Tub Dump Metal Chip System

Includes Conveyor, Chip Crusher Chip Winger or Briquetter

CSI provides a standard design metal chip system that can be scaled up to satisfy any throughput requirement. The final step in the process may be either a chip wringer or briquetter, depending upon project requirements.

The tub dump system is the most common metal chip system in use today. It is composed of a centrally located chip processor that receives chip input from tubs transported to it from the machining area. Commonly processed materials would be steel, brass, aluminum, titanium, and cast iron. Other metals would likely be a candidate for processing but should be tested prior to committing to specific designs.

The first item in the tub dump system is the hydraulic pivot dumper, which dumps the chips into an inclined screw conveyor. It is imperative that the inclined screw conveyor be properly sized to reliably deliver the chip load to the Wadbuster® chip crusher. Because of the Wadbuster® chip crusher, CSI is the only company that can offer the "right size" feed screws required by metal chip wringers or briquetters.

The Wadbuster® chip crusher feeds a positive pressure parts separator at a metered rate so that efficient parts separation can be achieved prior to the metal chip wringer or briquetter. The separated chips are then directed to the separator chip discharge port. Oversized objects that cannot be supported by the positive pressure airflow fall out of the parts separator onto a collection chute that directs them to a collection tub. It is imperative that chunks of tramp metal be removed prior to the metal chip wringer in order to eliminate the possibility of catastrophic failure of the chip wringer.

The chip stream from the parts separator can now be fed to either a continuous chip wringer or briquetting press. In both instances, retained cutting fluids will be removed from the chips either by compression or centrifugal force. The recovered cutting fluid is then recycled or sent to process waste.

CSI's chip wringer and chip briquetter systems eliminate labor associated with manual systems, improve housekeeping, reduce injury to workers, and are designed for ease of maintenance. CSI chip wringer or briquetter system is frequently required to satisfy ISO 14000 mandates.