Every time your team throws scrap strapping into a dumpster, you're paying to haul away profits. SWEED Scrap Choppers reduce strapping waste by a ratio of 20:1 - compacting a full 30-yard dump box of loose banding down to just two 55-gallon drums. That's not a minor improvement; for many Canadian facilities, the savings on dumpster fees alone pay for the machine within six months.
FROMM Packaging Canada supplies and supports the full SWEED scrap chopper line from our Pickering, Ontario warehouse, with service coverage all across Canada.
Unmanaged strapping scrap costs your facility in ways that aren't always obvious:
A SWEED chopper placed at the point of generation (POG) eliminates all of this. Employees feed scrap directly into the machine as it's cut - no accumulation, no secondary handling, no wasted floor space. One 55-gallon drum holds approximately 4.9 miles or 400 lbs of chopped plastic banding, ready for recycling or low-cost disposal.
The SWEED Model 300 is an economical scrap chopper for lower-volume cleanup applications. It is a practical choice for facilities that need to process plastic strapping, light steel banding, and other lightweight linear scrap at a single workstation.
The Model 300 processes common packaging scrap including steel banding up to 3/4 in. x 0.031 in. with clips, poly strapping up to 5/8 in. x 0.030 in., and PET strapping up to 3/4 in. x 0.050 in. Its compact footprint helps keep strapping waste off the floor and contained at the point of generation.
FROMM Packaging Canada can help determine whether the Model 300 is suitable for your material dimensions and expected scrap volume.
Download BrochureThe SWEED Model 450DDX is a versatile scrap chopper for facilities processing higher volumes of plastic, PET, and lightweight metal scrap. Its dual-driven feedworks grip material from both feed rolls, helping move loose or difficult scrap through the cutting system efficiently.
It is well suited to distribution centres, packaging lines, and manufacturing operations handling plastic strapping, PET strap, steel banding, band saw blades, lightweight wire, mild-steel flat bar, tubing, and slitter trim.
The Model 450DDX can process:
Available options include custom infeed funnels, safety upgrades, stands, and a 1/2-yard EZ Dump Hopper.
DOWNLOAD BROCHUREThe SWEED Model 510XHD is designed for high-volume processing of tough linear scrap. It is a strong fit for facilities handling steel banding, band saw blades, slitter trim, tubing, extrusions, and non-ferrous metal bars.
Dual-driven feed rolls improve feeding efficiency, while the heavy-duty cutting system is designed for demanding applications. The Model 510XHD can be paired with a hopper stand, Gaylord stand, EZ Dump Hopper, or outtake conveyor to support cleaner material handling.
Common materials include:
The SWEED Model 513 is a heavy-duty scrap chopper for larger volumes of tough linear scrap. Its durable steel-plate housing, wide infeed, and dual-driven feed rolls make it a strong fit for manufacturing, recycling, and automated production environments.
It processes steel banding with clips and band saw blades up to 1 1/4 in. x 0.046 in., along with slitter trim, tubing, extrusions, light cable, high-tensile bale wire, and select mild steel, aluminum, brass, and copper bars.
The Model 513 can be configured for inline automated production and paired with a custom stand or 1/2-yard SWEED EZ Dump Hopper to simplify scrap collection and handling.
The SWEED Model 517XHD is built for substantial volumes of heavy-duty linear scrap, including wire, cable, high-tensile bale wire, and small solid aluminum or copper bars. It is an industrial option for facilities that need more power, a larger infeed opening, and safer handling of demanding materials.
Its air-activated feedworks are operated by a footswitch, which helps keep operators clear of the infeed area. The unit can also despool wire and cable from reels, making it a strong choice for recycling and industrial scrap-processing applications.
Optional configurations include smaller cut lengths, custom infeed solutions, an EZ Dump Hopper, and an outtake conveyor.
download brochureThe SWEED Model 5503XHD is designed for high-volume processing of wider and heavier linear scrap materials. It is a strong option for industrial operations processing wide steel banding, band saw blades, bale wire, tube and pipe, wire and cable, or solid aluminum and copper bars.
