Metalpress 500 EVO: for medium-sized companies with well-established facilities and high production volumes

The Metalpress 500 EVO briquetting machine is designed for medium-sized companies with high and continuous volumes of metal chips that require a high-performance system capable of high-quality compaction and advanced control of the production process.This model is available in a version producing 60 mm diameter briquettes for superior compaction quality, or in a 70 mm diameter version for maximum hourly output.

System rated pressure 300 bar: no limits, just performance

To achieve high quality in the specific pressing process, ensuring briquettes with superior density and commercial value, and thus better yield at the foundry.

Two-section coaxial hydraulic compaction cylinder: speed matters

To achieve maximum advance speed optimizing production.

Automatic briquette length adjustment using position transducers: no setup downtime

Thanks to an algorithm built into the program, the machine is able—after ejecting the first briquette—to self-adjust to achieve the length set on the operator panel. This operation is always performed by the machine, and if the briquette’s length varies due to differences in size or type, the algorithm automatically adjusts to maintain a length as close as possible to the set value. As a result, there are no machine stoppages for continuous adjustments, ensuring stable and programmable production output.

New Oil Cooling System with Continuous Off-Line Filtration: Guaranteed Continuous Operation

The new oil cooling system consists of an air/oil heat exchanger, a filter, and a self-contained motor-pump unit. It is designed to ensure continuous oil purification by maintaining the oil at an optimal temperature, preventing overheating, reducing component wear, and consequently minimizing long-term maintenance and machine downtime.

Remote Assistance Form: Support When You Need It

The remote support module allows you to connect remotely to the briquette machine to run diagnostics and provide updates.

The Siemens HMI Panel: Production Under Control at All Times

The multilingual Siemens HMI panel allows the operator to modify operating parameters using custom recipes, monitor diagnostics in real time, view production status, and automatically track maintenance schedules.

Excellent design for integration into our centralized systems

The Metalpress 500 EVO is designed to integrate with COMAFER’s automated centralized systems, featuring the IL 500P conveyor belt for chip loading and the IL30 conveyor belt for briquette unloading.

Standard Components and Features

The Metalpress 500 EVO is equipped with a base that doubles as an oil reservoir, a gearmotor for the agitator, a hydraulic cylinder for the ram, a hydraulic cylinder for the two-section coaxial compactor, automatic briquette length adjustment with position transducers, inductive proximity sensors, a high-efficiency hydraulic system with a cast iron pump, a nominal system pressure of 300 bar, an oil cooling system with continuous off-line filtration, a briquette ejection system with a partition equipped with a hydraulic cylinder, an electrical control panel with a Siemens PLC-HMI, and a remote assistance module. Measuring 1410 × 2000 × 1750 mm and weighing 1610 kg, it can be easily installed even in non-dedicated spaces. The total installed power is 18 kW.

Compatible materials

Aluminum, steel, stainless steel, titanium, cast iron, copper, brass, bronze, nickel, and other ferrous and non-ferrous metals. For non-standard materials, free sample testing is available at COMAFER’s R&D department.

Measurable operational benefits

Briquetting with the Metalpress 500 EVO reduces volume by up to 90%, recycling costs by 70%, and handling costs by 80%. The briquettes offer 50% more commercial value than loose chips and a 90% higher yield in the smelting process. With 300-bar compression, which ensures up to 90% recovery of the expensive coolant—allowing it to be recirculated into the machine tool and eliminating waste— along with automatic adjustment of briquette length to eliminate setup downtime when processing mixed chip types, and the HMI operator panel to keep everything under control, the annual savings on disposal and transportation costs are measurable and substantial.