How metal container shear Works (Operating Cycle): >Loading: An excavator with a grapple or a crane loads loose scrap metal (like car bodies, demolition steel, appliances, industrial waste) into the large feed opening of the shear. >Compaction/Holding: The holding cylinders activate, compressing the chaotic pile of scrap into a more compact "log" and securing it. >Shearing: The main hydraulic cylinders drive the massive upper blade down through the compressed metal bundle. It cuts it into smaller, more manageable pieces. >Ejection/Unloading: The sheared pieces (now a dense "biscuit" or fragmented chunks) fall out through the bottom or are pushed out, ready to be loaded into a furnace (for steel mills) or onto a truck for transport.