Manufacturing waste, also known as chips, turnings, filings, shavings, or swarf, is produced from many processes, which can result in many challenges for your shop if you don’t have a chip processing system.
In traditional chip management, manual sorting, processing, or disposal can be inefficient, as well as cause potential safety hazards if there are loose chips on your shop’s floor, causing slippery floors or unsafe working conditions for employees. In addition, there may be environmental concerns if chips are not processed in a way that materials can be reused or recycled, resulting in more metal waste in landfills.
A chip processing system can save time and money for shops of all sizes, as well as improve your shop’s safety. There are also many benefits to investing in used industrial equipment, including a chip processing system, which can save your shop money both now and for years to come.
If your current process does not include turning metal scraps into valuable reusable chips, a used chip processing system can reduce overall scrap, increase scrap value, and ultimately improve your shop’s safety.
A chip processing system that fits your shop’s needs will offer several benefits, including saving you time previously spent on manual chip removal and sorting, increasing your scrap value, reducing overall scrap waste, improving federal compliance, improving space utilization, offering environmentally safe disposal, and protecting the health and safety of your employees.
By reclaiming nearly 99% of valuable coolants and cutting oils, you can save your company thousands of dollars every year, while earning more for scraps, resulting in a chip processing system that will pay for itself over time.
The chip processing system works by reducing chip size, putting them through a chip wringer, and finally, condensing chips to increase their value.
Without a chip processing system, chips and coolant may often be processed into the same recycling bin. With the use of a chip processing system, including a chip wringer, materials like coolant and oils can be reclaimed, resulting in chips that have a greater value due to their higher quality. In addition to being able to sell scraps at a higher cost, your shop will save on reduced disposal costs, as you’ll have smaller chips to manage and transport.
A chip processing system will also lower labor costs by saving employees time that would normally be spent on manual chip handling and sorting, which allows for a more productive process in your shop. A chip processing system also reduces the risk of potential injuries from manual handling.
As mentioned above, a chip processing system ultimately helps your shop to increase scrap value. By reducing chips to a manageable size, removing excess fluids such as coolant and oils, and condensing chip size, your shop can sell chips at a higher value while also reclaiming fluids in the process. Rather than transporting or selling unprocessed scraps, which can require a greater volume of storage and reduce their value, a chip processing system will solve multiple problems for your shop at once.
At this point, you may be thinking that a chip processing system is exactly the solution for your shop, but you might also be wondering, what is the cost?
Fortunately, there are many options for investing in used industrial equipment, including a chip processing system, that will offer value to your shop for years to come.
Benefits of a used chip processing system:
It’s also important that you select a chip processing system that’s right for your shop, which can be determined by the type of material, amount of material, type of coolant, and method of transport. A reputable used equipment company can help you determine the right system for your shop and may also offer guarantees, maintenance support, and customer support.
If you’re ready to discover how Allset’s chip processing systems can save you time, money, and increase scrap value for your shop, contact us today to learn more.
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