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Turning Scrap Metal into Gold

How do you turn scrap metal chippings into gold? By recycling scrap metal waste into valuable secondary market products that will increase your profit margin and help you maintain a clean and hazard free work environment. To earn top dollar for your recycled products your must process the metal to accepted industry standards or lose to opportunity to profit.

Waste metals such as scrap aluminum, brass and copper need to be compacted into a briquette. The briquetting cycle compacts the metal allowing for a reduction of volume of up to 8:1 and also extracts the coolant fluids from the metal. When the briquette material is compacted and the fluid is removed, the metal is cheaper to handle because it is smaller and lighter. The briquetting process can lower the weight of scrap metals by 80%.  Low shipping costs are mandatory because many scrap processors or brokers then ship the scrap overseas for re-melting and re-processing. High density metal briquettes bring the highest possible price for your scrap.

There are many different types of briquetting equipment and the best one for your company depends on how it will be used. How much scrap metal your company will need to recycle and the types of coolant being extracted will determine the type of briquetting equipment you will need. There are briquetting machines available for low as well as high volume recycling projects with a variety of coolant recovery systems.

The most efficient way to set up or upgrade your scrap metal processing operation is to evaluate the type of metal scrap you will be recycling, estimate the volume of your scrap metal processing and set a budget for your new equipment.  Once you have answers to the important questions, you can look for specialty companies that manufacture high quality metal processing equipment. To get the most for your money, let professional sales consultants evaluate your company and make recommendations on which equipment will be most beneficial to your operation

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