V-V Metals

Built for Machine Shops

Stainless Steel 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.

Stainless

Why do machine shops need specialist stainless handling?

V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.

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.

Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.

Talk to a Buyer

Accepted Material

What stainless do you take from machine shops?

We buy solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse fines, including the awkward fractions most yards would rather leave on your floor.

  • 304 and 316 solids, plate drops and sheet clips
  • 321, 347 and stabilized-grade off-cuts
  • 400-series and duplex stainless streams
  • Stainless turnings, chips and swarf
  • Stainless grindings, dust and baghouse fines
  • Mixed and unidentified stainless requiring analysis

Your Programme

How the account is run

Suspect material is analysed for chrome, nickel and molybdenum before settlement. Free-iron contamination and grinding-wheel residue are quantified rather than estimated, so the deduction on the ticket is one you can audit.

  • 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.

  • Grade analysis on mixed or unmarked stainless before a price is set
  • Chrome / nickel / moly assay results supplied with the settlement
  • Separate containers for 300-series, 400-series and duplex at the source
  • Free-iron and abrasive contamination quantified, not guessed
  • Direct delivery to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills

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Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you buy stainless from machine shops & cnc job shops?

Yes. machine shops typically generate turnings, chips, swarf, bar ends, drops and grinding fines, and stainless steel recycling is one of our core purchasing programmes. V-V Metals recycles all common stainless grades -- 304, 316, 321, 347, 400-series and duplex -- taken as solids, plate drops, sheet clips, turnings, grindings and mill scale.

What is the biggest stainless 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. Stainless is paid on chrome and nickel content, and a 316 drop tossed into a 304 box is money handed away. Our team analyses questionable pieces instead of defaulting the whole container to the cheapest grade present.

How do you set up a stainless programme for our operation?

We walk the floor, find where solids, plate and sheet drops, turnings, grindings and baghouse 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. Stainless scrap from machine shops moves to stainless melt shops and specialty steel mills.

Ready to fix your stainless stream?

Call to review your stainless material, agree grading, and get containers on site.

Call (440) 585-5959