Metal Scrap Processing Equipment

PRAB designs and builds comprehensive metal scrap processing solutions that increase the value of your waste metal. Our metal chip processing systems reduce metal scrap volume by recovering valuable coolant fluids, streamlining recycling processes, saving haul-away costs, increasing metal scrap value, and promoting sustainable production.

Our systems separate the metal chips from coolant fluids to produce dry, reduced-volume scrap.

Spent fluids are captured for disposal or recycled for reuse using PRAB’s industry-leading fluid recycling systems.

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90%

Reduction in Metal Scrap Volume

Using a chip processing system

$212,000

Annual Oil Savings

Using a crusher/wring system

25%

Increase in Scrap Value

Using a Dualpak™ Briquetter

18 Months

Payback

Using a Dualpak™ Briquetter

Each solution is custom-built to your process and requirements.

Because of our experience and extensive testing capabilities, we can guarantee results like this. Our lab is equipped with the equipment we recommend. You can watch your material run in person or remotely. When you’re ready to start, contact us or request a material test.

Metal Chip Processing Systems

PRAB’s Dualpak™ Briquetters are designed specifically for metal chip briquetting, utilizing dual-compression technology to produce high-density metal pucks. This innovative approach can help you:

  • Reduce storage space by up to 90%
  • Increase your metal scrap value by approximately 25%
  • Lower haul-away costs
  • Improve overall efficiency

The briquetter uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to compress metal chips, loose turnings, and swarf into near-solid, dry metal briquettes. The metal briquettes are high-density and easy to re-melt, transport, and store.

Key benefits include:

– Increased scrap value by up to 25%

– The ability to reclaim up to 99% of fluids

– Compatibility with various materials, including Aluminum, Brass, Copper, Magnesium, Steel, Stainless Steel, and Titanium.

With PRAB’s Dualpak™ Briquetters, you can efficiently manage your metal waste while enhancing your operational effectiveness.

Chip System Components

PRAB's Vertical Axis Crushers efficiently reduce metal turnings and bulky wads into shovel-grade chips, optimizing storage and transportation. Designed for high-volume scrap reduction, these crushers enhance safety and reclaim cutting fluids, boosting operational efficiency. Metal scrap volume is reduced by up to 90%.

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PRAB's Wringers/Centrifuges efficiently remove up to 98% of fluids from metal scrap, boosting scrap value and reclaiming cutting oils for reuse. Engineered for durability, these systems reduce haul-away costs, improve recycling processes, and maximize ROI. Ideal for wet machining operations, PRAB’s centrifuges offer precision fluid recovery and enhanced sustainability.

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Shred bulky turnings into manageable pieces with our metal turnings shredders, which improve material handling, reduce space requirements, and enhance the effectiveness of subsequent processes like briquetting.

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Protect your equipment with PRAB’s tramp metal separators, designed to remove unwanted metal contaminants from your chip processing systems, extending the life of your machinery. Remove bar-ends, broken tooling and other solids from chip flow to protect other metal scrap equipment. Available in 6 unique models.

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Our industrial carts and dumpers streamline material handling, providing efficient transportation of scrap to central collection points for processing. Can be 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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PRAB’s Dualpak™ Briquetters compact loose metal chips into high-density pucks, reducing volume by up to 90%. These briquettes recover valuable cutting fluids while optimizing space and transportation costs. Uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to press chips, loose turnings and swarf into near solid, dry briquettes.

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Break down large bundles of scrap with PRAB’s bundle breaker, improving material flow and preventing costly downtime during processing operations. 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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Stand-alone Chip Processing

Horizontal axis crushers efficiently process tough metal scraps into smaller, more manageable pieces, reducing storage space and transportation costs while improving recycling efficiency. These crushers are typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.

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The horizontal screw press is ideal for dewatering metal chips and filter cakes, then compressing the loose material into briquettes, helping recover cutting fluids and minimize waste. Can be used as a stand-alone unit or in combination with the Dualpak™ Briquetter

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Break down large bundles of scrap with PRAB’s bundle breaker, improving material flow and preventing costly downtime during processing operations. Typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.

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What do you do with all that recovered fluid?