Steel briquetting offers a cleaner, more efficient way to handle steel scrap.

Don’t let expensive steel go to waste.

If you work with steel in your manufacturing facility, you know how quickly your expensive steel scrap, processing fluids, and facility floor space disappear. Whether it’s turnings, chips, filings, shavings or sludge, it’s being wasted.   

Steel briquetting is a better alternative for companies who have high volumes of waste and want their floors and their value back. 

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Steel briquetting clears the floor for production and revenue.

More than half of U.S. steel comes from recycled material, and briquetting helps you get more value from the steel you already have.

Increase value

  • Boost scrap value for some steel alloys by 10% to 20% compared to loose chips or other methods 
  • Create denser material for remelt
  • Recover up to 97% of expensive fluids

Automate & reduce waste

  • Reclaim floor space by shrinking waste by more than half 
  • Automate scrap handling and cut manual labor by up to 50% 
  • Eliminate costly disposal fees

Improve safety & compliance

  • Improve EPA and OSHA compliance
  • Keep your facility cleaner and safer

RUF is the leading manufacturer of steel briquetting machines in North America

With over 50 years experience in briquetting in Europe and North America, RUF knows how to help manufacturers squeeze more value from steel scrap.

Why manufacturers choose RUF for steel briquetting machines

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  1. Delivers ROI in as little as 12 months.
  2. Runs with autonomous, 24/7 operation that lowers labor costs.
  3. Keeps operations up and running with responsive, U.S.-based service.

Steel Swarf Briquetting

Turn fluid-soaked steel swarf into clean, dense briquettes you can sell or reuse for significant savings.

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How steel briquetting works 

Steel briquettes formed in RUF briquetting machines are made of two simple things: Metal and pressure. 

Step 1

Steel swarf starts out in a hopper.

Step 2

A screw conveyor moves the scrap material into a pre-charger chamber where a piston, driven by hydraulics, compacts the steel byproducts. 

Step 3

The primary press piston further compacts it, pushing it into a mold to form a dense, high quality briquette.

Step 4

Steel briquettes are pushed out of the machine one at a time.

Curious if steel briquetting will work? Prove it with a press test.

Our free, no-obligation test lets you know exactly how your steel scrap will perform in a RUF briquetting machine.

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