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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.

Complete Guide to CNC Coolant Filtration for Metalworking

Introduction In modern metalworking facilities, productivity depends on far more than advanced machinery and skilled operators. Every component of the manufacturing process must work efficiently to achieve consistent quality, maximize throughput, and control operating costs. Among these components, coolant plays a critical yet often underappreciated role. Machine coolant filtration systems maintain stable machining conditions. It helps dissipate heat, reduce friction, […]

A Complete Guide to Efficient Material Handling in Modern Industrial Operations

  Industrial facilities generate large volumes of waste during manufacturing, processing, machining, stamping, cutting, and fabrication. Managing these materials efficiently is essential for maintaining productivity, workplace safety, operational efficiency, and environmental responsibility. This is where a scrap conveyor becomes a critical component of modern material handling systems. A scrap conveyor is specifically designed to transport waste materials, metal offcuts, chips, […]

Your Metalworking Coolant Is Costing You More Than You Think – Here’s How to Stop the Bleeding

In a volatile 2026 market — shaped by geopolitical shocks, tariff uncertainty, and rising energy costs – metalworking coolant management is no longer a maintenance task. It’s a strategic financial decision.   Walk through most machine shops today, and you’ll hear the same refrain: budgets are tighter, lead times are longer, and every line item is under scrutiny. Coolant, however, […]

Why Metal Scrap Conveyor Design Still Determines Manufacturing Throughput

In many manufacturing environments, metal scrap conveyors are treated as simple transport equipment. In reality, the in conveyor often determines production uptime, labor efficiency, maintenance requirements, scrap flow consistency, coolant containment, and even worker safety. As metalworking operations become more automated and production schedules become more demanding, manufacturers are reevaluating conveyor systems based on long-term reliability, integration capabilities, and total […]

Zero Liquid Discharge in Metalworking – What It Is and How PRAB Systems Get You There

Zero liquid discharge (ZLD) is a wastewater treatment strategy in which a metalworking facility recovers and recycles all process water — coolant, washwater, and industrial wastewater — so that no liquid effluent leaves the facility through sewer discharge or haul-away. In metalworking operations, ZLD is achieved through a staged combination of ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and vacuum evaporation — all […]

Titanium Dioxide Is in Your Wastewater. Here’s How to Get It Out.

Most manufacturers using TiO₂-based coatings, paints, or pigments are generating titanium dioxide wastewater. Most don’t realize it until there’s a compliance problem. Titanium dioxide is the most widely used pigment in industrial manufacturing — present in automotive primers, aerospace coatings, industrial finishes, and plastics. When those processes generate wash water, rinse water, or process effluent, TiO₂ is present. The challenge: […]

How to Choose the Right Industrial Scrap Conveyor System for Your Machining or Fabrication Operation

Walk through any production machining facility, stamping plant, or die-casting shop, and you will find one constant: metal scrap. The chips, turnings, stampings, and flash that accumulate on and around machine tools represent both a housekeeping challenge and a real cost center. Scrap conveyors are the circulatory system of efficient chip management — they move material away from the point […]

How Brownfield Manufacturing Plants Can Modernize Scrap Handling Without Major Disruption

Brownfield manufacturing plants can modernize scrap handling without major disruption by upgrading existing systems in phases rather than replacing everything at once. For many facilities, aging conveyors, manual chip handling, forklift traffic, coolant loss, and inefficient scrap load-out processes create hidden costs every day. The most effective modernization strategy is one that improves productivity, safety, and recovery value while integrating […]

What Is the Best System for Aluminum Chip Recycling?

Aluminum chip recycling is one of the most effective ways manufacturers can recover value from machining operations. For companies machining aluminum, chips and turnings are not just waste—they are a reusable asset. Yet many facilities still lose profit by hauling wet chips, storing bulky swarf, paying excessive freight, or allowing reusable coolant to leave with the scrap. The best aluminum […]

How to Maximize Aluminum Scrap Value

Stop Leaving Money on the Table – How to Maximize Aluminum Scrap Value with PRAB’s Briquetting and Conveyor Systems Most metalworking operations think about aluminum scrap the same way they’ve always thought about it — as a byproduct to manage, not an asset to optimize. In previous years, that mindset was understandable. Today, with aluminum prices up more than 46% […]