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Product Brochure: PRAB Metal Turnings Shredders

November 12, 2018 4:52 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Download     Up to 4x the Metal Turnings Volume ReductionReduce Metal Turnings to Flowable Chips PRAB Metal Turnings Shredders reduce volumes or metal turnings by shredding them into flowable chips for higher value when sending to the recycler. Units are a safe and cost-effective way to process all types of steel turnings and other metalworking scrap– using less space [...]


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Case Study: Aerospace Components Manufacturer Reduces its Environmental Impact and Cuts New Coolant Purchases by 75%

November 8, 2018 8:55 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Challenge: Emptying the sumps of Koss Aerospace’s 26 machining centers was labor intensive and caused a lot of downtime. Their old system’s inability to handle this level of fluid resulted in foul odor and excessive haul-away costs. Solution PRAB’s Guardian™ Coolant Recycling System with Coolant Manager, Polishing Filter System and Dirty Transfer System Results: 75% savings on new coolant purchases. [...]


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Blog: Reduce Rinse Water Use

November 1, 2018 1:57 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Most of the hazardous waste in surface finishing comes from wastewater that is generated by rinse water. Due to the substantial amount of this waste, within this $155 billion dollar industry, companies are taking quick action to mitigate the environmental risk associated with dumping, and consumption. One of the major steps is though pollution prevention planning and water conservation. [...]


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White Paper: Making Wastewater Compliance Part Of A Profit Strategy

October 22, 2018 2:49 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Understanding local regulations and distinct operating variables is key to creating effective wastewater solutions. By Tim Hanna, PRAB Vice President of Business Development     Introduction Modern manufacturing operations are constantly looking for ways to innovate and increase productivity. This means making the most efficient use of any resource essential to the process. These resources, [...]


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Blog: Eliminate Bacteria in Coolant

October 17, 2018 7:24 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Metalworking fluid is a blend of many chemicals that’s main job is to help oil emulsify into water. Many years ago, this fluid contained carcinogens, until 1970 when it was outlawed from both sale and dumping down the drain. Without the carcinogens, metalworking fluid is not resistant to bacteria growth and in the right conditions, in a short amount [...]


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Case Study: Machining Company Achieves Considerable Cost, Space and Labor Savings with a PRAB Crusher/Wringer System

October 17, 2018 5:17 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Download printable PDF   Anthony Screw Products Ltd. is a precision machining company located in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. The company uses automatic multi-spindle machines, CNC lathes and mills, and rotary transfer machines to produce a wide range of custom parts, including mining, tank, and hydraulic fittings; washers, nuts, and bolts; pulley hubs; and speaker parts. The privately owned, family-run [...]


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White Paper: Six Feasibility Studies

September 27, 2018 6:42 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Certified by third parties on the performance of EVALED® Evaporators   EVALED® A brief compendium of EVALED® laboratory analysis competences Mechanical & Surface Treatments Food & Beverage Oil & Gas Feasibility Studies Chemical Analyses     EVALED® Mechanical And Surface Processes   Automotive, Aviation, Furniture, Appliances Mechanical and surface processes that involve the automotive, [...]


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Product Brochure: PRAB Diagonal-Shaft Wringer

September 24, 2018 8:19 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Download     Proven To Increase Scrap Value Up To 25%Reclaim up to 98% of Valuable Coolant and Cutting Oils Cut your fluid costs and make your scrap worth more. PRAB’s heavy-duty wringers/centrifuges use more than 600G’s of force to reclaim up to 98% of the valuable coolant and cutting oils from aluminum, brass, cast iron, steel, stainless steel and [...]


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Product Brochure: PRAB Horizontal Axis Crusher

September 24, 2018 3:56 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Download     The PRAB Horizontal Axis Crusher is proven to Reduce Scrap Value Up to 90% and reduce scrap volume up to 12X The PRAB Horizontal Axis Crusher (HAC) processes low volumes of stringy, bulky metal turnings into flowable, shovel-grade chips at the point of generation. Engineered for on-site maintenance with all wear parts being easily replaceable, including rotating [...]


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Product Brochure: Vertical Axis Crusher

September 13, 2018 6:49 pm Published by Leave your thoughts

Download     Proven to Reduce Scrap Volume Up to 90%Maximize Storage Space and Reduce Transportation Cost of Metal Scrap The PRAB Vertical Axis Crusher (VAC II) provides continuous, positive feed operation for high volume scrap reduction on the plant floor. Nested wads of metal turnings take up valuable floor space, are a safety hazard and have reduced scrap metal [...]