Across documented PRAB customer installations, these systems recover up to 98% of embedded cutting fluids, reduce scrap volume by up to 91%, and increase metal scrap resale value by up to 24%, with return on investment typically achieved within one year for high-volume operations.
Through our Demo Before You Buy™ and Materials Testing and Fluid Testing programs, we validate your application and define measurable performance specifications before you purchase.
| FREE Materials Testing | FREE Fluid Testing | On-site Demo Equipment | Performantee™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ■ Eliminate uncertainty by providing real, tested performance data.
■ Select correctly sized components and configurations ■ Quantify expected ROI and payback timelines ■ Support accurate conveyor, hopper, and system design |
■ Prove that your fluids can be recycled, reused, or treated to meet environmental compliance
■ Solids removal performance ■ Filtration clarity and turbidity reduction ■ Expected throughput and operating parameters – and more |
■ Engineered Confidence, Documented Results.
■ Your materials ■ Your infrastructure ■ Your team ■ De-Risking with on-site and our Kalamazoo, MI Facility |
PRAB’s Performantee is a true performance guarantee. We ensure that our equipment will achieve the specific results for which it was designed and manufactured. If it does not, we will revise, repair, or make any necessary changes to deliver the results you specified. So when you have questions or concerns about the performance of your PRAB equipment. 24/7 Live support. |
Check out our solutions for advanced Fluid Filtration systems, or connect with PRAB to discuss your metal chip processing and coolant recycling needs.
We can only guarantee results like this because of our experience and extensive testing capabilities. Our lab is equipped with the actual equipment we recommend. Watch your material run in person or remotely. When you’re ready to get started, contact us or request a material test.
Complete metal scrap size-reduction and fluid-separation systems for any volume of turnings and flowable chips. Components and layout are engineered for the application and requirements.
Crushes bulky wads into uniform, shovel-grade chips and separates fluid in a single pass. Delivers dry chips and up to 99% coolant recovery — with a small footprint that installs machine-side.
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The workhorse for high-volume shops with stringy, tangled swarf. Shreds turnings into flowable chips, then wrings them dry — recovering up to 98% of coolant. Designed for continuous duty; no jams, no babysitting.
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Factory-assembled and shipped ready to run. Handles small-to-medium chip volumes with the same fluid separation and volume reduction as full-scale systems — priced for smaller operations.
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Complete engineering and fabrication to your spec. Meeting some of the toughest industry requirements including large, high-volume, modular turn-key systems.
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Uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to press chips, loose turnings and swarf into near solid, dry briquettes. Components and layout are engineered to application and requirements.
Heavy-duty scrap volume reduction. Crushes metal turnings and bulky wads into chips. Reduces scrap volume up to 90%.
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Spins metal chips with over 600G's of centrifugal force, separating out fluid for recovery. Dry chips can be discharged pneumatically or mechanically conveyed.
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Shreds metal turning into flowable chips. Uses stainless steel cutter discs that shear, rip and tear to reduce scrap volume.
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Removes broken tooling, bar-ends, and other hard debris before it damages downstream equipment. Protects your chip processing investment and reduces unplanned maintenance Available in 6 unique models.
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Move wet or dry metal chips and turnings safely and easily with heavy-duty industrial carts and automatic dumpers. Integrated before or after chip processing.
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Heavy-duty conveyors move metal scrap and spent fluids quickly and automatically from point of production and through the entire scrap separation process.
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Uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to press chips, loose turnings and swarf into near solid, dry briquettes. Briquetters can act as a stand alone unit when no long turnings are involved.
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Installs in a conveyor’s in-feed hopper, where dual rotating cylinders agitate the material, tearing stringy wads of chips, turnings, and bundles apart.
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Processes low volumes of stringy and bulky metal turnings. Typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.
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Separate liquid from filter cake and swarf for optimal coolant recovery and savings on material disposal costs. Can be used as a stand-alone unit or in combination with the Dualpak™ Briquetter
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Processes low volumes of stringy and bulky metal turnings. Typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.
Learn More >PRAB’s metal scrap processing equipment is designed to handle metal chips, turnings, and swarf from machining operations. These systems reduce scrap volume, recover valuable fluids, improve workplace safety, and lower disposal costs—all while supporting environmental compliance.
Information: How to Select the Right Metal Chip Processor
A: Yes. PRAB’s centrifuges and wringers effectively separate coolant and fluids from fine particles and coolant-soaked swarf and metal scrap.
PRAB’s chip processing equipment is designed for flexibility and durability in high-volume metalworking and manufacturing environments. Whether you’re machining aerospace alloys or recycling mixed metal turnings, PRAB systems can efficiently shred, wring, briquette, or convey a wide range of materials for metal chip processing, and improve handling, reduce waste volume, and boost scrap value.
Wringers and briquetters typically deliver the fastest ROI by recovering fluids and improving metal scrap value.
PRAB Briquetters and wringers are ideal for high-volume metalworking operations. By reclaiming coolant and increasing scrap resale value, facilities can often recover their investment within one year.
PRAB also offers chip testing and ROI analysis to help manufacturers select the most suitable solution.
