Jorgensen Chip Processing for Reducing Chip Volumes
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The chip processing system is designed to easily and efficiently move chips from the manufacturing process to shredding, wringing and briquetting.
Edited by Angela Osborne
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Jorgensen/SFH chip processing systems, manufacturers can reduce chip volumes to significantly increase their chip recycling value. Photo Credit: Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions
As a result of its recent partnership with chip processing equipment supplier SFH (based in St.-Etienne, France), Jorgensen Conveyor and Filtration Solutions now offers total metalworking chip and coolant processing systems. With standalone or fully integrated systems that transport, shred, wring and briquette chips and sludge, manufacturers can reduce chip volumes by as much as 90% and significantly increase their chip recycling value, the company says.
The volume reduction of aluminum, magnesium, copper, brass, steel and other types of metal chips is said to represent a significant cost savings in labor, disposal, transport and storage. Jorgensen/SFH’s single- and double-shaft shredders are said to efficiently reduce chip size in preparation for centrifuging or briquetting. The volume reduction resulting from implementing a shredder is also said to lessen the frequency of bin removal from a machine. The company offers a variety of shredder size options constructed according to each customer’s material and desired chip output needs.
For maximum extraction of coolants and/or cutting oil, its chip wringers are said to provide continuous, automatic operation at low costs. Once collected, used coolant or oil can be processed through one of Jorgensen’s filtration units and is put back into the coolant system for reuse. In terms of chips, a lower moisture content also further increases their recycling value.
The chip compactors collect chips directly under conveyors or in centralized treatment areas. Chips and fines enter the press, then are compacted under hydraulic pressure to form solid briquettes and separates out residual coolant fluids for reuse. The company says the compactors are a space-saving solution for briquetting a variety of ferrous or nonferrous metals in the form of chips, sludges or dust.
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