Recover value from the chips your machining process leaves behind.
MANUFACTURING & MACHINING
Metal chips and turnings can carry cutting fluids out of your machining process and occupy valuable collection and storage space. Briquetting brings that loose material together while pressing out fluid for collection and appropriate treatment.
ARS helps machine shops evaluate the complete path from chip collection to briquette discharge. Start with the metals you machine, the scrap you generate, and the way material moves through your facility.
WHERE RECOVERY CAN HELP
A useful machine-shop recovery plan considers the metal, the fluid, and the work involved in moving both.
Briquetting expresses fluid from the chips. Evaluate collection, filtration, and separation alongside the quality requirements for any potential reuse.
Consolidate loose material into briquettes that can be easier to collect, store, weigh, and transport. Review collection points and container changes as part of the process.
Compare your buyer’s terms for loose chips and briquettes, including metal grade, fluid deductions, and handling. Use actual quotes when building the business case.
PLAN THE COMPLETE PROCESS
Review how chips leave each machine or collection point. Chip form and length help determine whether conveying, crushing, or other preparation is appropriate.
Match the briquetter to the material, input density, and production schedule. Sample testing helps establish how your own chips compact and the throughput to expect.
Plan the route for finished briquettes and the collection and treatment of recovered fluid, including access for routine operation and service.
EQUIPMENT TO EXPLORE
Use these pages to compare equipment and prepare a more focused conversation with the ARS team.
An Industrial Series starting point with published capacities for aluminum, cast iron and steel, and brass and copper.
Explore RST600An aluminum-focused option with its own model specifications and stated aluminum throughput.
Explore RST1000BLGExplore filtration and separation options for fluid recovered from your machining scrap.
Explore Coolant recoveryMAKE THE CONVERSATION PRACTICAL
Tell ARS about your material, production needs, and recovery goals. We can help evaluate an individual machine or a connected system.
Talk with ARSAPPLICATION QUESTIONS
The right setup depends on the metal, chip form, density, fluid content, and required output. Discuss each material stream with ARS rather than assuming one throughput figure applies to every alloy.
Recovered fluid generally needs additional processing. Filtration and separation requirements depend on the fluid and your machining process. Evaluate fluid quality before planning reuse.
Use actual scrap volumes, buyer quotes, fluid costs, and handling requirements. Consider equipment and operating costs alongside potential additional revenue; the full project case goes beyond a scrap price increase.
