Quick answer: PRAB metal scrap processing equipment reduces metal chip and turning volume by up to 91% and recovers up to 98% of embedded cutting fluid, converting a scrap disposal cost into a documented revenue stream. Systems range from standalone shredders and wringers to full crusher/wringer and shredder/wringer lines, with DualPak™ briquetters increasing scrap value by up to 25%. Most high-volume installations pay back within 12 months.
Every ton of metal chips leaving your facility, still saturated with cutting fluid, is money you machined, paid for, and are now paying again to haul away. PRAB metal chip processing systems recover up to 98% of embedded cutting fluids and reduce scrap volume by up to 91%, converting a disposal liability into a documented revenue stream. For high-volume operations, the return typically closes within 12 months, with one documented installation recovering $212,000 annually in oil savings alone.
The operational lift is just as significant. Manual chip handling is slow and unsafe, and it ties up floor labor that belongs on the production floor. PRAB systems automate the entire scrap recovery workflow, from volume reduction and fluid separation through conveyance and collection, without adding headcount. Whether your operation processes aluminum, steel, titanium, or mixed alloys, the right configuration is engineered to your throughput, footprint, and metal. Free materials testing and PRAB’s Performantee guarantee confirm performance specifications before you commit to the purchase.
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Most capital equipment decisions carry real risk: wrong sizing, uncertain payback, performance that looks good on a spec sheet and disappoints on the floor. PRAB eliminates that risk before the purchase order is signed. Through free materials testing, free fluid analysis, and on-site demo capability, we document your expected output, confirm your configuration, and put measurable performance targets in writing, backed by our Performantee guarantee.
| FREE Materials Testing | FREE Fluid Testing | On-site Demo Equipment | Performantee™ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ■ Eliminate uncertainty by providing real, tested performance data.
■ Select correctly sized components and configurations ■ Quantify expected ROI and payback timelines ■ Support accurate conveyor, hopper, and system design |
■ Prove that your fluids can be recycled, reused, or treated to meet environmental compliance
■ Solids removal performance ■ Filtration clarity and turbidity reduction ■ Expected throughput and operating parameters – and more |
■ Engineered Confidence, Documented Results.
■ Your materials ■ Your infrastructure ■ Your team ■ De-Risking with on-site and our Kalamazoo, MI Facility |
PRAB’s Performantee is a true performance guarantee. We ensure that our equipment will achieve the specific results for which it was designed and manufactured. If it does not, we will revise, repair, or make any necessary changes to deliver the results you specified. So when you have questions or concerns about the performance of your PRAB equipment. 24/7 Live support. |
Check out our solutions for advanced Fluid Filtration systems, or connect with PRAB to discuss your metal chip processing and coolant recycling needs.
We can only guarantee results like this because of our experience and extensive testing capabilities. Our lab is equipped with the actual equipment we recommend. Watch your material run in person or remotely. When you’re ready to get started, contact us or request a material test.
Complete metal scrap size-reduction and fluid-separation systems for any volume of turnings and flowable chips. Components and layout are engineered for the application and requirements.
Crushes bulky wads into uniform, shovel-grade chips and separates fluid in a single pass. Delivers dry chips and up to 99% coolant recovery — with a small footprint that installs machine-side.
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The workhorse for high-volume shops with stringy, tangled swarf. Shreds turnings into flowable chips, then wrings them dry — recovering up to 98% of coolant. Designed for continuous duty; no jams, no babysitting.
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Factory-assembled and shipped ready to run. Handles small-to-medium chip volumes with the same fluid separation and volume reduction as full-scale systems — priced for smaller operations.
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Complete engineering and fabrication to your spec. Meeting some of the toughest industry requirements including large, high-volume, modular turn-key systems.
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Uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to press chips, loose turnings and swarf into near solid, dry briquettes. Components and layout are engineered to application and requirements.
Heavy-duty scrap volume reduction. Crushes metal turnings and bulky wads into chips. Reduces scrap volume up to 90%.
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Spins metal chips with over 600G's of centrifugal force, separating out fluid for recovery. Dry chips can be discharged pneumatically or mechanically conveyed.
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Shreds metal turning into flowable chips. Uses stainless steel cutter discs that shear, rip and tear to reduce scrap volume.
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Removes broken tooling, bar-ends, and other hard debris before it damages downstream equipment. Protects your chip processing investment and reduces unplanned maintenance Available in 6 unique models.
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Move wet or dry metal chips and turnings safely and easily with heavy-duty industrial carts and automatic dumpers. Integrated before or after chip processing.
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Heavy-duty conveyors move metal scrap and spent fluids quickly and automatically from point of production and through the entire scrap separation process.
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Uses two opposing hydraulic cylinders to press chips, loose turnings and swarf into near solid, dry briquettes. Briquetters can act as a stand alone unit when no long turnings are involved.
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Installs in a conveyor’s in-feed hopper, where dual rotating cylinders agitate the material, tearing stringy wads of chips, turnings, and bundles apart.
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Processes low volumes of stringy and bulky metal turnings. Typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.
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Separate liquid from filter cake and swarf for optimal coolant recovery and savings on material disposal costs. Can be used as a stand-alone unit or in combination with the Dualpak™ Briquetter
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Processes low volumes of stringy and bulky metal turnings. Typically mounted on a stand or heavy-duty cart which fits on the discharge conveyor of a machining center.
Learn More >Not always. It depends on your buyer and melt practice. PRAB engineers will evaluate mixed-metal streams during the lab test and advise on the best approach for managing your metal alloys.
9 models for any size shop or alloy| Model # | MX20-15M | MX30-15M | MX30-20M | MX35-30M | MX35-40M | MX35-60M | MX50-60M | MX50-100M | MX70-250M |
| Briquette Diameter | 2″ | 3″ | 3″ | 3.5″ | 3.5″ | 3.5″ | 5″ | 5″ | 7″ |
The PRAB DualPak Briquetters are ideal for steel, cast iron, stainless, aluminum, copper, brass, titanium, and other dense alloys. To learn more about our Metal Chip Processing and the best solutions to your requirements, please see our system ecosystem: Metal Chip Processing.
We also recommend testing your materials so that the PRAB team can provide you with additional information.
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