WHY CRUSHING?

Bushy, stringy metal turnings such as those shown above must be crushed or shredded into smaller chips to satisfy three needs:

1. Effective extraction and reclamation of cutting fluids from such material. The use of a chip wringer (centrifuge) requires feed particle size be no larger than about 3" (75mm)
2. Briquetting of such material requires that feed particle size be no larger than about 3" (75mm).
3. If metal turnings are being processed these should be crushed or shredded for ease of handling and bulk transport. Moreover, the price received for such scrap will be enhanced by offering a shoveling grade (sized) chip product to a scrap reclaimer.