Which scrap business is most profitable?

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What types of materials can your conveyors handle in scrap applications?

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Are your conveyors easy to integrate with existing scrap equipment?

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What is the typical lifecycle of your conveyors in scrap applications?

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How are your conveyors shipped to customers?

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Can I order a Fluent scrap conveyor in any color of my choosing?

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What is the lead time for a custom Fluent conveyor system?

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Do you offer spare parts and replacement belts for scrap conveyors?

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Conveyors for material recovery applications

Conveyor features and options

Explore a wide array of customization options available for our scrap conveyors:

Custom lengths, widths, and heights.
Diverter gates: pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric actuators.
Platforms: steel catwalks and operator platforms.
Transition hoppers: custom infeed and discharge hoppers.
Structural steel: support frames, stairs, mezzanines.
Custom inclines to meet your needs.
Optional 60° tumble-back configuration for metered feeding applications.
Pushers: linear actuators for transferring materials.
Chutes: custom steel chutes to discharge sorted materials.
Compliance: designed to local codes and standards.
Electrical: UL-listed panels, components, and wiring.

We can build a custom conveyor solution to your exact specifications.

Conveyor specs

We design and build each conveyor for ease of maintenance, longevity, and performance.

Inclines: up to 35 degrees.
Capacities: up to 25,000 lbs chain pull.
Drives: shaft-mounted gear motors, 5HP-25HP.
Speed: 50-400 ft/min variable speed via VFD.
Rollers: impact rollers with 3", 4", 5" diameters.
Frames: formed steel channel, boxed support.
Motors: TEFC, stainless steel, chemical duty options.
Belt width: 18"-60" depending on the scrap applications.
Belt types: rubber, PVC, urethane, modular plastic.
Belt accessories: cleats, side skirts, training idlers.
Safety: e-stops, pull cords, dead man plates.
Controls: PLC, touchscreen HMI, remote access control panels.

Need additional customization? Our engineering team can build an innovative solution to your specs.

Scrap applications

Our conveyors meet the unique demands of handling materials within the scrap industry:

Metal recycling: efficiently transport, sort, and process scrap metal materials for recycling and reprocessing.
Auto shredding: heavy-duty D4 track conveyors feed end-of-life vehicles into shredders for metal recovery and recycling.
Waste management: conveying municipal solid waste and other waste streams for sorting and processing in recycling facilities.
Demolition: handling debris and construction waste materials for recycling and disposal in demolition projects.
Scrap processing: transporting and sorting various scrap materials such as plastics, paper, glass, and metals for further processing.
Steel mills: conveying scrap metal to furnaces for melting and recycling in steel manufacturing processes.

Our conveyors withstand the rugged demands of scrap applications, ensuring efficient material handling and processing within the scrap industry.

Do you need a conveyor solution?

We build our conveyors to handle the most extreme applications, including scrap, recycling, waste, and other harsh environments.