Metal chips and turnings are collected in containers and dumped by fork lift truck into crusher receiving hopper (CH) from which they are drawn downward into crusher (CR) for size reduction. The crusher is of the vertical shaft, low speed, high torque design fitted with anti-jam and automatic solids rejection provisions. Crushed metal chips are delivered by a hinged steel belt (apron) conveyor (AC) to a vibrating screen (VS) for separation of the occasional tool or part. Metal chips passing through the screen report to a vertical bowl continuous chip wringer for extraction of residual cutting fluids. Fluids removed by the wringer flow by gravity to effluent collection sump (ES) for subsequent disposal. Dry metal chips are pneumatically expelled from the chip wringer (CW) using air flow generated within the wringer by abrasion resistant fan blades located in its upper section. Chips flow via pipeline (PP) to a target box (TB) for discharge.
