Built for Machine Shops
Copper Scrap Recycling for Machine Shops & CNC Job Shops
Machine shops and CNC job shops generate turnings, chips, swarf, bar ends, drops and grinding fines. V-V Metals has bought and graded those streams out of Cleveland, Ohio since 1986.
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Why do machine shops need specialist copper handling?
V-V Metals buys and recycles copper scrap in nearly every industrial form -- #1 and #2 copper, bare bright and insulated wire, EDM wire, tube and bus bar cut-offs, turnings, foil, powder, oxidized red powder, spills and puckable fines.
A job shop running mixed alloys through the same chip conveyor converts high-grade material into low-grade tonnage every shift. The fix is container placement at the machine, not a better price on mixed metal.
Copper is priced off COMEX, so the money is made or lost in the grading. Our buyers separate #1 from #2, pull alloyed and clad material out of the mix, and pay each fraction on its own merit instead of averaging a whole load down to the lowest grade in the container.
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What copper do you take from machine shops?
We buy solids, wire, turnings, foil, powder, spills and puckable fines, including the awkward fractions most yards would rather leave on your floor.
- #1 copper solids, punchings and bus bar drops
- #2 copper, sheet, tube and mixed unalloyed copper
- Bare bright, insulated building wire and EDM wire
- Copper turnings, chips and high-grade grinds
- Copper foil, powder, oxidized and red powder
- Copper-clad material, spills and puckable fines
Your Programme
How the account is run
Loads are weighed on a certified scale, sampled for moisture and non-metallic attachment, then graded against ISRI specifications. You get the grade breakdown on the settlement sheet, not a single lump number.
- Alloy-specific hoppers and drums placed at the machine, not at the dock
- Free-oil and fines assessment on turnings so deductions are transparent
- On-call swaps sized to spindle hours instead of a fixed calendar
- Per-alloy settlement lines showing exactly what segregation is earning
Shops that segregate at the machine typically see the difference on the very first settlement, without changing anything about how parts are cut.
- Certified scale weights with a printed grade-by-grade settlement sheet
- Container, gaylord, drum or roll-off placement sized to your copper volume
- Segregation guidance so bare bright and #1 do not get downgraded in the box
- Scheduled or on-call pickup coordinated around your production window
- Direct shipment to copper mills, refiners and smelters -- never to another dealer
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy copper from machine shops & cnc job shops?
Yes. machine shops typically generate turnings, chips, swarf, bar ends, drops and grinding fines, and copper scrap recycling is one of our core purchasing programmes. V-V Metals buys and recycles copper scrap in nearly every industrial form -- #1 and #2 copper, bare bright and insulated wire, EDM wire, tube and bus bar cut-offs, turnings, foil, powder, oxidized red powder, spills and puckable fines.
What is the biggest copper mistake machine shops make?
A job shop running mixed alloys through the same chip conveyor converts high-grade material into low-grade tonnage every shift. The fix is container placement at the machine, not a better price on mixed metal. Copper is priced off COMEX, so the money is made or lost in the grading. Our buyers separate #1 from #2, pull alloyed and clad material out of the mix, and pay each fraction on its own merit instead of averaging a whole load down to the lowest grade in the container.
How do you set up a copper programme for our operation?
We walk the floor, find where solids, wire, turnings, foil, powder, spills and puckable fines accumulate, place the right container at each source, then agree a service frequency. Shops that segregate at the machine typically see the difference on the very first settlement, without changing anything about how parts are cut.
Where does our material end up?
Unlike many scrap companies, V-V Metals does not sell purchased material to other scrap dealer houses. Everything we buy goes directly to mills, foundries or smelters, so there is one margin between your dock and the end user instead of two or three. Copper scrap from machine shops moves to copper refiners and rod mills.
Ready to fix your copper stream?
Call to review your copper material, agree grading, and get containers on site.
Call (440) 585-5959