EPS Foam Compactor
Reduce expanded polystyrene foam volume up to 50:1 for easier storage, transport and reuse.
TIMO EPS cold compactors use auger compaction. The operator puts used EPS blocks (Styrofoam) into the hopper. Knives shred the foam into flakes; an auger pushes flakes into the compaction chamber and squeezes the air out as the foam bubbles shear. A pressure adjustment at the end of the chamber sets the volume-reduction ratio.
Widely used in fish processing plants, electronics factories, supermarkets and farming. Light EPS scrap is densified up to 50:1, reaching densities up to 400 kg/m³ (from ~7–10 kg/m³). Logs take far less storage space, transport costs drop, and residual value of the scrap rises. The machine is energy-saving, generates no odor, and is convenient for on-and-off operation.
EPS is 98% air and non-biodegradable. Hauling loose EPS to landfill means paying to transport air. Compacted blocks can be reused for plastic products such as picture frames. Diesel engine-driven models can be loaded on a truck for mobile collection around a region.
Specifications
- Compaction ratio
- Up to 50:1
- Output density
- ~300 kg/m³
- Feed
- Hand / conveyor / diesel mobile
How it works
- 1Throw EPS scraps into the machine hopper
- 2The pre-breaker breaks foam blocks into smaller flakes
- 3An auger compactor presses the foam into compacted logs
- 4Stack the logs onto pallets
- 5Result: ~7 kg/m³ scrap densified up to 400 kg/m³
Key features
- ◆Pre-crusher in the hopper — automatically breaks up larger pieces
- ◆Up to 50:1 compaction — 98% volume reduction
- ◆Output density: 300–400 kg/m³ (from ~7–10 kg/m³)
- ◆Easily loaded by hand or via conveyor
- ◆Variable block sizes depending on machine
- ◆Compacted blocks take up only 2–5% of original space
- ◆Diesel model available for off-site mobile collection
