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The processing of scrap metal as charge in steel furnaces is a relatively broad area, where many different processes and technologies are applied. One of these technologies is waste metal briquetting technology. This technology is mainly used to process swarf from chip machining, which is a relatively valuable raw material as long as the required purity of its chemical composition is maintained. The machines on which this technology is implemented are called briquetting presses. These briquetting presses can process metal chips resulting from the machining of machine parts made of various metallic materials. According to the mechanical properties of the metal chips material, for the processing of which the briquetting press is designed, the individual structural nodes of the briquetting press are designed. The manufacturers of briquetting presses do their best to meet the demands and requirements of customers who want to use these presses in their plants. For the perfect function of the briquetting press the quality of the design is therefore crucial. The aim of this article is to introduce the reader to the main types of briquetting presses for the processing of metal chips as well as the method of determining selected design parameters important for the design of briquetting presses and lines.
Keywords: steel scrap, steelmaking, briquetting press, design, charge for steelmaking furnaces© This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.