The machine combines a heavy steel-plate construction with air-actuated feedworks and a safety-detent footswitch. Its feed system can support the despooling and chopping of larger reels of scrap material, helping facilities improve throughput while keeping scrap contained.
Common materials include:
The SWEED CL500 is a programmable cut-to-length steel banding dispenser for facilities that need accurately sized steel strapping pieces. Rather than manually measuring and cutting each strap, operators load the steel banding spool, feed the strap into the cutter head, set the required length and quantity, and allow the machine to complete the batch.
The CL500 is designed for steel banding up to 1 1/4 in. wide. It helps reduce material waste, improve consistency, and support safer strapping preparation.
Key capabilities include:
The SWEED EZ Dump Hopper is a forklift-handled, self-dumping container designed to make scrap collection, transport, and discharge safer and more efficient. It integrates with compatible SWEED scrap chopper configurations to reduce manual handling of chopped strapping and other bulk scrap.
The hopper uses a gravity-activated door latch. When the forklift mast tilts forward, the latch releases for controlled discharge. When the hopper is returned to the ground, the door resets and locks automatically, eliminating the need for a hand trip lever.
This is a practical upgrade for facilities that want to move chopped scrap from the point of generation to recycling or disposal with less manual handling.
Download BrochureOperation requires no training and no dedicated operator. Feed scrap banding into the infeed funnel - the feedworks grip the material and pull it through the rotating knife path automatically. The machine continues until the strap is fully consumed. Feed and forget.
Your employees are already handling the scrap once to cut banding off a load. A SWEED chopper simply replaces the "throw it on the floor" step with an immediate, clean process.
Start by evaluating how you currently manage strapping scrap. Ask yourself:
Are you using dumpsters or containers to collect banding?
How often are they emptied, and how full are they when picked up?
How much does your facility spend on scrap disposal each month?
How much floor space is consumed by accumulated scrap - and could that space be put to better use?
If any of these questions give you pause, a SWEED chopper will almost certainly deliver a fast return on investment. In many Canadian facilities, the fee for emptying two 30-yard dumpsters equals the purchase price of the machine itself.
Chopped strapping compacts at a 20:1 ratio versus loose scrap - meaning you pay a fraction of the disposal cost per pickup. As environmental regulations tighten across Canada, landfill and dumping fees will continue to rise. Every dumpster pickup you pay for is a direct erosion of your facility's profits. A SWEED chopper converts that recurring cost into a one-time capital investment that pays for itself.
SWEED scrap choppers can process virtually any ferrous or non-ferrous linear scrap material. For FROMM's packaging customers, the most common materials include:
Poly strapping and banding
PET strapping and banding
Steel strapping and banding
Plastic extrusions and tubing
Steel rod, bar, and plate stock
This depends on the model, the tensile strength of the material, and whether there are knots, clips, or seals present. The Model 450 DDX, for example, can process up to 15 poly or PET straps simultaneously thanks to its dual-drive feedworks and wider infeed. For heavy steel strapping, the 510 XHD and higher models are designed for single or multiple bands depending on gauge and width. The best approach is to test with your maximum expected load - our team can help you determine the right model for your application.
Yes. Our engineers work closely with customers to meet specific safety, footprint, and production requirements. If none of the standard models fit your exact application, a custom configuration may be available.
Contact FROMM Packaging Canada to discuss your requirements and we will work with SWEED directly on your behalf.
With Sweed’s steel banding choppers, its quiet easy to handle and dispose off the unprocessed steel banding. The banding chopper processes the metal to a scrap so compact that the unprocessed contents of one 30-yard dump box can fit into two 55-gallon drums after chopping.
There are so many benefits to efficiency both on the line and off with Sweed steel banding choppers.
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