Effective metal chip (or metal swarf) processing isn’t just about reducing scrap volume.
Okay, it’s obviously about that, too, but only for starters. Depending on your required volumes and reduction needs, the right chip processing systems can deliver several critical benefits:
These are paramount considerations for any operation at any time, especially with current economic hurdles, which include rising material costs, labor shortages, and supply chain disruptions. This emphasizes the importance of maximizing the value of every chip and drop of spent fluid in your process.
Save Today, Earn Tomorrow
An optimal metal chip processing system typically includes shredding or crushing, wringing, and/or briquetting, resulting in significant annual cost savings. And in a downturn, saving is every bit as important as earning.
This is a particular concern for small- to mid-sized operations that need to monitor spending and improve their margins with each production run.
Making the right investments in capital equipment designed to conserve valuable resources and maximize their value can help your operation achieve a faster return, improve manufacturing flow, and increase revenue.
However, knowing the type of processing equipment you need is the first step in finding that game-changer to boost your operation’s profits. So, after the conveyors transfer the scrap away from the machine tools at your shop, what then?
Larger-scale manufacturers can employ a combination of custom equipment, including crushers, shredders, wringers, and briquetters, to reduce their metal scrap volume and recover spent fluids for reuse.
Smaller manufacturers have an ace-in-the-hole with PRAB’s E-Series Chip Processing System.
This compact, self-contained unit features an infeed hopper with a high-efficiency wringer, designed to remove moisture from chips for efficient recovery. The spent fluid is then reclaimed in the integrated 50-gallon recovery tank. This allows operations to reduce metal scrap volume by up to 90%, resulting in significant cost savings, increasing the value of metal scrap, and reducing haul-away expenses.
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PRAB E-Series Chip Processing System:
Valuable metalworking fluids can then be pumped directly to fluid filtration and recycling equipment – such as the Guardian Coolant Recycling System – for reuse, thus significantly reducing the need for new coolant purchases.
The Next Step with Scrap
Do you need to take your metal scrap even further and maximize its resale value?
Then a briquetter is the hot ticket.
This system compresses metal scrap into dry, dense pucks, which offer the highest resale value when recycled. However, if you’re unsure whether briquetting is the right plan for your operation, don’t worry. PRAB is here to help you determine that.
Our exclusive testing lab can address two key issues related to enhancing a chip processing system:
These tests help ascertain an operation’s unique needs to ensure maximum scrap value, resource savings, and equipment ROI.
Contact a PRAB expert today to find the ideal metal chip processing equipment that reduces costs and meets your production needs.
