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RUF Formika briquetting system in direct use at turning and milling machines

In 2021, RUF launched its small, mobile Formika briquetting system. Since then, it has been sold many times over – and not only that. Day after day, the machine also proves its long-term performance in RUF’s own production. 

Büttner PräzisionsWERK GmbH was the first customer to test the RUF Formika – and was immediately impressed. Today, two systems optimise chip processing directly on several machining centres, making a significant contribution to the efficiency of the company’s chip logistics.

Everllence/MAN Energy Solutions closes the material cycle with presses from RUF

Everllence compresses the cast chips produced during manufacturing into compact briquettes, which are then remelted again in its own foundry. In doing so, the Augsburg based company, known as MAN Energy Solutions until early June, closes the material cycle and reduces costs. Three briquetting systems from RUF are in operation, processing well over a thousand tonnes of chips per year. RUF is now upgrading one of the briquetting presses to expand production.

HAI confirms Short Payback Period for RUF Briquetting Systems

The Hammerer Aluminium Group uses RUF briquetting presses to efficiently close the material loop. When aluminium chips from production are compressed into briquettes and then remelted, the material yield is approximately eight percentage points higher than when melting loose chips. Using their own, precisely defined materials also ensures consistently high alloy quality.

The latest addition to the RUF Maschinenbau portfolio, the low-cost RUF Formika, is a new briquetting system designed for the metals industries. Configured for small to mid sized batches in a wide range of applications, it frees a lot of storage space and simplifies logistics, making it in addition an attractive investment for production companies generating only small chip quantities.

Processing of metal chips by chip centrifuge or briquetting press? Two possibilities of efficiently processing chips and achieving added value are: Briquetting systems or industrial centrifuges. But what are the respective preconditions, challenges and benefits of each processing possibility and how high are the respective costs?