Swarf Briquetting
Swarf Briquetting The last process stage in a chip handling system is briquetting. Here a specially designed hydraulic press compacts the chips to briquettes with a specific weight of about 90 % of the base material. Presses exist with capacities from 100 kg of chips per hour to more than 800 kg/hour. An investment in a briquetting press is relatively high, so a special study from case to case is recommended as to which profits can be achieved. Economy The basic gained by briquetting is the conversion of low density chips to a solid briquette. This gives important advantages for consumers of chips - better melting economy, less burn-off loss and simpler chip handling. Environment Briquetting of swarf and grinding fines reduces the risks for negative environmental influence as the products can be brought back in a closed cycle. Technical dataLubriserv can deliver briquetters for capacities up to 800 kg/hour for steel swarf and 500 kg/hour for aluminium swarf. The compacting pressure is up to 3000 kg/cm2 and the motor power is up to 50 kW. For briquetting of swarf from cast iron, steel, brass and aluminium. The swarf must be short and have a rigidity of max 300 HB. 3-4 briquettes per min are normally manufactured. The briquette is processed by hydraulic briquetting with hydraulic controlled briquette length. Thanks to the high working pressure, briquettes of high density are produced. Contact LUBRISERV LTD for more information www.lubriserv.com Sales Office: 01302 723131