Metal Chips & Swarf Crusher
Machining centers and CNC facilities generate large volumes of metal turnings, chips and swarf — materials that in their long, tangled form are difficult to transport, weigh or charge into a furnace.
- Motor Power
- 75–132 kW
- Feed Openingr
- 1000 × 1200 mm
- Throughputr
- 1–5 t/h (varies by chip type)
- Output Sizer
- 10–60 mm
How it works
Machining and CNC shops produce turnings, chips and swarf that, in their long and tangled form, are extremely difficult to transport, weigh, or charge into furnaces. The SC1280 chip crusher reduces them into compact, uniform granules that are easy to handle, weigh accurately, and recycle efficiently.
A crusher breaks material by impact and compression inside a chamber. Rotating hammers or blades throw the feed against fixed liners until it fractures, and a screen or grate at the discharge keeps oversize pieces in the chamber for another pass. The result is a denser, more uniform product than a shredder produces, which is why crushers sit downstream of shredding in most flows.
Chamber geometry is what makes a crusher material-specific. Aluminium profiles need a chamber that grips long sections without letting them spin; motor stators need enough clearance for the steel shell to open before the winding is released; swarf needs a chamber that will not compact the chips into a mat. This is why the same drive power appears across very different machines.
Key features
- Specially designed rotary knife system (not hammers) cuts and tears tangled turnings without clogging
- Anti-wrap design prevents long turnings from wrapping around the rotor shaft — a critical design feature competitors often overlook
- Coolant oil centrifuge option: reduces oil content in chips from ~15% to <2%, increasing metal value
- Output chips are briquette-press ready or directly furnace-chargeable
- Handles mixed materials: steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, brass chips in one machine
- Quick-release screen panels: output size changed in <20 minutes
How to choose crushers and granulators
- Match the chamber to the shape of the feed: long profiles, hollow cans, enclosed motors and loose swarf each behave differently even at the same tonnage.
- Size the drive against the hardest single piece, not the average. A chamber that is right for mixed light scrap will bog down on a solid casting.
- Check the discharge arrangement — screen aperture, grate or open discharge — against the size your buyer or next machine expects.
- Ask how the chamber is opened for clearing a blockage and how the blades or hammers are changed; this is the difference between a one-hour and a one-shift job.
Technical data
| Motor Power | 75–132 kW |
|---|---|
| Feed Openingr | 1000 × 1200 mm |
| Throughputr | 1–5 t/h (varies by chip type) |
| Output Sizer | 10–60 mm |
| Applicable Materialsr | Steel turnings, aluminum chips, copper turnings, cast iron swarf, mixed machining waste |
Typical applications
Automotive machining plants, aerospace parts manufacturers, precision engineering workshops, and metal recycling companies handling machining waste contracts.
Specifications are indicative for the model family and are confirmed against your material in the quotation. Wear parts, power supply and control options are listed per project.
Frequently asked questions
What capacity does the Metal Chips & Swarf Crusher handle?
1–5 t/h (varies by chip type). Throughput depends on the material, its bulk density and how evenly the machine is fed, so the figure is confirmed against your material in the quotation.
What power supply does the Metal Chips & Swarf Crusher need?
75–132 kW. Confirm the supply available on site — voltage, phases and available capacity — before the machine is configured, because the drive is built to the destination supply.
How do I get a price for the Metal Chips & Swarf Crusher?
There is no list price — every unit is configured to the material first, because the drive, chamber or coil changes with it. Send the material you process, the throughput you need per hour and the destination port, and the quotation is built on those three.
What is the difference between a crusher and a shredder?
A shredder tears material apart and tolerates mixed, bulky feed. A crusher breaks it by impact against fixed liners inside a chamber and holds it there until it is small enough to pass a screen, so the output is denser and more uniform. In a recycling line the shredder normally comes first and the crusher second.
Can one crusher handle several different materials?
It can, within limits. The chamber geometry that grips aluminium profiles is not the one that releases a motor winding cleanly, so a machine configured for one feed stream is usually kept on it. Where a plant switches materials regularly, the practical answer is a chamber with interchangeable screens and a rotor that can be re-bladed.
Often specified together
Scrap Aluminum Crusher
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Aluminum Profile Crusher
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Small Aluminum Can Crusher
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