Custom systems for aluminum profiles, UBC cans, wheels, sheets, chips and mixed scrap. YUXI selects shredding, sorting, baling or briquetting around the actual feed and the final product your plant needs.
A scrap aluminum recycling line is not one standard machine arrangement. Start with the material structure and the required product. This prevents unnecessary equipment, unstable throughput and poor separation results.
| Feed material | Recommended route | Main equipment | Typical output | Key project questions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profiles and frames | Shredding and physical separation | Conveyor, shredder, crusher if required, magnet, screen and optional eddy current separator | Reduced aluminum pieces, ferrous fraction and separated residue | Length, wall thickness, thermal-break material and attached hardware |
| Mixed scrap aluminum | Multi-stage size reduction and sorting | Pre-shredder, hammer mill or crusher, magnetic separator, screen and ECS | Cleaner aluminum fraction and separated impurities | Feed composition, particle target and required recovery specification |
| UBC cans and light packaging | Inspection, sorting and baling | Conveyor, sorting station, optional crusher and metal baler | Compressed aluminum bales | Residual liquid, steel cans, dirt and whether direct baling is acceptable |
| Aluminum sheets and foil | Baling or shredding according to condition | Baler, shear or shredder with controlled feeding | Bales or reduced scrap | Sheet thickness, bundle size, cleanliness and buyer specification |
| Chips and turnings | Drainage and briquetting | Chip collection, liquid control, feeder and briquetting press | Aluminum briquettes and collected fluid | Moisture, cutting fluid, fines, foreign metal and briquette target |
| Wheels and automotive castings | Pre-treatment, crushing and separation | Pre-treatment, shredder or crusher, magnet and sorting stages | Aluminum fraction and separated attachments | Tires, valves, steel inserts, part thickness and alloy-sorting requirement |
For profiles, frames, selected wheels, cast parts and mixed aluminum that need size reduction and impurity release.
For sorted cans, thin sheets and light scrap where the main goal is volume reduction and easier logistics.
For machining chips and turnings that need liquid control, compact storage and better furnace handling.
Material names alone are not enough for equipment selection. A quotation should also describe dimensions, density, attached parts, dirt, moisture and the expected product.
Check liquid, steel cans, dirt and the need for opening or direct baling.
Evaluate cutting fluid, fines, moisture and mixed-metal contamination.
Remove tires and review valves, weights and steel inserts.
Cast housings and parts may contain bearings, steel and fluids.
The line is designed after the percentage of each component is known.
Low bulk density affects feeding, wind separation and real capacity.
Controls the material layer and connects manual, grab or loader feeding with the process.
Performs low-speed primary reduction for bulky profiles, frames and mixed light scrap.
Provides secondary size reduction and material liberation when finer processing is needed.
Removes ferrous screws, brackets and steel inserts. It does not recover aluminum from non-metal material.
Separates non-ferrous metal from a suitable non-metal stream after sizing and stable feeding.
Compacts cans, sheets and light scrap into transport-ready bales when baling is the correct route.
Do not state a fixed purity or recovery rate without a defined feed, sample method and equipment configuration.
Rated motor power does not tell the buyer how many tons the complete line will process. Real capacity is affected by bulk density, largest piece size, material thickness, contamination, the number of processing stages and the required final size.
Separation also depends on preparation. An eddy current separator needs a suitable particle range and an even material layer. Alloy-level separation may require additional sensor technology beyond a standard mechanical line.
Use a reference range only after the factory confirms that the test material is comparable. Show the feed description, process route, working conditions and output definition next to any capacity figure.
Remove or identify sealed containers, pressure vessels, flammable or explosive items, liquids, batteries, large hard steel pieces and hazardous residues before processing. Wheels require tire removal. Chips with cutting fluid require a dedicated collection and liquid-control route. Material outside the confirmed feed specification should not enter the line.
It is a configured group of machines used to reduce volume, remove attached impurities, separate material streams or compact aluminum for transport and remelting. The correct machines depend on the feed and required final product.
Not efficiently as one fixed process. Profiles and mixed scrap usually need shredding and separation. Clean cans may be sorted and baled. Chips and turnings normally require drainage and briquetting. A project may share conveyors or controls, but the treatment routes are different.
Send material photos or video, maximum size, bulk density, attached iron and non-metal content, target tons per hour, required output, daily working hours, power supply and available workshop dimensions.
It is considered when sized material contains non-ferrous metal mixed with non-metal material. Stable particle size and an even material layer are important. It is not a replacement for magnetic removal or alloy-level sensor sorting.
Yes, in many projects sorted and drained cans can be compacted directly. Shredding or crushing is added when the buyer needs opening, cleaning, controlled size or a different downstream process.
Loose chips should be evaluated for cutting fluid, moisture, fines and foreign metal. A dedicated chip collection, liquid-control and briquetting route is normally more suitable than a general scrap shredder line.
Capacity is selected after reviewing the material and process. Bulk density, single-piece size, contamination, target particle size, sorting stages and feeding stability all affect real throughput. Confirmed reference figures should be based on a comparable test.
Based on the chosen route, the outputs can include shredded aluminum, a cleaner aluminum fraction, aluminum bales, briquettes, separated ferrous fractions, and non‑metal residue.
No fixed purity should be promised without a defined feed and test method. Separation performance depends on material composition, particle-size distribution, moisture, feeding condition and the selected technology.
The main factors are feed type, throughput, number of reduction stages, separator technology, conveyors, dust control, automation, electrical standard, workshop layout, shipping and installation scope.
Provide photos or video, maximum feed size, contamination, required tons per hour, final product, power supply and workshop dimensions. YUXI will separate the project into the right shredding, sorting, baling or briquetting route.
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