Briquetters

Compliance
Compliance
PRAB Dualpak Briquetters mitigate EPA risk by providing dry metal scrap and separating fluid for recycle or reuse.
Health & Safety
Health & Safety
The Dualpak briquetter improves housekeeping. Pucks are easy to re-melt, transport and store.
Heavy-Duty
Heavy-Duty
PRAB systems have the industry’s leading reputation as being dependable low-maintenance equipment with long service lives. The Dualpak Briquetter provides easy access to dies minimizing downtime.
Value
Value
  • Higher scrap value
  • Decreased transportation costs
  • Easy to re-melt, transport, and store
  • Optimized container fill

Briquettes- or scrap pucks, are easy to re-melt, transport or store giving you more floor space, optimized container fill, cleaner shop and more value from the scrap dealer until a better price is available for scrap metal recycling. You’ll also maintain a cleaner, more environmentally friendly shop with a briquette press. Dualpak™ briquetting machines are available in nine models to handle different capacities and a variety of machining metals, including aluminum, steel, cast iron, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium and more.

Advantages of the PRAB Dualpak™ Briquetter include:

  • PRAB’s Exclusive “dual compression technology”
  • More efficient re-melt
  • Optimized container fill
  • Increased value of metal scrap
  • Maintains a cleaner, more environmentally friendly shop
  • Pucks are easy to store
  • Pucks transports easily
  • Easy to install
  • Easy access to dies minimizes downtime
  • Ability to fill multiple containers
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The Dualpak™ briquette press is available in nine models to handle different capacities and a variety of machining metals, including aluminum, steel, cast iron, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium and more.

Features of the PRAB Dualpak include:

  • Exclusive dual hydraulic ram within the compression chamber provides a stable, consistent, more compact scrap puck
  • Heavy-duty hydraulics last for hundreds of thousands of cycles
  • Fluid recovery tank captures valuable coolants and cutting oils for fluid reclamation or recycling
  • PLC controls with HMI operator panel including error reporting and diagnostics
  • Position and pressure feedback 0-10 volt DC
  • Swivel steel belt discharge conveyor rotates to fill multiple containers
  • Fan cooled heat exchanger
  • System capacity up to 14,000 lbs/hr
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Options include:

  • Live-bottom hopper available in 1, 2, 3 or 4 cubic yards for increased capacity
  • Dual feed hopper system for multiple materials
  • Water cooled heat exchanger for increase efficiency

*Note: live-bottom hopper sizes are available: 1, 2, 3 or 4 cubic yard capacities

Dualpak Briquetters Hopper | Prab.com

 

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Dualpak™ briquetter scrap removal systems are available in nine models to handle capacities up to 5,000 LBS lb/hr (2268 kg/hr) and a variety of machining metals, including aluminum, steel, cast iron, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium and more. See charts below for full specifications.

Model

MX20-15M

MX30-15M

MX30-20M

MX35-30M

MX35-40M
Estimated Output

Aluminum

125 lb/hr
(57 kg/hr)

250 lb/hr
(113 kg/hr)

400 lb/hr
(181 kg/hr)

600 lb/hr
(272 kg/hr)

750 lbs/hr
(340 kg/hr)

Steel/Cast Iron

250 lb/hr
(113 kg/hr)

400 lb/hr
(181 kg/hr)

800 lb/hr
(363 kg/hr)

1,200 lb/hr
(544 kg/hr)

1,500 lb/hr
(680 kg/hr)

Copper/Brass

300 lb/hr
(136 kg/hr)

625 lb/hr
(283 kg/hr)

1,000 lb/hr
(454 kg/hr)

1,500 lb/hr
(680 kg/hr)

2,000 lb/hr
(907 kg/hr)

Briquette
Diameter

2 in
(5 cm)

3 in
(8 cm)

3 in
(8 cm)

3.5 in
(9 cm)

3.5 in
(9 cm)
Mechanical & Electrical Specifications

Motor
Horsepower

15 hp

15 hp

20 hp

30 hp

40hp

Main Hydraulic Pump Flow

22 gpm
(83 lpm)

23 gpm
(87 lpm) 

48 gpm
(182 lpm) 

56 gpm
(212 lpm)

60 gpm
(227 lpm)

Total Available Force

42 tons
(38.102 kg)

106 tons
(96.000 kg)

