In 2025, Wanshida Hydraulic Machinery successfully delivered a 315 briquetting machine to a metal processing workshop in Malawi, supporting the recycling of steel and aluminum chips generated from daily machining and fabrication operations.

As Malawi’s manufacturing and repair sectors continue to develop, many workshops are facing growing challenges in handling loose metal chips, which occupy space, create safety issues, and generate very low resale value.

In many Malawian workshops, metal chips are:

• Collected loosely in bins or sacks
• Stored inside or around the workshop
• Difficult to transport and manage

This leads to cluttered working areas, higher fire risk, and inefficient material handling.

Loose chips have low density, resulting in:

• Poor selling prices from scrap buyers
• Inefficient truck loading
• High transport cost per ton, especially over long distances

The customer needed a way to increase scrap density and value.

With limited access to spare parts and technical services, the customer prioritized equipment that is:

• Mechanically simple
• Easy to operate and maintain
• Durable under daily workshop conditions
• Cost-effective with fast return on investment

After evaluating several solutions, the customer selected the 315 briquetting machine because it offered:

• Strong pressing force suitable for steel and aluminum chips
• Ability to compress loose chips into dense briquettes
• Simple hydraulic system with low maintenance requirements
• Easy operation by one operator
• Compact footprint suitable for small workshops

The machine was mainly used to process steel turnings, aluminum chips, and mixed machining waste.

After commissioning, the customer reported clear improvements:

• Metal chip volume reduced by up to 90%
• Cleaner and more organized workshop environment
• Higher scrap selling price due to dense briquettes
• Lower transport cost per ton
• Improved safety and easier handling

The briquettes were accepted directly by local recyclers and steel processors.

The workshop owner commented:

“Before, metal chips were a waste problem.
Now they are compact, clean, and easy to sell.
This 315 briquetting machine is simple, strong, and very suitable for our conditions in Malawi."

This project demonstrates how medium-capacity briquetting machines can play an important role in supporting metal recycling in developing markets like Malawi.
By turning loose chips into dense, transport-ready briquettes, Wanshida helps workshops improve efficiency, safety, and profitability with a practical and reliable solution.