Planet Metals, The Metal Dealer

By Robert Witherspoon


With competitive pricing, educated and experienced staff and fast service, Planet Metals is a leader in the metal industry. We gather, prepare and distribute non-ferrous metal products for consumers. We are up to date with the latest technology and provide for special foundry preparation, certified parts destruction programs along with custom blending programs.

Various types of scraps along with obsolete pieces are purchased from manufacturing plants and other businesses. Some of the products include pieces of stainless steel, aluminum, brass, copper, and high temperature alloys, etc. Products are treated and then sold to companies around the world.

Larger companies and plants with significant amounts of scraps can opt for having accumulation bins or trucks placed at their facilities. Once the bins or trucks are full, they are transported to one of the many processing facilities around the country. Smaller facilities not needing or having room for accumulation bins or trucks on their property, have the option of bringing their scraps to a processing facility where it will be processed and the customer paid.

Once at the processing facility the various materials are sorted in order to maintain maximum value. Sorting is done with conveyors, tables, magnets, grinders, hand torches and spectrometers. During this process, metallurgical composition may be utilized in order to maintain the highest level of quality and purity.

After being sorted, the remaining pieces are formed into bales that meet specific customer requests or other guidelines. High density bales are formed with high pressure hydraulic machines in order to maintain uniformity and accessibility. Lower density bales are made with lower hydraulic pressure and provide options for customers with different needs. The metallurgical content as well as briquettes can be adjusted for each customer and achieved with metal management.

Some items, such as large amounts of broken pieces or car radiators, will be shredded and crushed. These pieces are broken up into smaller fragments and the the non-ferrous pieces are separated from the ferrous pieces and non-metallic pieces using magnets and other tools. The by-product fragments are sent to third-party landfills that are qualified in disposing of such elements.

Planet Metals prides itself on quality of service as well as quality of product and good customer relations. Our products are shipped to consumers all over the world. We maintain competitive pricing for both purchasing scraps as well as selling the sorted and finished product.




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