White Paper: Maximizing ROI with Metal Chip Processing
ROI Case Study: Martin-Baker turns scrap into revenue
Q. How much can I save with chip processing?
A. Facilities often reduce coolant purchases by 50–75% and hauling fees by thousands of dollars annually.
Q. Which type of equipment has the fastest payback?
A. PRAB DualPak™ Briquetters and wringers typically offer the fastest ROI.
Yes, metal chip processing systems are engineered to separate, shred, and/or compress a variety of ferrous and non-ferrous mixed metals.
Many machine shops generate mixed-metal chips that require versatile processing. PRAB systems are designed to process a wide range of handling ferrous, non-ferrous, and alloyed materials. Examples include: steel, iron, cast iron, copper, brass, titanium, zirconium, magnesium, and a variety of mixed metals.
Compact System for Mixed Metals Chip Testing Program
Whitepaper: Getting the Most Value from Metal Scrap and Fluids
Key Benefits:
A: Pre-sorting is optional. Some systems can handle unsorted scrap depending on output needs.
A: Yes. PRAB offers lab testing to determine optimal handling methods for mixed-metal chips.
Turnings shredders improve operational safety and scrap quality by transforming large, knotted bundles into consistent, free-flowing chips. This simplifies loading, reduces equipment jams, and supports fluid recovery in wringers and briquetters. PRAB Metal Turnings Shredders are engineered with abrasion-resistant components, automatic jam sensing, and heavy-duty drives to withstand harsh production environments while maintaining uptime.
Case Study: Ingersoll Tillage Enhances Safety and Scrap Value
A: PRAB shredders handle aluminum, steel, cast iron, titanium, and other tough metals.
A: Yes. PRAB shredders are commonly paired with wringers or briquetters for automated processing and the reclamation of coolant.
PRAB’s bundle breakers are used upstream of metal chip processing systems to improve throughput and prevent clogging. Especially useful for operations producing long, stringy turnings, these devices de-cluster bundles and create more uniform flow into shredders or wringers.
Guidebook: How to Select the Right System
A: Use bundle breakers when handling long, stringy turnings or tightly packed chip nests to prevent damage.
A: Yes. It conditions material for consistent feed into downstream equipment, such as shredders or crushers.
Wringers and centrifuges use high-speed mechanical force to extract fluid from chips and turnings. This significantly reduces coolant waste, lowers haul-away costs, and allows recovered fluid to be reused in production. PRAB’s centrifuge and wringer solutions are ideal for heavy-duty operations and integrate easily into chip handling workflows.
Case Study: C&A Tool Increases Profitability
White Paper: Wringing Value from Hazardous Metalworking Waste
White Paper: Reducing Haul Away Costs
Q: What fluid types can be recovered?
A: Coolants, straight oils, and emulsified cutting fluids can all be recovered effectively.
Q: How is the recovered fluid reused?
A: After basic filtration, recovered fluids are returned to the machining or grinding systems.
Combining shredding and fluid recovery using a shredder/wringer system reduces chip volume and boosts coolant reuse in a single step.
Wringers and centrifuges use high-speed mechanical force to extract fluid from chips and turnings. This significantly reduces coolant waste, lowers haul-away costs, and allows recovered fluid to be reused in production. PRAB’s centrifuge and wringer solutions are ideal for heavy-duty operations and integrate easily into chip handling workflows.
Case Study: C&A Tool Increases Profitability
White Paper: Wringing Value from Hazardous Metalworking Waste
White Paper: Reducing Haul Away Costs
Q: Can this system handle mixed metal chips?
A: Yes. It is designed to process ferrous and non-ferrous chips with variable moisture content.
Q: What size operations benefit most?
A: Medium to high-volume CNC and metalworking shops that generate turnings or long chips benefit greatly.
Not always. It depends on your buyer and melt practice. PRAB engineers will evaluate mixed-metal streams during the lab test and advise on the best approach for managing your metal alloys.
9 models for any size shop or alloy| Model # | MX20-15M | MX30-15M | MX30-20M | MX35-30M | MX35-40M | MX35-60M | MX50-60M | MX50-100M | MX70-250M |
| Briquette Diameter | 2″ | 3″ | 3″ | 3.5″ | 3.5″ | 3.5″ | 5″ | 5″ | 7″ |
The PRAB DualPak Briquetters are ideal for steel, cast iron, stainless, aluminum, copper, brass, titanium, and other dense alloys. To learn more about our Metal Chip Processing and the best solutions to your requirements, please see our system ecosystem: Metal Chip Processing.
We also recommend testing your materials so that the PRAB team can provide you with additional information.
Next Step: Request a Materials test
It’s best to select a Briquetter model based on the profile of your metal alloys and your manufacturing process.
PRAB engineers will size the system using your mass flow, chip geometry, metal alloy, inlet moisture, and target puck size—then confirm with lab data.
Metal scrap processing systems can compact metal scrap by up to 91% and recover up to 98% of cutting fluid, thereby reducing the number of haul-away trips required. Fewer trucks, fewer miles, and less fuel consumption lower Scope 1 and 3 emissions while reducing disposal costs.
PRAB offers a wide range of metal chip processing systems and options to integrate into your plant. For example, the compact E-series system is designed to reduce the volume of metal scrap turnings while providing superior solid-liquid separation for small to medium volumes of flowable chips.
Our Crushers, Shredders, and Wringers can be integrated with your equipment, and our Dualpak Metal Scrap Briquetter produces the highest-density pucks in the industry.
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