Cretes Bale opener

Automatic flax and hemp bale opener with loosener — input module of the decortication line

Automatic bale opener with loosener — input module of the decortication line, providing continuous and even feeding of raw material to the next stages. Handles round and rectangular bales, so raw material from different suppliers and balers can be accepted without reconfiguration. Cutting the binding and preliminary loosening prepare the material with a more uniform density, so feeding into the decorticator is stable. The machine is designed as an element of the CRETES turnkey line (Wevelgem, Belgium; Valtech Group) and is integrated with the control system of the whole line; capacity and technical parameters result from the design — not from a single catalogue set of figures.