Health & Safety
Air cooling within the PRAB Casting Cooler improves plant air quality by eliminating misting.
Low Maintenance
PRAB conveyors have the industry’s leading reputation as being dependable low-maintenance equipment with long service lives.
Heavy-Duty
PRAB conveyors are built tough to withstand the harsh conditions and materials moved in the metalworking industry.
Value
Cooling conveyors run with slow speed and a lot of volume providing fully dry parts at the production volume you need. PRAB conveyors reduce downtime by automating the scrap transfer process- maximizing machine operator production time.

Eliminate misting and plant air quality issues.

Ideal for air cooling of hot die castings. Eliminates misting and air quality issues associated with water quench conveyors. Run continuously or indexing.

The application of a casting cooler can help meet operational needs while eliminating misting and improving plant air quality. Extended lengths are available with single and/or multiple fan designs for this specific kind of scrap metal equipment. Coolers can run continuously or indexing.

Advantages of the PRAB Casting Coolers include:

  • Eliminate misting issues
  • Improve plant air quality
  • Easy interface with other system controls
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  • Easy to interface with other system controls
  • Mesh or perforated steel belt
  • Continuous run or indexing
  • Single or multiple fans

PRAB Casting Cooler Design Options

  • Flat wire mesh belt to promote extra cooling for casting applications
  • Woven wire mesh for cooling of smaller components
  • Perforated steel belt for irregular shaped part profiles
  • Single or multiple fan cooling zones
  • Extended lengths
  • Run continuously or indexing
  • Auto lube systems for automatic greasing of bearings.
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Flat wire mesh belt design
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Woven wire mesh belt design
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A metal scrap conveyor is a system used in manufacturing to transport metal chips, turnings, swarf, and other waste for recycling or disposal. Common types include steel belt, oscillating, drag chain, magnetic, pneumatic, and specialty conveyors—each chosen based on scrap size, abrasiveness, coolant content, or temperature. These systems improve efficiency, safety, and the value of metal scrap while preventing downtime.

Metal Scrap Conveyor Types and Applications:

  • Steel Belt Conveyors: Heavy-duty, designed for wet or abrasive scrap such as stamping, machining, and die-casting operations.
  • Oscillating Conveyors: Reliable for hot, wet turnings with minimal maintenance, proven to achieve over 98% uptime in stamping operations.
  • Drag Conveyors: Built for highly abrasive materials like cast iron, with enclosed designs to control dust and contaminants.
  • Magnetic Conveyors: Move ferrous chips and fines without carryover, ideal for CNC machining and grinding.
  • Pneumatic Conveyors: Flexible for plant layouts where scrap must be routed over long distances or overhead.
  • Specialty Conveyors: Includes pivot belt conveyors, quench conveyors, roller bucket conveyors, casting coolers, and load-out systems designed for specific applications such as foundry scrap, hot-material quenching, and scrap load-out.

Benefits of Metal Scrap Conveyors

  • Efficient Fetal Scrap Handling: Automates chip and scrap removal, improving plant efficiency.
  • Material Separation: Separates cutting fluids and integrates with shredders and fluid filtration systems.
  • Customization: Configurable for layout, volume, inclines, and curves.
  • Reduced Downtime: Prevents scrap buildup and production interruptions.
  • Improved Safety: Limits manual metal scrap handling and injury risk.
  • Profitability: Maximizes scrap value by improving processing and load-out efficiency.

PRAB metal scrap conveyors are engineered for 30+ years of continuous operation—with documented installations exceeding 40 years. Systems handle up to 2,000 lb/hr of scrap and integrate seamlessly with metal chip processing and coolant recycling systems. Known for their low maintenance and durability, PRAB metal handling systems are trusted by automotive, aerospace, die-casting, CNC, and heavy manufacturing plants worldwide.

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Choose a metal scrap conveyor supplier that offers documented performance guarantees, preventive maintenance programs, and long-term parts availability.

Every PRAB conveyor is backed by the Performantee® Guarantee—verifying ROI through lab testing and throughput verification before shipment. PRAB also offers a Managed Maintenance Program, which, in one machining operation, reduced unplanned downtime by 40% over 18 months through scheduled inspections, OEM parts, and 24/7 technical support.

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Choosing the right conveyor depends on five variables: scrap form, fluid content, abrasiveness, volume, and layout.

  • Use a Steel Belt Conveyor for mixed, sharp, heavy, hot, or abrasive scrap, and when you need long-term durability.
  • Use a Pivot Belt Conveyor for thin-gauge, oily, or sticky stamping scrap that tends to cling to belts.
  • Use an Oscillating Conveyor for gentle, horizontal chip or scrap movement, especially machine-side or in-pit transport.

Rule of thumb:

  • Versatile & heavy-duty: Steel Belt

  • Sticky/oily stamping scrap: Pivot Belt

  • Horizontal chip transfer: Oscillating