What Are Steel Chips Briquetting Machines?
Steel chips briquetting machines are professional industrial-grade metal chips recycling equipment. Their core function is to directly cold-press loose, fluffy various steel chips, which often contain cutting fluid, into compacted cylindrical briquettes using powerful hydraulic system, reducing their volume by 10 to 20 times. Include steel, aluminum, iron, copper, titanium, alloy chips, and more. This makes the scrap management easier, redefining the time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly recycling process, and facilitating storage, transportation, and remelting. It’s a good choice for businesses of all sizes.
Many people mistakenly believe that these machines can be used interchangeably with wood chip and biomass briquetting machines. However, their structures and performance differ significantly, and mixing them will result in the output briquettes not meeting expected quality standards.
- Convenient for various metal chips recycling
- Hydraulic system provides sufficient pressing force
- Withstanding high-intensity industrial environments
- Seamless integration with production lines
1250t Pressing Force
The BM-12531 is one of Enerpat briquetting machines with 1250t hydraulic force and a larger horizontal structure. It outputs briquettes with a diameter of 310mm and raises the density to a whole new level. For materials like steel chips, which are hard, irregularly shaped, and loose, it can output 11-13 tons per hour, making it ideal for processing workshops, automotive parts manufacturers, steel processing, recycling centers, and more that generate large amounts of metal scraps daily.
Its advantages extend beyond higher hourly output; under the 1250t pressing force, steel chips of any shape will be tightly shaped, and the extrusion of cutting fluid will be more effective. Its large briquettes also result in lower losses and higher feeding efficiency during remelting.
We Know That Steel Chips Are Difficult to Handle
Steel chips in the industrial field often come from CNC machining, turning, milling, drilling, and grinding. They are scraps that are continuously generated and accumulated every day and must be dealt with in a timely manner. Without proper handling, they quickly fill workshop space, affect floor cleanliness, and increase the frequency of material handling.
- High hardness: Compared with aluminum, steel has naturally high hardness and strong toughness, making it difficult to change shape.
- Complex shapes: Shavings, granules, and long rolls all result in extremely low bulk density.
- Sharp edges: They are like countless irregular blades, easily cutting workers’ skin, puncturing conveyor belts, and tearing packaging bags.
- Cutting fluid mixing: This is the most critical and challenging issue. Failure to separate and recycle it will result in enormous waste, environmental pollution, and poor remelting effect.
The structural and performance requirements for briquetting presses will also be higher. Due to the strong abrasive ability caused by the high hardness and toughness, all key components that come into contact with them, from the feeding chamber to the pressing chamber and the die punch, must be made of more wear-resistant materials. Sufficient pressing force is also required to ensure the forming quality.
Types of Steel Chips Briquetting Machines
Whether it’s shavings, powder, or granular steel chips, Enerpat metal briquetting machines can press them into dense briquettes. Their operation is not only simple and automated, but also extremely stable. They can be integrated into production lines for more efficient scraps handling. Operate continuously for up to 24 hours, separating and recovering cutting fluid. We have successfully helped numerous companies around the world solve their recycling challenges.
From small businesses to large workshops, we can meet daily low-to-high-output needs. Feel free to contact us anytime to recommend the most suitable model.
This is one of our popular briquetting machines. It features a compact structure, occupies less space, and is easier to operate and maintain. Despite this, it still boasts a pressing force of over 100 tons, producing high-density steel briquettes that are less prone to breakage. For small to medium-sized workshops that don’t currently require high-volume output, this series offers a more economical and readily implementable option.
- Models: BM-1090, BM-1612, BM-2013
- Hydraulic pressure: 100t, 160t, 200t
- Output briquettes diameter: 90mm, 120mm, 130mm
- Cutting fluid recovery rate exceeds 95%
- Meet small to medium output needs
It has two discharge outlets. Pressing and discharging are carried out at the same time, and the two outlets discharge briquettes alternately. Compared with the single-output series, its output efficiency is increased by nearly 2 times and waiting time is reduced. It can help companies achieve more efficient briquetting and provides significant advantages for workshops with high daily output requirements.
- Models: BM-D1090, BM-D1612, BM-D2013
- Hydraulic pressure: 100t, 160t, 200t
- Output diameter: 90mm, 120mm, 130mm
- Cutting fluid recovery rate exceeds 95%
- Double the output efficiency
We highly recommend this series for pressing steel chips. Built with a heavy-duty structure and stronger pressing force, it produces larger and denser briquettes, with an output capacity of 1 to over 10 tons per hour. It is an ideal choice for processing hard, complex scraps and meeting higher production requirements.
- Hydraulic pressure: 315t, 400t, 630t, 800t, 1000t, 1250t
- Output diameter: 140mm to 310mm
- Cutting fluid recovery rate exceeds 95%
- Meet high output needs
- Models: BM-3114, BM-4015, BM-6320, BM-8024, BM-10028, BM-12531
Steel Chips Briquetting Machine System
If a single steel chip briquetting machine can only handle short chips, particles, or powder scrap, then a complete system is designed for metal chips of all shapes and with different levels of cutting fluid. This system is an automated production line that combines several machines, including shredder, centrifugal dryer, and conveyors.
Long and tangled steel chips are one of the biggest challenges in briquetting. With professional production line, even bulky, heavily tangled scrap or containing a large amount of cutting fluid can be pressed continuously into clean, high-density briquettes. The process starts with shredding the material, followed by oil removal, and finally pressing. Conveyors connect each stage, so the entire process runs automatically without manual handling.
