Different Forms of Steel Scrap Required Reliable Shearing
Steel scrap with different cross-sections and forms could not be handled efficiently through manual operations alone. The customer needed a reliable machine for routine cold shearing.
Project Overview
Morocco Scrap Steel Shearing Project
The customer is a small-to-medium-sized steel scrap processing company that needs to handle round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, steel pipes, and other forms of steel scrap on a regular basis.
Given the scale of the operation and the available equipment budget, the customer did not require a large gantry shear. At the same time, the company wanted to avoid traditional mechanically driven shearing equipment that was larger, heavier, and less flexible to operate.
The main requirement was to establish reliable cold-shearing capacity while keeping equipment investment under control. Long or awkwardly shaped steel scrap needed to be cut into sizes more suitable for subsequent handling, storage, transport, and recycling.
The project therefore uses a Q43-5000 Hydraulic Alligator Shear for cold shearing of different forms of steel scrap.
- Country / Region
- Morocco
- Customer Type
- Small-to-medium-sized steel scrap processing company
- Material
- Steel scrap in different profiles and forms
- Typical Feed Materials
- Round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, steel pipes
- Equipment
- Q43-5000 Hydraulic Alligator Shear
- Project Objective
- Establish reliable cold-shearing capacity while controlling equipment investment and on-site labor requirements
- Recorded Shearing Volume per Shift
- More than 10 tonnes / 8 hours
- Operators
- 2 people / unit
- Key Result
- More than 10 tonnes of steel scrap sheared in one 8-hour shift
Processing Challenge01 02 03
Balancing Shearing Capacity with Equipment Investment
The customer was not processing one standardized type of steel scrap. Feed materials included round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, and steel pipes.
These materials differed in length, cross-section, and physical form and needed to be mechanically sheared into sizes more suitable for downstream recycling operations.
Large Equipment Did Not Match the Scale of the Operation
As a small-to-medium-sized steel scrap processor, the customer did not require the investment or operating scale of a large gantry shear. The customer needed a machine better suited to the actual processing scale.
Traditional Mechanical-Drive Equipment Limited Operating Flexibility
The traditional mechanically driven shearing equipment considered by the customer was relatively large and heavy, with high inertia, high noise levels, and less flexible operation. This did not match the customer’s objective of improving day-to-day operating conditions.
The key to this project was not selecting a larger machine, but finding the right balance between actual processing scale, shearing capability, and equipment investment.
Hydraulic Cold Shearing to Reduce the Size of Steel Scrap
For round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, and steel pipes, the main requirement was to reduce length and overall dimensions.
The objective was not to shred the material into small fragments or simply compress its volume.
Hydraulic shearing was therefore selected as the primary processing route.
After the steel scrap is positioned in the Q43-5000 Alligator Shear, the hydraulic system drives the clamping and shearing process. Long or hard-to-handle material is cold-sheared into sizes more suitable for subsequent handling, storage, transport, and recycling.
Equipment & Project ConfigurationView Equipment
Q43-5000 Hydraulic Alligator Shear
The project uses a Q43-5000 Hydraulic Alligator Shear for cold shearing of different forms of steel scrap.
The hydraulic system drives the shear blade to clamp and cut material in the shearing area. Compared with the traditional mechanically driven shearing equipment originally considered by the customer, the hydraulic system was better suited to the project’s requirements for operating flexibility and routine steel scrap processing.
In this project, the Q43-5000 is primarily used to process different forms of steel scrap, cutting oversized or difficult-to-handle material into sizes more suitable for subsequent operations.
- Equipment Type
- Hydraulic Alligator Shear
- Model
- Q43-5000
- Material
- Steel scrap in different profiles and forms
- Typical Feed Materials
- Round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, steel pipes
- Main Processing Objectives
- Cold shearing and size reduction
- Recorded Shearing Volume per Shift
- More than 10 tonnes / 8 hours
Q43-5000 Standard Model Specifications
- Maximum Shear Force
- 5000 kN
- Blade Length
- 1600 mm
- Maximum Blade Opening
- 700 mm
- Motor Power
- 22 × 2 kW
More Than 10 Tonnes per 8-Hour Shift with Only 2 Operators per Unit
After commissioning, the Q43-5000 began handling routine cold shearing of different forms of steel scrap at the customer’s facility.
According to the project’s operating records, the machine can shear more than 10 tonnes of steel scrap during one 8-hour shift.
At the same time, each machine requires only two operators, allowing the customer to carry out routine steel scrap shearing with a relatively small operating team.
The project established mechanized shearing capacity matched to the customer’s actual production scale, meeting the current steel scrap processing requirement without installing a large gantry shear.
Recorded Shearing Volume per Shift
More than 10 tonnes of steel scrap can be sheared in one 8-hour shift.
Operating Personnel
One Q43-5000 is operated by two people.
Project Feed Materials
The project handles round bars, square bars, steel channels, I-beams, steel plates, and steel pipes through cold shearing.
Equipment Configuration
The project established mechanized shearing capacity suitable for a small-to-medium-sized steel scrap processing operation while keeping equipment investment under control.
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