Chip compactor for shavings and swarf

[Mike@Lustre]

Anyone compacting they shavings or swarf from their machining procedures ??

 

Curious to the PRO's and CON's of compacting the waste to a brick/billet shape as just dumping it into a bin ands selling as shavings .

 

We produce mainly in 303/304 SS and aluminum and from time to time brass and bronze , at peak production we process around 4000lbs of bar stock a month of SS and similar with aluminum .

 

Are these machines worth the investment ??

 

What style are companies using , the chip conveyor style where each machine has a stand alone compactor , or are companies running one compactor and compacting as needed .

 

 

[FROZEN]

It sounds like a great idea, but the a good puck machine cost over $100,000. Scrapers will not give much more for brickets. You are only saving by recycling the coolant.