A-A-50094
February 26, 1987
COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTION
BALER, AUTOMATIC, VERTICAL
The General Services Administration has authorized the use of this commercial item description in preference to type II, style A of MIL-B-43177B.
1. Intended use. This commercial item description covers an automatic baler to be used for compacting and baling pliable materials.
2. Salient characteristics.
2.1 Design and construction. The baler shall be one or two doors, floor mounted, vertical type, and hydraulically operated. The baler shall be delivered completely assembled, ready for operating, and with all moving parts fully enclosed. The baler shall produce bales each of which shall weigh between 700 and 1000 pounds and shall be bound with a minimum of four ties. The baler shall have a safety hydraulic relief valve, semi-automatic bale ejector, push button control station, and an oversized feed hopper. The baler shall have a minimum 2,000 psi operating pressure, approximately 55,000 total pounds platen pressure and approximately 50 seconds cycle time. The baler shall be equipped with a safety door lock mechanism to prevent operation with door open. The overall approximate dimensions of baler shall be 80 inches long by 50 inches wide by 140 inches high.
2.2 Electrical. The motor for the baler shall be either 7-1/2 or 10 horsepower. The baler shall be capable of operating on 220 volts, 60 hertz, 3 phase or 380 volts, 50 hertz, 3 phase power source.
3. Certification. The contractor shall certify that the product offered meets the salient characteristics of this description, conforms to the producer’s own drawings, specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices, and is the same product sold in the commercial marketplace. The government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance prior to the first delivery and thereafter as may be otherwise provided for under the provisions of the contract.
4. Packaging. The automatic vertical baler shall be packaged, packed, and marked in accordance with the domestic or overseas requirement of ASTM D 3951, as applicable.
DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT A. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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