A pre-shredder can be an asset to any recycling system, but it is not always a necessary add-on. There are a few different ways to determine whether a pre-shredder may be worth it for you and your operations, and the best option depends on what materials you are processing, quality control, and your processing volume.…
We are going to tackle the question: is it worth stripping your wire? Often, scrappers come in wondering about insulated vs bare wire. The factor they overlook is recovery. They think if they strip it, they will get, let’s say, $3.40/lb. However, that is just the value of what you get out of it. Let…
About a decade ago, some customers visited us, including a couple of executives. As we passed by our alligator shear, one of them asked if they had any of those at their yards. The other executive mentioned they did have a few, but only at one of their facilities, despite being a large, successful scrapyard.…
We often receive questions about the effectiveness of zig zag separators, particularly whether they are worth investing in. The answer really depends on your specific application. For instance, if you are aiming to roughly sort a shredded stream to separate lighter materials from heavier ones—like aluminum from copper in aluminum-copper radiators—then a zig zag separator…
We are moving forward with part two of evaluating whether it is worthwhile for you to chop your wire. We will start by putting some formulas on the board. Recently, someone got in touch with us about this. They receive around15,000 lbs of auto harness every two weeks, totaling 30,000 lbs/month of insulated copper wire.…
A question we often get is whether it is worthwhile to chop wire. This decision depends on several things, including your location, electricity costs, the current selling price of the wire, and the potential selling price of the chopped wire. You need to consider all these factors to find out if chopping wire could be…