Feeding ElevatorLifts loose and irregular scraps from the hopper and feeds them into the shredder. It replaces manual loading, reducing labor costs while improving feeding efficiency. This helps the briquetting system achieve automated operation from the very beginning.
ShredderLong, curly, and irregular scraps can easily cause tangling and blockages, and they are also difficult to compress. The shredder first breaks them into short chips, allowing bulky and complex scrap to be processed more easily.
Deoiling MachinesThe crushed steel chips pass through the centrifuge to separate and recover cutting fluid. Compared with recovering fluid directly through the briquetting press, the recovery efficiency is much higher. It is highly recommended for customers who want better cutting fluid recovery or drier output.
Buffer HopperCan be installed before the deoiling or the briquetting machine. It temporarily stores excess material to ensure a stable and consistent feeding speed and volume. The internal stirring shaft also helps loosen and separate tangled chips, improving feeding consistency and material distribution.
Z-Type ConveyorConnects the main equipment within the production line system and transports materials from lower positions to higher hoppers at a steady speed. It eliminates the need for manual secondary handling and is a key component for achieving automated and enclosed production.
Benefits You Can Get
Steel chips handling is no longer just a simple scrap recycling issue. It is also closely related to environmental compliance, workshop safety, and factory management. Using a briquetting solution for is an important step toward meeting environmental standards. It not only helps prevent pollution caused by cutting fluid leakage, but the results are also better during remelting. This creates real additional value for both recycling and environmental protection. At Enerpat, some customers can recover the investment cost of a machine in as little as one year.
Steel briquettes easier to move, reducing manual transportation work
The workshop floor is no longer covered in greasy cutting fluid
Cutting fluid is recovered and, after specialized treatment, can be reused
Making storage easier to manage and lowering transportation costs
Reclassified as general solid waste, thereby mitigating legal risks
Splashing—or explosions—will not occur within the smelting furnace
High-density briquettes minimize oxidation rates during remelting
After pressing, the recycling price can be increased by 10–30%
Reliable and Durable Core Components
It accurately feeds materials into the pressing chamber. The screws keep rotating, so the materials are evenly spread and build-up and bridging are avoided. Stable, forced and sufficient feeding ensures that the mold is fully filled. The screw blades are made of high-strength wear-resistant steel, which can resist the severe wear caused by hard steel chips.
Drives the hydraulic rod to press the material. It is the core component that generates power. For briquetting machines suitable for steel chips, the hydraulic cylinder can produce pressing forces ranging from hundreds to thousands of tons. Uses a Baosteel structure, with an integrated forming design and thicker cylinder walls. It is combined with high-performance seals from leading brands, which can withstand high pressure and reduce friction. This effectively prevents oil leakage and extends the service life.
When the hydraulic system runs continuously, the oil temperature will rise significantly. The cooling equipment can always keep the oil temperature within a normal range. Its strong heat dissipation capacity can quickly remove heat, helping to extend the overall service life of the machines. Its industrial-grade reliability allows it to withstand 24-hour continuous operation.
To withstand the wear caused by various high-hardness metal chips, the chamber uses a harder and stronger metal structure. This fundamentally solves the problem of wear and cracking of the chamber in a short period of time when pressing hard steel chips, and always maintains the forming of high-density.
Through precise sensors and Siemens/Schneider PLC control system, it can read data from each component, realize real-time monitoring and automatic alarms. It greatly reduces operation complexity, allowing one worker to manage multiple machines at the same time. Its high protection performance can also adapt to harsh workshop environments.
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The pressing result of each type of metal chip is affected by its shape, oil content, particle size, hardness, and whether it contains impurities. We can provide a test service. You can send us your material samples, or visit our factory to test them in person. In the end, you can clearly see the shape, surface condition, and weight of the briquettes.
Of course. But the premise is that they are essentially chips or cutting waste, not complete blocks or large-sized scrap. Whether they are long, curled, or shaving-like steel chips, they can be first crushed by the shredder and then pressed. If they are already short or granular chips, they can be pressed directly.
Of course. For professional metal processing workshops, a complete production line system is a more efficient choice. We can add or reduce some equipment according to your specific needs.
If your scraps do not contain oil, or if you do not have high requirements for oil removal, the centrifuge can be removed. If are short chips or granular materials, there is no need to configure a crusher. If you want the discharged to be automatically collected and bagged, a conveyor can also be added at the discharge outlet.
Yes. Our briquetting machine has industrial-grade reliability. We are very strict in the material selection and structural strength of key components, so the machine can adapt to long-term operation with various high-hardness and high-wear materials. From the feeding hopper to the end of the hydraulic rod and the pressing chamber, all parts that stay in long-term contact with the material can withstand the wear caused by long-term press.
- Reduce significant and expensive labor costs
- Increased loading density and transportation efficiency reduce transportation costs
- Cutting fluid is separated and recycled, reducing cutting fluid procurement costs
- Increases the selling price
- Environmental compliance avoids fines
Yes. The machine’s larger pressing force can make each formed briquette heavier, thereby improving the overall hourly output capacity. At the same time, the industrial cooling equipment we provide allows the briquetting machine to run continuously for 24 hours. This also helps meet higher output requirements.
