Gemini Series Balers
Mark-Costello’s Gemini Series, Twin-Cylinder, Horizontal Balers, offer versatility in low-to-medium volume recycling applications. The Gemini’s specialty is baling a variety of materials (such as newspaper, cardboard, aluminum and steel cans) with no fluffing or preconditioning required. The Gemini-Xtreme is the heavy duty model designed for more strenuous operations.
Features & Benefits
- Bales a variety of materials
- Replaceable body and ram shear bars
- Produces a 30″ x 48″ x 60″ size bale
- Full Penetration ram for maximum compaction that fully ejects the bales
- Unique wire guides for quick and easy ties and clean-out
- Dual interlock on bale chamber door
- Programmable, UL listed, controller permits automatic or manual operation
- Lower photocell control
- Backed by Mark-Costello’s extensive baler warranty
- Wire guides and tie-through bale chamber door. They are also designed for quick clean-outs.
- High efficiency power unit
- Totally enclosed, fan-cooled (TEFC) motor for worry-free, efficient operation
- Hopper with access door with interlock
- Advanced Structural Engineering & Construction for superior size to weight ratio.
- Electrical disconnect
- Variable speed conveyor available
Gemini 3560 Structural Dimensions
| Structure Length | 147 1/4″ (3740mm) |
| Structure Width | 86 7/8″ (2207mm) |
| Body Height | 51 1/8″ (1299mm) |
| Charge Chamber Width | 60″ (1524mm) |
| Conveyor Length | 159″ (4039mm) |
| Baler Weight | 12,000 lbs. (5443 kg) |
Performance Data
| Motor | 20 HP (15 kW) |
| Control Voltage | 460 VAC, 3 Phase |
| Control Panel | UL Listed |
| Pump | 34 gpm (4000 psi rated) (129 L/min.) |
| Cylinder Bore (2) | 6″ (152mm) |
| Cylinder Rod (2) | 4″ (102mm) |
| Cylinder Stroke | 57″ (1448mm) |
| Oil Reservoir | 100 gal. capacity (379 liters) |
| Maximum System Pressure | 2450 psi. (16.9 MPa) |
| Platen Force | 120,000 (534 kN) |
| Platen Pressure | 68 psi (469 kPa) |
| Cycle Time | 34 Seconds |
| Nominal Bale Size | 30″H x 48″L x 60″W (762mm x 1219mm x 1524mm) |
| Bale Weight (OCC) | Up to 1250 lbs. (567 kg) |
Gemini-Xtreme® Baler Offers Multi-material Processing
The Gemini-Xtreme, shown here without a conveyor system, offers many new heavy duty features.
Introducing Mark-Costello Equipment’s all new Gemini-Xtreme® Multi-Material Horizontal Baler. The Gemini-Xtreme is a twin cylinder horizontal baler designed to handle a wide variety of material. This economically priced product offers many new and improved features of its predecessor.
Aside from the obvious structural and cosmetic changes, one of the most significant features is not readily visible. Inside the bale chamber, the unit will have hardened tongue and groove bars and hardened steel floor and side liners. It also has an adjustable cold roll bar assembly hold-down system with integrated heavy duty drag plate for the ram. The bolt-on shear blade is reversible and adjustable and made of 4140 cold drawn steel. The forces and pressures have also been increased. The Gemini can be equipped with a conveyor system to facilitate loading.
Mark-Costello manufactures a complete line of horizontal and vertical balers as well as shredders and conveyor systems. Horizontal balers are available for many applications from low to high volume recycling operations.
Gemini-Xtreme Specifications
Structural Dimensions
| Body Sides | 3/8″ (9.55mm) |
| Body Floor | 1/2″ (with 3/8″ ASTM 400 brinell liner, and 1/2″ ASTM 400 brinell tongue & groove bars. |
| Body Side & Floor Reinforcement | Heavy structural tubing and angle |
| Bale Chamber Top & Bottom | Heavy wall 8×3 rectangular tubing, with 3/8″ liners |
| Shear Blade | 4140 cold drawn tool steel, bolt-on, adjustable & reversible |
| Ram Hold-Down System | Adjustable cold roll bar assembly with integrated heavy-duty drag plate (adjust as hold-downs are adjusted) |
| Ram Top | 1/2″ thick A-514 plate (integrated shearing edge) |
| Ram Bottom | 1/2″ thick with 1/2″ ASTM 400 brinell tongue & groove plates/liners |
| Ram Sides | 1/2″ steel with nylon wear pads at rear corners |
| Ram Face | 1″ heavily reinforced plate |
Hydraulic/Electrical Specifications
| Power Unit | 20 HP (15kW) |
| Control Voltage | 460 VAC, 3 Phase (UL Listed Control Panel) |
| Programmable Controller | Standard |
| Pump | 34 gpm (4000 psi rated) (129 L/min.) |
| Cylinder Bore (2) | 6″ (152mm) |
| Cylinder Rod (2) | 4″ (102mm) |
| Cylinder Stroke | 57″ (1448mm) |
| Oil Reservoir | 100 gal. capacity (379 liters) |
Performance Data
| Standard Operating Pressure | 3000 psi. (20.6 MPa) |
| Platen Force (overall) | 147,300 (655 kN) |
| Platen Force – PSI | 81.8 psi (564 kPa) |
| Cycle Time | 34 Seconds |
| Nominal Bale Size | 30″H x 48″L x 60″W (762mm x 1219mm x 1524mm) |
| Bale Weight (OCC) | Up to 1400 lbs. (635 kg) |
| Baler Weight | 17,500 lbs. (7938 kg) |