106 tons
(96.000 kg)

144 tons
(96.162 kg)

144 tons
(96.162 kg)

Operating
Pressure

3,000 psi
(20.680 kPa)

4,219 psi
(20.090 kPa)

4,219 psi
(20.090 kPa)

3,675 psi
(25.340 kPa)

3,675 psi
(25.340 kPa)

Standard Face Pressure

27,000 psi
(186.200 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

Cylinder Bore
Size

2@6 in
(2@15.2 cm)

2@8 in
(2@20.3 cm)

2@8 in
(2@20.3 cm)

2@10 in
(2@25.4 cm)

2@10 in
(2@25.4 cm)

Power Requirements

460 volt – 3 phase – 60 amps

Machine Full
Load amps

22.5

22.5

34.4

46.9

59.4

Infeed Hopper

Standard one-half cubic yard capacity* (.5 yd3)

 

Model

MX35-60M

MX50-60M

MX50-100M

MX70-250M

Estimated Outputs

Aluminum

1,000 lb/hr
(454 kg/hr)

1,500 lb/hr
(680 kg/hr)

2,000 lb/hr
(907 kg/hr)

5,600 lb/hr
(2.540 kg/hr)

Steel/Cast Iron

2,000 lb/hr
(907 kg/hr)

3,000 lb/hr
(1.361 kg/hr)

4,000 lb/hr
(1.814 kg/hr)

13,200 lb/hr
(5.987 kg/hr)

Copper/Brass

2,500 lb/hr
(1.134 kg/hr)

3,750 lb/hr
(1.701 kg/hr)

5,000 lb/hr
(2.268 kg/hr)

14,000 lb/hr
(6.350 kg/hr)

Briquette
Diameter

3.5 in
(9 cm)

5 in
(13 cm)

5 in
(13 cm)

7 in
(18 cm)
Mechanical & Electrical Specifications

Motor
Horsepower (main)

60 hp

60 hp

100 hp

250 hp

Main Hydraulic
Pump Flow

98 gpm
(371 lpm)

98 gpm
(371 lpm)

141 gpm
(534 lpm)

168 gpm
(636 lpm)

Total Available Force

144 tons
(96.162 kg)

295 tons
(267.620 kg)

295 tons
(267.620 kg)

577 tons
(523.445kg)

Operating Pressure

3,675 psi
(25.340 kPa)

3,827 psi
(26.390 kPa)

3,827 psi
(26.390 kPa)

3,500 psi
(24.132 kPa)

Standard Face Pressure

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

30,000 psi
(206.800 kPa)

Cylinder Bore
Size

2@10 in
(2@25.4 cm)

2@14 in
(2@35.6 cm)

2@14 in
(2@35.6 cm)

Consult Factory

Power
Requirements

460 volt – 3 phase – 60 amp

Machine Full Load amps

84.4

84.4

134.4

345.8

Infeed Hopper

Standard
one-half
cubic yard capacity*
(.5 yd3)

Select a live-bottom
hopper: 1, 2, 3 or 4 cubic yard size

4 yard live-bottom hopper

*Compression times vary depending on the specific material being compressed.
*Higher face pressures are available.

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PRAB DualPak™ Briquetter Animation

 

Briquetters reduce machining scrap moisture content and simplify handling, allowing shops to get more money from the scrap dealer and to save on coolant. The PRAB Dualpak™ Briquetter uses superior dual-ram compression technology for producing the industry’s densest metal scrap pucks. Pucks are easy to re-melt, transport or store which frees up more floor space. They also optimize container fill and create a cleaner shop. The PRAB Dualpak Briquetter handles a variety of scrap including aluminum, steel, cast iron, copper, brass, titanium, magnesium and more.

 

How the DualPak™ Briquetter Works

 

The DualPak™ In Action

 

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In July 2014 PRAB, Inc. acquired the PuckMaster assets in order to bring together the best in briquetting technology and material handling under one brand. PRAB supports all existing PuckMaster installations worldwide. Customers with PuckMaster briquetting machines that need service should contact the PRAB customer service department.

PRAB Customer Service – Global Headquarters
Kalamazoo, MI (Eastern time zone)
(800) 968-7722 or (269) 382-8222
service@prab.com

For 24/7 emergency support for PuckMaster briquetting machines, please call the toll-free number listed above and follow the voice prompt to contact a technical service technician.

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