 12 second cycle. Ask us if you want that variant quoted; it is not a stock configuration.

Move up to a VK 12018 if you need bales heavier than 550 kg or wider than 1,100 x 750 mm. The 12018 makes an 1,100 x 1,100 mm bale up to 1,100 kg with five wires, at 1,200 kN. It is roughly twice the machine in every dimension, including the installation cost.