Komar’s advanced separation systems reduce weight, volume, and waste, providing an efficient, eco-friendly solution.
EPC-20 (Mid-Capacity Bottle & Can Flattener)
(High-Capacity Bottle & Can Flattener)
Designed to effortlessly handle high-volumes of empty and filled food and beverage containers.
Removes high percentages of liquid to reduce disposal costs and landfill weight
Built with corrosion resistant and reinforced materials for product longevity
Easily integrated into production lines with programmable controls
Meets compliance for food and beverage manufacturers requiring secure disposal
Auger-based systems with limited moving parts and high-wear components
| Bottle & Can Flatteners |
EPC-5 |
EPC-7.5 |
EPC-20 |
EPC-40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepower | 5 | 7.5 | 20 | 40 |
| Drive Type | Electro-Mechanical | Electro-Mechanical | Electro-Mechanical | Electro-Mechanical |
| Power Requirement | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz |
| Auger Speed | 45 RPM | 38 RPM | 15.1 RPM | 14.8 RPM |
| Compaction – Aluminum | 3.5 to 1 | 3.5 to 1 | 3.5 to 1 | 3.5 to 1 |
| Compaction – PET | Adjustable – 4–6 to 1 | Adjustable – 4–6 to 1 | Adjustable – 4–6 to 1 | Adjustable – 4–6 to 1 |
| Throughput Mass – Aluminum | Up to 800 lbs / hr | 1,300–1,500 lbs / hr | Up to 2,500 lbs / hr | Up to 8,000 lbs / hr |
| Throughput Mass – PET | 700–1,000 lbs / hr | 1,000–1,500 lbs / hr | Up to 2,500 lbs / hr | Up to 8,000 lbs / hr |
| Throughput Containers | 5 per second | 8 per second | 20 per second | 60 per second |
| Base Machine (L x W x H) In-Line Configuration | 15’6″ x 47.5″ x 8’11” | 16’9.5″ x 47.5″ x 8’11” | 8′ x 51″ x 10’9″ (excludes conveyor) | 11’5″ x 9′ x 4’8″ |
| Conveyor Load Height | 43.5″ | 43.5″ | 43.5″ | 43.5″ |
| Product Discharge Height | 57.5″ | 55.25″ | 25″ (base unit without stand) | 44.25″ (with stand) |
| Weight (Including Conveyor) | 2,800 lbs | 3,700 lbs | 6,400 lbs | 12,600 lbs |
| Container Dewatering Auger |  EM-7.5D |  EM-20D |  EM-40D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsepower | 7.5 | 20 | 40 |
| Drive Type | Electro-Mechanical | Electro-Mechanical | Electro-Mechanical |
| Power Requirement | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz | 480 V, 3 PH, 60 Hz |
| Auger Speed | 38 RPM | 15.1 RPM | 14.8 RPM |
| Throughput | 4 Containers / Second | 10 Containers / Second | 20 Containers / Second |
| Base Machine (L x W x H) In-Line Configuration | 16’9.5″ x 47.5″ x 8’11” | 8′ x 51″ x 10’9″ (excludes conveyor) | 11’5″ x 9′ x 4’8″ |
| Conveyor Load Height | 43.5″ | 43.5″ | 43.5″ |
| Product Discharge Height | 55.25″ | 25″ (base unit without stand) | 44.25″ (with stand) |
| Weight (Including Conveyor) | 3,700 lbs | 6,400 lbs | 12,600 lbs |
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Troy Ballew, COO Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative (ORBC).
“Our facility is a 110,000-square-foot operations center for Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania. We get between 1.2 to 1.5 million pounds of material a day, and tonnage increases significantly during the summer. The Komar auger has increased daily soft trash, wood pallets, and general trash efficiency by 30% and 40% with furniture. I love to give shock-and-awe tours to show off the Komar Auger, which compacts 8.5 to 9 tons into each payload.”
Bob Kagle, Director of Retail Logistics, Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania
You need excellent processing equipment when you are charged with keeping 169 million pounds of beverage containers out of the landfill annually. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Corporation (OBRC) turned to Komar to help maximize storage capacity at their drop-off locations and drastically reduce transportation costs to their processing facilities.
Our solutions are tailored to meet the unique needs of a wide range of industries, including:
While our flatteners do also remove liquid from containers, their primary purpose is to reduce output volume by crushing containers. Dewatering systems do offer similar compaction ratios but their primary function is to remove liquid from the containers to reduce output weight.
Food and beverage manufacturers and packagers, co-packers, recycling facilities, and several others all benefit from liquid separation technology.
Yes. This type of equipment is designed to process sealed containers, partial fills, and damaged packaging while safely extracting liquids.
Results depend on the types of materials being processed and the specific equipment configuration, but dewatering equipment can achieve up to 95% liquid removal.
Considerably less maintenance is required compared to screen-based systems. Regular lubrication, cleaning, and inspection are typically enough to keep them running well. Our semi-annual preventative maintenance program with a Komar expert technician is recommended but not required.
Komar equipment is designed to adapt to various feed methods and integrate with existing material handling equipment, including continuous-feed, conveyor-fed, and chute-fed layouts.
Removing liquids dramatically reduces weight, which translates to lower tipping and hauling fees.
Yes. Flatteners and dewatering systems help pre-process materials to reduce transportation and downstream baling time.
We provide complimentary waste stream evaluations to recommend appropriate equipment based on volume, material types, and operational requirements.
We are a waste solutions company. With a wide array of application-specific models and advanced engineering capabilities, we look forward to guiding you to the best solution for the job.
Schedule a free waste stream evaluation to identify the right equipment and processes for your space, waste types, and volume.
You need excellent processing equipment when you are charged with keeping 169 million pounds of beverage containers out of the landfill annually. The Oregon Beverage Recycling Corporation (OBRC) turned to Komar to help maximize storage capacity at their drop-off locations and drastically reduce transportation costs to their processing facilities.
OBRC is a cooperative owned by Oregon beverage distributors. OBRC manages the deposit flow, reimburses grocery retailers for refunds paid to the public, picks up and processes returned beverage containers across the state, and operates 25 BottleDrop Redemption Centers. As a result of what they do, more than 169 million pounds of beverage containers are recycled and stay out of Oregon’s landfills each year!
Customers can access self-service returns, hand-count services, and Green Bag drop doors at the 25 BottleDrop Redemption Centers, and another 63 (and growing) bag drop facilities located at partner retailers. Storing uncompacted plastic took up a lot of space and was expensive to haul across the state to OBRC’s processing facilities. OBRC needed equipment at each Redemption Center to flatten material efficiently for increased storage capacity and reduced transportation costs.
In 2011, OBRC purchased a Komar EPC-5 unit for their Salem, Oregon, BottleDrop Redemption Center. Management was very pleased with its performance.
“The Komar EPC units provide a high level of compaction in our BottleDrop Redemption Centers. This compaction provides for highly efficient storage, which is often very limited. It also maximizes hauling weights on trailers delivering the compacted product to our processing plants.” – Troy Ballew, OBRC.
The Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative was so pleased with the performance of their first Komar EPC-5 that they purchased additional units annually until every BottleDrop center was outfitted with a Komar.
“Our oldest units were purchased in 2011, and we have purchased several additional units each year to support new centers.”
“We run them seven days per week, typically about 11-12hrs/day.”
“The design is highly flexible. The units are easy to maintain and rebuild, allowing manufacturer improvements to be integrated into the system post-deployment with relative ease and minimal impact. Support from Komar and Nex-Gen is top-notch and always available up to the very top of the organization.”
