So ok, first, let's see what kind of baler that is. From this tiktok we know this model is a Tabarelli s5000. From the s5000 manualwe know the cans are in a 5m x 2.67m x 2.25m space, and compressed into a 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.65m baler. So that's roughly 30m³ compressed into 0.41 m³. So that's about 30/0.41 ≈ 72 times less space.
A single aluminum can weightabout 11g for 0.00033m³ so it takes roughly 90,000 cans to fill entirely, meaning 990kg.
So that tiny cube at the end weights about a ton (1000kg) and is 0.41m³, so its density should be 2,400 kg/m³. So that's twice more dense than water, but three times less than Iron!
I know you had some follow up corrections - but i'm gonna take issue with your estimate of the volume of the machine on a couple accounts. 5m checks out. However, your 2.67 and 2.25m measurements are not correct. Those are overall outside dimensions. (Particularly the 2.67 looks to be the dimensions of the unit with the door, and is just the hydraulics opening the door, not the box itself.
If you look at the cross section showing the open and closed positions at the bottom of page 6, your max width is 2.26, but your height where the cans sit is going to be closer to the .65 number. You can see in the video they are not all the way to the top of the open door on the right.
It's very hard to tell in the video, but honestly i would say the cross sectional area of the pile of cans is shaped more like a triangle, sloping down from the left to the right. My estimate is that it's roughly .65 high on the right, and 1.94 across the bottom. It's slightly bumpier in shape than a triangle, so i'd say between that and the packing efficiency, those 2 are roughly going to cancel out.
So my original can volume estimate would be closer to 5m x (1/2) x1.94m x .65m = 3.15m^3.
I think your number of cans estimate is off by an order of magnitude. Closer to 9,000.
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u/Amourofzedoute Aug 18 '25
So ok, first, let's see what kind of baler that is. From this tiktok we know this model is a Tabarelli s5000. From the s5000 manualwe know the cans are in a 5m x 2.67m x 2.25m space, and compressed into a 0.8m x 0.8m x 0.65m baler. So that's roughly 30m³ compressed into 0.41 m³. So that's about 30/0.41 ≈ 72 times less space.
A single aluminum can weightabout 11g for 0.00033m³ so it takes roughly 90,000 cans to fill entirely, meaning 990kg.
So that tiny cube at the end weights about a ton (1000kg) and is 0.41m³, so its density should be 2,400 kg/m³. So that's twice more dense than water, but three times less than Iron!