
Development and production of baling presses and waste compactors for recycling and waste disposal
Roither Maschinenbau GmbH
Industriegebiet 11, 4863 Seewalchen am Attersee (AT)New on Amplifa
About Austropressen
Austropressen (Roither Maschinenbau GmbH) has been developing and producing solutions for recycling and waste disposal since 1953. The portfolio includes vertical balers (Plug & Bale), automatic and horizontal channel balers, multi-chamber balers, foam baling presses, waste compactors, can and barrel crushers, automatic scrap metal balers as well as reel splitting machines, complemented by consumables and customer-specific developments. The compacted materials include paper and cardboard, film, PET bottles, aluminium beverage cans, tinplate, foam and refuse-derived fuels (RDF). Customers include retail and mail-order companies, the recycling and waste disposal industry, the paper and packaging industry as well as the metal packaging industry; reference customers are REWE Group, PENNY, Veolia, Cleanaway and Hermes Fulfilment. All value creation steps from design to the finished product are carried out in the company's own manufacturing facility in Seewalchen am Attersee. The systems are delivered to around 100 countries.
- Site
- Seewalchen am Attersee
- Processes
- Manufacture of baling presses (Vertical Balers), Manufacture of automatic channel balers (Automatic Channel Balers), Manufacture of horizontal balers (Horizontal Balers), Manufacture of waste compactors (Waste Compactors), Manufacture of multi-chamber balers (Multi-Chamber Balers), Manufacture of foam baling presses (Foam Baling Presses), Manufacture of can and barrel crushers (Can & Barrel Crusher), Manufacture of automatic scrap metal balers (Automatic Scrap Metal Balers)
- Materials
- PET (bottles), Beverage cans (aluminium), Tinplate (tinplate), Paper and cardboard, Film (film), Foam (foam), Refuse-derived fuel (RDF), PET bottles
- Founded
- 1953
- Employees
- 48–55
- Industries
- Recycling & Waste Disposal, Retail & Mail Order, Metal Packaging, Paper & Packaging Industry, Hotels & Gastronomy, Automotive & Foam Processing
- 01
Consulting and requirements analysis
- 02
Design / Engineering
- 03
Manufacturing
- 04
Assembly and testing
- 05
Delivery and service
- 06
Consumables
Materials Processed
PET bottles
Compaction of PET bottles from deposit systems and production waste in baling presses.
Beverage cans (aluminium)
Compaction of beverage cans for efficient recycling logistics.
Tinplate
Compaction of tinplate packaging and metal packaging waste.
Paper and cardboard
Compaction of packaging and collected cardboard in baling presses.
Film
Compaction of plastic films from retail and production.
Foam
Compaction of foam and expanding materials with special baling presses.
Refuse-derived fuel (RDF)
Compaction of refuse-derived fuels for material recovery.
Locations

Seewalchen am Attersee
ATHeadquarters and production
- Materials
- Paper/cardboard, film, PET, aluminium, tinplate, foam, RDF
- Channel balers APK-D42 / APK-D55 / APK-E55 / APK-ES80 / APK-ES90 / APK-ES105 / APK-ES120 / APK-ES 135
- Vertical balers Plug & Bale
- Foam baling press APK-F60
- Can and barrel crushers
- Reel splitting machines
Systems and Machines

Inside the production

Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacture of baling presses (Vertical Balers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of automatic channel balers (Automatic Channel Balers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of horizontal balers (Horizontal Balers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of waste compactors (Waste Compactors)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of multi-chamber balers (Multi-Chamber Balers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of foam baling presses (Foam Baling Presses)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of can and barrel crushers (Can & Barrel Crusher)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of automatic scrap metal balers (Automatic Scrap Metal Balers)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of reel splitting machines (Reel Splitting Machines / Guillotines)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development of customised products (customised products for recycling applications)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES60 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Channel baler | Austropressen APK-E55 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Automatic channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES 135 | – | Pressing force 1,480 kN | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Channel baler | Austropressen APK-D42 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Foam baling press | Austropressen APK-F60 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Channel baler | Austropressen APK-D55 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Automatic channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES120 | – | Pressing force 1,350 kN | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Automatic channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES90 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Automatic channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES105 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Channel baler | Austropressen APK-ES80 | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
| Vertical baler (Plug & Bale) | Austropressen | – | – | – | Seewalchen am Attersee, AT |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1953
Founding; over 70 years of experience in the field of recycling & waste disposal
- 2026
Trade fair participation GAST Salzburg, stand 10-0101
- 2027
Trade fair participation LogiMAT Stuttgart and FachPack Nuremberg
- 2028
Trade fair participation IFAT Munich