After primary shredding, the next step to maximizing the value of your scrap is high-density reduction. Our industrial metal crushing machine, often referred to as a scrap metal hammer mill, is engineered precisely for this task. It takes pre-shredded material from a Twin-Shaft Steel Shredder and pulverizes it into clean, uniform, and dense fragments ready for smelting.
This secondary processing is crucial. A high-performance metal crushing machine not only purifies your material but also significantly increases its density, reducing transportation costs and improving furnace charging efficiency.
How This Scrap Metal Pulverizer Works
Unlike a low-speed shredder, a metal crushing machine operates on a principle of high-speed impact. Material enters the crushing chamber and is repeatedly struck by a series of rotating, high-strength alloy hammers. The material is violently impacted against the wear-resistant liner plates and forced through a custom-sized sieve plate at the bottom, which dictates the final output size (typically 3-10cm).
- For thin materials (e.g., aluminum cans): The output is a compact, spherical shape, perfect for high-density baling.
- For thick materials (e.g., shredded profiles): The output consists of clean, block-like or segmented pieces.
Key Features of Our Metal Hammer Mill
This machine is designed for efficiency and extreme durability in the most demanding scrap yards.
- Wear-Resistant Hammers & Sieve Plates: Both the hammers and the interchangeable sieve plates are cast from premium alloy steel. This ensures a long service life and consistently high crushing efficiency, even with abrasive materials.
- Heavy-Duty Rotor & Bearings: A rigorously engineered, heavy-duty rotor is the heart of our metal crushing machine. Supported by cast steel bearing housings, it provides exceptional radial strength and stability under continuous impact loads.
- High-Efficiency Copper Core Motor: We use an all-copper core motor to power our scrap steel crusher, ensuring lower energy consumption, stable performance, and a longer operational lifespan.
- Robust, Reinforced Body: The machine body is fabricated from extra-thick, high-tensile steel plates. Advanced welding and polishing techniques guarantee a durable, safe, and reliable structure that withstands vibration.
- Advanced Safety & Automation: A motor overload and power interlock protection system is standard, ensuring operational safety. The specially designed sealed feed inlet prevents material blow-back, protecting both the operator and the surrounding environment.
Applications: From Cans to Circuit Boards
This versatile scrap metal pulverizer is the ideal machine for processing a wide variety of pre-shredded materials, including:
- Scrap steel and shredded light iron
- Aluminum cans and UBC (Used Beverage Cans)
- Paint buckets and oil drums
- Thermal break aluminum scrap
- Circuit boards (for primary pulverization)
Technical Specifications
| Model | Power(kW) | Rotor Speed (r/min) | Production Capacity (kg/h) | Machine Dimensions(mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SL-600 | 18.5-22 | 860 | 600-800 | 2000*1200*1900 |
| SL-800 | 30-37 | 860 | 800-1000 | 2200*1500*2200 |
| SL-1000 | 55-75 | 860 | 2500-3500 | 2800*1900*3100 |
| SL-1300 | 90-110 | 750 | 3500-5000 | 3500*2100*3800 |
| SL-1600 | 110*2 | 750 | 4000-8000 | 4400*2500*4200 |
| SL-1800 | 160*2 | 650 | 8000-12000 | 4700*2900*4500 |
| SL-2000 | 220*2 | 650 | 10000-18000 | 5000*3200*4600 |
Final Output & Purity
By processing material through our metal crushing machine, you achieve a uniform, high-density product between 3 to 10 cm. When combined with downstream equipment like a magnetic separator and an Eddy Current Separator, you can produce exceptionally clean ferrous and non-ferrous metal fractions, ready for sale at premium prices.
