this article has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . june 2012 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message a mchale baler mchale is a firm manufacturing a range of farm machinery . mchale is located in the west of ireland in the town of ballinrobe which is approximately 40 km north of galway city . mchale manufacture numerous products including integrated baler wrappers balers wrappers bale handling equipment shear grabs and bale splitters . contents 1 history 2 mchale today 3 mchale products 4 references 5 external links history edit in 1970 the firm started off as mchale farm machinery a retail farm machinery dealership which is still in existence today . in the early 1980s mchale engineering was founded by brothers padraic and martin mchale . the reason for forming this firm was that the brothers saw a need for machinery to cut silage in the west of ireland . at the time machines which were being imported found it hard to deal with the grass type in the area . as a result the brothers decided to design a machine which would do a better job . the firm s range of machinery would be better equipped and sturdier for the rugged irish conditions . the first product was a silomac blockcutter . a range of slurry pumping equipment followed this . the late 1980s saw mchale manufacture its first round balewrapper and take the brave step to specialise in this area . in the early years a lot of time was spent developing this product in line with end user requirements . the company subsequently developed a range of round bale wrappers for field and static wrapping . mchale saw that the future in agriculture lay in the round and square bale markets . mchale established a dealer network in the uk and also began to export machines to europe in 1990 which was to lead to mchale s rapid future expansion . in 1994 mchale expanded beyond europe and the first machines were exported to australia . by now mchale was becoming a market leader and recognised name in the market . mchale produced their first square bale wrapper in 1995 . it was launched on the market . from here the company developed a range of square wrappers for field and static wrapping . mchale actively began to pursue the new zealand market in 1996 . however machine had been working here since the early 1990s when customers had imported them from europe proving that the machines were highly regarded throughout the world . in 1999 mchale build a purpose built production facility to cope with the increased demand for its product . mchale entered the baler market in 2000 with the introduction of a combined baler wrapper the mchale fusion . this machine consisted of a heavy duty baler with an integrated wrapping ring . the machine had a patented bale transfer which gives a positive transfer and a number of key selling points . one such key selling point was the elimination of the need for a second tractor and operator for wrapping the bales . mchale developed a fixed chamber baler the mchale f550 from the fusion design two years later in 2004 . this baler shares 85 % of the components of the fusion . mchale provide a considerable amount of employment in the west of ireland . mchale today edit play media mchale integrated wrapper mchale engineering now exports 90 % of its equipment to over 44 different countries across five continents . mchale has iso9002 accreditation and has made significant investments in the latest production technology cnc laser cutting equipment robotic welders and the latest cad cam design and manufacturing systems . mchale products edit mchale manufactures numerous products today including integrated baler wrapper fusion 3 fixed chamber balers f5400 f5500 f5600 variable chamber balers v660 round bale wrappers 991 high speed 991bjs 991be 991bc 991tber 991lber 991lb hs2000 square bale wrappers 998 995lm 995tsr bale handlers 691bh r5 601bh shear grabs 115 blockcutter bale splitters 994bs references edit wikimedia commons has media related to mchale . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mchale & oldid 741773181 categories machine manufacturerscompanies established in 1970manufacturing companies of the republic of 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