Scrap Steel Processing in Thailand with an 800T Hydraulic Gantry Shear

Project Commissioning

Recently, an 800T Hydraulic Gantry Shear was officially commissioned at a metal recycling company in Rayong, Thailand.

Located in Thailand's Eastern industrial region, Rayong has a strong concentration of manufacturing, automotive, and industrial activities, supporting an active market for scrap metal recycling and industrial metal recovery.

The customer specializes in scrap steel and metal recycling, handling a wide range of materials including scrap iron, structural steel from building demolition, reinforcing bars, end-of-life vehicles, and other heavy metal scrap.

The hydraulic gantry shear is used for front-end processing, cutting oversized and irregular scrap into more manageable sizes for subsequent sorting, storage, transportation, and melting.

Customer Requirements

The customer handles large volumes of scrap steel from different sources, with materials varying significantly in size, shape, and structure.

The main materials include:

• Structural steel, beams, and rebar from building demolition
• Scrap steel from end-of-life vehicle dismantling
• Scrap from industrial equipment and machinery dismantling
• Large and heavy pieces of scrap iron and steel

These materials are often large, long, and irregularly shaped, making them difficult to stack, transport, sort, and prepare for melting.

The customer therefore required a high-capacity Hydraulic Gantry Shear to centrally process oversized scrap and cut long structural sections, rebar, vehicle scrap, and other heavy steel materials into more manageable sizes.

Equipment & Key Specifications

The equipment commissioned for this project is an 800T Hydraulic Gantry Shear, equipped with a large cutting chamber for continuous processing of heavy scrap steel.

• Shearing Force: 800T
• Box Size: 6800 × 1800 × 800 mm
• Blade Length: 1800 mm
• Motor Power: 135 kW
• Shear Frequency: 3–5 times/min
• Processed Materials: Scrap iron, structural steel, rebar, end-of-life vehicle scrap, and other scrap steel

The machine body is constructed from high-strength steel plates, providing the structural strength required to withstand the impact and continuous loads generated during heavy scrap steel shearing.

With its powerful 800T shearing force, the machine cuts oversized, long, and irregular scrap into more manageable sizes, making the processed material easier to sort, stack, load, transport, and prepare for melting and recycling.

Project Results

After commissioning, the 800T Hydraulic Gantry Shear serves as a front-end processing machine in the customer's scrap metal recycling operation.

It is used to process scrap iron, demolition steel structures, reinforcing bars, end-of-life vehicle scrap, and other heavy steel materials, helping create more uniform and manageable scrap for downstream processing.

The sheared material is easier to handle during sorting, loading, transportation, and melting, while reducing the space required for oversized scrap storage.

The project provides the customer with a more efficient and stable solution for daily heavy scrap steel processing in Thailand.