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With new RUF briquetting machines, the Weihele sawmill reduces its electricity consumption by around a quarter

Recently, we had the pleasure of welcoming a film crew from the media platform MetalWorks TV to our premises in Zaisertshofen. The purpose of their visit was to create an editorial FAQ video. This video addresses the most important questions about briquetting and its benefits.

A leading provider of packaging and processing solutions, MULTIVAC enjoys enhanced production efficiency and sustainability thanks to RUF briquetting systems. Eleven of these systems in total compress into compact briquettes about 300 tonnes of aluminium chips accumulating from this company’s milling centres.

Briquetting press RUF 1100 compresses polyurethane residue to fiftieth of original volume

Comparing Briquetting and Centrifugation

What metal processing facility wants wet chips that bring along dirty work areas and container storage spaces, leading to high disposal efforts with lots of forklift traffic? Wet chips also result in a discharge of a significant amount of coolant (cutting fluid or emulsion) and low scrap returns. The solution: Separating metal chips from the coolant. But the question remains: how?

Flagship RUF 1200 consumes quarter less energy than predecessor model