Compliance
PRAB Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System help meet Federal EPA and ISO 14001 regulations and strict environmental compliance.
Health & Safety
The Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System allows production to operate in safer work areas by reducing the volume of metal scrap which requires less storage space prior to recycling.
Low Maintenance
PRAB systems have the industry’s leading reputation as being dependable low-maintenance equipment with long service lives.
Value
  • Decreased storage and transportation costs
  • Increase value of scrap and fluids
  • Reduced labor costs

Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System | Reduce Metal Scrap Volume & Reclaim Cutting Fluids

Cut Scrap Volume. Reclaim Fluids. Increase Profit.

PRAB’s Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System is a fully integrated, automated solution for processing metal turnings. Designed for high-output manufacturing environments, it significantly reduces metal scrap volume by up to 90% while reclaiming up to 98% of valuable cutting fluids and oils.

At the core of this system is the PRAB Shredder, engineered to handle long, stringy metal turnings (including aluminum, brass, steel, titanium, and more) and break them down into smaller, flowable pieces. These reduced chips are then conveyed directly into a high-efficiency wringer, where residual fluids are extracted for reuse or safe disposal.

This two-stage system transforms hazardous, messy metalworking waste into clean, dry chips that are easier to handle, safer to store, and far more valuable as recyclable metal scrap. It also lowers the cost of fluid replacement, enhances machine tool performance, and reduces plant slip hazards and safety risks.

Integrated for Greater Efficiency

PRAB’s Shredder/Wringer System is designed to integrate seamlessly with your production line and fluid recycling infrastructure. It can be paired with PRAB’s chip conveyors, coolant filtration systems, and wastewater treatment solutions for a fully automated chip and fluid management process. This reduces labor demands, minimizes downtime, and increases the consistency and safety of your operation.


Key Shredder/Wringer System Benefits

  • 🔩 Volume Reduction: Decrease metal scrap volume by up to 90%
  • 💧 Fluid Reclamation: Recover up to 99% of cutting oils and coolants
  • ♻️ Environmental Compliance: Meet fluid disposal and recycling standards
  • 🛠 Built to Last: Heavy-duty construction for continuous-duty operation
  • ⚙️ Custom Configurations: Tailored layouts for die casting, machining, and stamping operations
  • 📈 Fast ROI: Lower disposal and fluid replacement costs, higher scrap resale value

A Typical Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System Includes:

  • Infeed hopper with Screw Conveyor accepts chips and loose turnings, and meter feeds the turnings into the shredder.
  • Turnings Shredder uses energy-saving dual shafts that operate by ripping, cutting, and tearing turnings into manageable, shovel-grade chips for further processing.
  • Tramp Metal Separator effectively removes bar ends and other tramp metals from the chips, protecting the Wringer and other downstream equipment.
  • Diagonal Shaft Wringer (available with air discharge or gravity discharge) efficiently removes moisture from chips with over 600 G’s of centrifugal force.
  • The Wringer Discharge Conveyor transfers processed chips to the customer’s container (conveyor not shown in the above photo).
  • A settling tank with a recirculating drag conveyor automatically recirculates settle fines back into the system. The package also includes an air-diaphragm pump for transferring fluid to the filtration system’s holding tank.
  • The electrical control panel with an HMI Panel controls all system functions.
  • An optional coolant recycling system can cut disposal costs by up to 90%. Learn about our Guardian Coolant Recycling System and Paper Bed Filter
  • Optional auto lube systems for automatic greasing of bearings.
Shredder/Wringer Chip Processing System Installation | Prab.com
Auto Lube Systems Close Up | Prab.com
Auto lube systems are designed to automatically supply a small quantity of clean grease or oil to bearings on a regular basis, improving bearing performance and eliminating the maintenance required for manual greasing.

PRAB High Volume Aluminum Chip Processing Systems

Aluminum turnings are one of the most difficult types of material to process, especially in large volumes. PRAB delivers the reliable, durable, and dependable aluminum processing system your operations demand. The skid steer loader feeds wet, stringy material into the hopper of the 6” pitch steel belt conveyor. The PRAB Steel Belt Conveyor carries the material up and meters it into the crusher. The crusher reduces the stringy chips into smaller, flowable chips and discharges them onto the PRAB Drag Conveyor. The PRAB Drag Conveyor transports the material up and into two diagonal shaft chip wringers. The PRAB Chip Wringers separate the coolant from the chips using nearly 700 Gs of centrifugal force. The settling tank captures the coolant for recycling. An integral PRAB Drag Conveyor discharges the settled fines back into the material flow. The PRAB Chip Wringers internally generate air pressure to pneumatically discharge dry chips. The dry chips travel through the pneumatic piping and cyclones to the PRAB Magnetic Separator. The PRAB Magnetic Separator removes ferrous particles from the stream of material and discharges them into a container, while dry aluminum chips continue onto the weight belt. The weigh belt measures throughput of dry material in process and deposits it into a blower. The blower pneumatically transports the chips across the plant to one or more cyclones, which dissipate the air and deposit the chips into storage bunkers.

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