Built for Fabricators
Aluminum Scrap Processing for Metal Fabricators & Stampers
Metal fabricators, stampers and press shops generate punchings, skeleton drops, sheet clips, plate off-cuts, plasma and laser slugs. V-V Metals has bought and graded those streams out of Cleveland, Ohio since 1986.
Aluminum
Why do fabricators need specialist aluminum handling?
V-V Metals processes aluminum scrap by alloy family rather than as one commodity: 6061 and 2024 clips and solids, 7050 cast turnings, 356 slag, dross and spills, aluminum grindings and foil.
Fabricating scrap is predictable, high-volume and space-hungry. The constraint is almost never grade, it is whether a container is empty when the press run needs it.
Alloy identity drives aluminum value more than tonnage does. Mixing 6061 into a cast turnings box costs real money, so we set up separate containers per alloy at the machine and verify identity on receipt before a load is blended.
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What aluminum do you take from fabricators?
We buy clips, solids, turnings, grindings, dross, slag, spills and foil, including the awkward fractions most yards would rather leave on your floor.
- 6061 clips, extrusion drops and 2024 solids
- 7050 and general cast aluminum turnings
- 356 slag, 356 dross and 356 spills
- Aluminum grindings and machining fines
- Aluminum foil, litho sheet and clean sheet clips
- Mixed low-copper and painted aluminum streams
Your Programme
How the account is run
Turnings are checked for free oil and fines content, dross and slag are sampled for recoverable metallic yield, and each alloy is settled against its own published index rather than a blanket mixed-aluminum price.
- Self-dumping hoppers and luggers staged at the press and shear line
- Swap frequency matched to nesting yield and scheduled run volume
- Separate handling for coated, painted and clad sheet streams
- Consolidated reporting across multiple lines or buildings
For fabricators the win is uptime and floor space first, and a fair grade on a clean, uniform stream second.
- Alloy-segregated containers staged at the machine or the melt deck
- Metallic-yield sampling on dross, slag and spill material before settlement
- Free-oil and fines assessment on turnings so deductions are transparent
- Bulk or scheduled pickup for high-volume extrusion and casting operations
- Direct movement to secondary aluminum smelters and remelt operations
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Do you buy aluminum from metal fabricators & stampers?
Yes. fabricators typically generate punchings, skeleton drops, sheet clips, plate off-cuts, plasma and laser slugs, and aluminum scrap processing is one of our core purchasing programmes. V-V Metals processes aluminum scrap by alloy family rather than as one commodity: 6061 and 2024 clips and solids, 7050 cast turnings, 356 slag, dross and spills, aluminum grindings and foil.
What is the biggest aluminum mistake fabricators make?
Fabricating scrap is predictable, high-volume and space-hungry. The constraint is almost never grade, it is whether a container is empty when the press run needs it. Alloy identity drives aluminum value more than tonnage does. Mixing 6061 into a cast turnings box costs real money, so we set up separate containers per alloy at the machine and verify identity on receipt before a load is blended.
How do you set up a aluminum programme for our operation?
We walk the floor, find where clips, solids, turnings, grindings, dross, slag, spills and foil accumulate, place the right container at each source, then agree a service frequency. For fabricators the win is uptime and floor space first, and a fair grade on a clean, uniform stream second.
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. Aluminum scrap from fabricators moves to secondary aluminum smelters and remelters.
Ready to fix your aluminum stream?
Call to review your aluminum material, agree grading, and get containers on site.
Call (440) 585-5959