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Valuable Insight for Making Your Operation Safer, More Productive and More Efficient

From blogs, and technical briefs to case studies and application reviews – read and download some of our valuable examples of metalworking waste stream solutions, new technology and the challenges facing others in your industry with today’s material handling applications. To see how you can join our other customers who are profiting more from properly managing their scrap and fluid handling processes, contact us.

How Automatic Centrifuges Simplify Phosphate Baths

This white paper will address how: How PRAB’s Automatic Solid Bowl Centrifuge can benefit a phosphate bath operation How the correct centrifuge configuration can reduce downtime and lower expenses     Reduce Costs, Resource Consumption, and Downtime Spent Cleaning   By Tom Tripepi, Fluid Filtration Technical Director, PRAB     Introduction For operations dealing with phosphate baths, […]

6 Ways to improve profits – Aerospace Manufacturing and Design

When production is constrained due to circumstances beyond the control of manufacturers, decision-makers look for ways to cut costs to shore up the bottom line. Reviewing the company’s metal scrap processing is a good place to start. Here are six ways automated metal scrap processing solutions create a pathway for sustainable savings and higher prices from metal scrap recyclers. 1. […]

What to Consider When Selecting Forging or Die Casting Conveyors

Characterized by extreme temperatures and large payloads, material transfer in die casting and forging is among the most heavy-duty in metalworking. Therefore, equipment used to move parts or metal scrap must be constructed and configured to be safe, efficient, durable, and reliable. With that in mind, here are things to consider when selecting conveyors for foundry and forging operations. Safety […]

Lithium-Ion Recycling Equipment

KMC Global (dba Hapman, PRAB, Triple/S Dynamics, CDM Systems, and OVibra) is using decades of expertise to provide solutions for battery recycling operations. The battery recycling process requires a variety of equipment to properly separate, capture, and refine metal ions. Experience in conveyors, process equipment, and process water solutions makes KMC Global the smart choice for these operations. […]

Five Ways Metalworking Fluid Recycling Equipment Delivers ROI – Fabricating and Metalworking

Finding new ways to reduce costs in metalworking is something every fabricator aspires to. Cutting fluid recycling equipment is proven to generate meaningful savings over time. With that in mind, let’s walk through five ways fluid recycling systems deliver ROI. Note: Many variables play a role in cutting fluid management. To create a baseline for the following ROI examples, the […]

Optimizing Foundry and Die Casting Production

This white paper will address how: The most common metal scrap handling challenges facing metal casting operations How the correct conveyor will reduce downtime, lower expenses, improve safety, and provide a long service life     Assess Conveyor Design, Construction, and Capabilities to Improve Efficiency, Decrease Maintenance, and Lower Labor Costs   By Bob Anspaugh, Conveyor Sales […]

Emphasize Conveyor Performance to Improve Productivity – Foundry Management & Technology

Improving conveyor operations is one way foundry managers have reduced cycle times, raised productivity, decreased downtime, and improved workplace safety. Notwithstanding, not all conveyors are engineered to deliver equal performance. Following are three aspects of conveyor design, construction, and capabilities that metalcasting operations should consider when pursuing conveyance enhancements. 1. Impact on productivity, efficiency. Without question, automated material handling equipment […]