A metal briquetting press compresses loose metal chips, shavings, and turnings into compact briquettes. Shuliy offers hydraulic briquetting solutions for aluminum, copper, iron, steel, stainless steel, and other suitable machining waste, helping factories handle scrap more efficiently.
What Is a Metal Briquetting Press?
A metal briquetting press is a hydraulic compaction machine that forms loose metal machining waste into dense blocks or cylindrical briquettes. It is commonly used where CNC machining, turning, milling, drilling, or metal processing generates large amounts of chips and shavings.
What Materials Can It Process?
The machine can be configured for different metal waste according to material properties and required briquette density. Common applications include:
- Aluminum chips, turnings, and shavings
- Copper chips and turnings
- Iron filings and machining chips
- Steel and stainless-steel shavings
- Brass, bronze, and suitable alloy chips
- Other small, compressible metal scrap
An aluminum chip briquetter is particularly useful for aluminum machining plants because loose aluminum chips are lightweight and occupy a large volume.
Why Briquette Metal Chips?
Loose chips are bulky and difficult to stack. Metal briquetting converts them into compact pieces that are easier to handle during collection, storage, transport, recycling, and remelting.
- Reduce the occupied volume of loose chips
- Make scrap easier to store and transport
- Improve workshop scrap handling
- Prepare machining waste for recycling or remelting
- Create a more organized metal waste management process
How Does a Metal Briquetting Press Work?
The working cycle is straightforward:
Metal chips → Feeding → Hydraulic compression → Briquette forming → Ejection → Collection
The material enters the compression chamber through the feeding opening. A hydraulic cylinder then applies high pressure to compact the chips inside the mold. After pressing, the finished briquette is discharged for collection. For many suitable materials, cold hydraulic briquetting can be completed without adding a binder.
Shuliy Metal Briquetting Press: Main Parameters
| Parameter | Specification |
| Machine type | Box-type hydraulic metal briquetting press |
| Overall size | 1200 × 800 × 1050 mm (approx.) |
| Maximum pressing force | 80 tons |
| Feeding opening | 460 × 400 mm |
| Feeding depth | 80 mm |
| Feeding chamber volume | 40 L |
| Applicable materials | Aluminum, stainless steel, iron, steel, copper, alloys, etc. |
| Forming time | About 30 s, excluding feeding time |
| Machine weight | Approx. 680 kg |
| Power supply | 3-phase, 380 V |
| Installed power | Approx. 3.75 + 0.75 kVA |
| Briquette size | Mold dimensions can be customized to customer requirements |
Key Features
- PLC touch-screen control for convenient operation
- Compact box-type structure with enclosed side panels
- High hydraulic pressure for dense briquette formation
- Accessible side panel for inspection and maintenance
- Flexible mold configuration for different briquette sizes
- Suitable for small and medium metal machining waste streams
How to Choose the Right Metal Chip Briquetter?
The correct metal chip briquetter should be selected according to both the material and the required output. Before choosing a model, confirm:
- Metal type: aluminum, copper, iron, steel, stainless steel, or mixed metal
- Material condition: chip size, bulk density, moisture, oil, and coolant content
- Required capacity: kg/h or tons/day
- Briquette requirement: diameter, height, weight, and downstream use
- Workshop conditions: available space, power supply, and automation level
Metal Briquetting Press vs. Metal Baler
| Feature | Metal Briquetting Press | Metal Baler |
| Main feed | Metal chips, shavings, turnings | Bulky scrap, sheets, cans |
| Finished form | Compact briquettes | Large bales |
| Typical use | Machining waste | Bulky scrap storage and transport |
If your main waste is metal chips or machining shavings, a metal chip briquetter is generally the more suitable solution.
Metal Briquetting Press Price
The price of a metal briquetting press depends on pressing force, capacity, mold size, feeding method, automation, and customization. For an accurate quotation, send the material type, estimated capacity, material photos or videos, desired briquette size, and local voltage and frequency.
FAQ
Can a metal briquetting press process aluminum chips?
Yes. An aluminum chip briquetter can compact aluminum chips and shavings. The same principle can be applied to copper, iron, steel, and other suitable metal waste.
Does metal briquetting require a binder?
For many suitable metal chips, hydraulic cold pressing can form briquettes without a binder. The final result depends on material properties and the required briquette strength.
Can the briquette size be customized?
Yes. Mold dimensions and the pressing configuration can be adjusted according to the required briquette size and application.
Can oily metal chips be processed?
It depends on the oil or coolant content and the material condition. Material details and photos should be provided for evaluation.
Get a Suitable Metal Briquetting Solution
A metal briquetting press provides a practical way to compact aluminum, copper, iron, steel, and other suitable machining waste into a more manageable form. Shuliy can recommend a metal briquetting machine, metal chip briquetter, or aluminum chip briquetter according to your material, capacity, briquette size, and workshop conditions.
Send us your metal chip photos, material type, and expected capacity to get a suitable solution and quotation.
