High Voltage Processing has new toys!!!!!!!!

I don't typically post this stuff but I am too excited not to. After six months of waiting we are about to install our new line. As far as I know this makes us the only processor in North America and perhaps the world who can granulate wire up to 6 inches in diameter. I have been waiting for this and most importantly the 100,000 pounds of large wire in the warehouse has been waiting for it. Now let the fun begin.

On another note, we will also start a new line that will be processing car harness in volume. Needless to say, it will be a very busy week for me.

Not sure about pics yet. Need to check with the lawyers and make sure the patents are all in place. I doubt anyone could tell how to make one as it really just looks like a granulator.

Originally Posted by PistoneScrapProcessing

Jim, I have to ask this question. Why spend money on something like that when that 100,000 lbs of wire can be stripped? Personally I think its a waste of money and there isn't that much wire that's six inches round to begin with. Only place I have I have even seen it is in a steel mill. Most wire processors only do up to four inch wire for a reason. I can't see installing something that expensive just to process 100000 lbs of wire. How long did it take to build up that inventory of wire?

Good point, however if only considering the 100,000 lbs.

Sounds to me that by him investing in this equipment, he's setting himself apart from the competition and opening new doors for new national and potential international clients because he has the ability or presents the ability to process wire nobody else (or very few people) is efficiently capable of.

Originally Posted by PistoneScrapProcessing

Jim, I have to ask this question. Why spend money on something like that when that 100,000 lbs of wire can be stripped? Personally I think its a waste of money and there isn't that much wire that's six inches round to begin with. Only place I have I have even seen it is in a steel mill. Most wire processors only do up to four inch wire for a reason. I can't see installing something that expensive just to process 100000 lbs of wire. How long did it take to build up that inventory of wire?

Well we seem to disagree on this point as well. I have a very different business model than you. I don't deal with the public, I seldom deal with yards. I get most of my business from corporate accounts, wire manufacturers, utilities and other manufacturing. It took me a week to get that wire as it was shipped from an account of ours. We have quite a demand for the machine already and expect it to be running 3-5 days a week. I am not nor do I ever want to be most wire processors. I also don't expect to get a lot of 6 inch wire but I do get a lot of 3 or 4 inch and that will work nicely.

The investment is not too much if you have the work for it. We also will be importing soon as in first quarter of 13 I plan to open a place in Asia and will be shipping copper here.

Most of them work on the rule of thumb. If its bigger than your thumb don't put it in there.

if its bigger than my thumb, then i cant beat my wife with it and i cant chop it, then what am i supposed to do with it?

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In your system does the wire go through a shredder prior to the granulator? Mike.

Originally Posted by miked

In your system does the wire go through a shredder prior to the granulator? Mike.

No it does not. The wire would go through the granulator and come out in large chops.

Originally Posted by High Voltage Processing

Well we seem to disagree on this point as well. I have a very different business model than you. I don't deal with the public, I seldom deal with yards. I get most of my business from corporate accounts, wire manufacturers, utilities and other manufacturing. It took me a week to get that wire as it was shipped from an account of ours. We have quite a demand for the machine already and expect it to be running 3-5 days a week. I am not nor do I ever want to be most wire processors. I also don't expect to get a lot of 6 inch wire but I do get a lot of 3 or 4 inch and that will work nicely.

The investment is not too much if you have the work for it. We also will be importing soon as in first quarter of 13 I plan to open a place in Asia and will be shipping copper here.

I see you making good, and I mean GOOD money in under 2 years. Solely dealing with corporate accounts, you will always find, that will have greater results than individual ones.

I deal with both, but I definitely see the bigger pictures with corporate accounts that I get in.

Originally Posted by racerboy832

Jim is it worth your time to deal with yards? The local yard presses it into blocks and ships it out. I don't know anyone with a granulator around here

I do deal in yards but only as filler for my schedule.