Innovation Leader
The industry leader in innovation, Inter-Source perpetually engineers advancements to improve your bottom line. Inter-Source holds nearly two dozen patents in multiple countries, representing the industry's most important advancements.

These advancements are part of the reason that only Inter-Source can guarantee a retained moisture content of 2% or less on processed chips.

Innovation in Action

These are only a few examples of how Inter-Source continues to improve chip management:

12" Wringer provides a rapid ROI.
When used for short runs or specialty alloys, the innovative 12" wringer, another industry first, promises a rapid ROI.

It offers all the time-proven features of larger Inter-Source wringers, while supporting lean manufacturing with its flexibility.

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While these videos are of the 12" wringer, all wringer sizes operate conventionally. 

Warning! Demonstration Purposes Only; Do NOT Attempt!

Before shot of flakey chips in standard 55 gal. drum to illustrate the volume reduction achieved by the pucker.
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After shot of flakey chips in standard 55 gal. drum to illustrate the volume reduction achieved by the pucker.
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Inter-Source again leads the industry with a dry pucker, compressing chips after wringing so that they may be safely melted.

Other advantages of dry pucking include maximized metal reclamation, ease of handling, and improved housekeeping.

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More information on dry pucking.

Magnetic separation system.
The magnetic separation system offers a triple-drum system that segregates ferrous contaminants from other alloys.

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Storing and staging advancements secure chips for substantial savings and risk reduction.
Storing and staging advancements secure chips for substantial savings and risk reduction.

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Rotary ring shredder.
The rotary ring shredder was developed to provide in-stream shearing directly into the central coolant filter, to meet the challenge of severe space restrictions.

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Robot-operated vacuum collection system.
The robot-operated vacuum collection system utilizes a ceiling-installed material-handling vacuum fan to pull centrally collected chips from the middle of the machining center.

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Inter-Source Patents

Inter-Source holds nearly two dozen patents in multiple countries, representing the industry's most important advancements.

12/23/2008 Parts Separator Apparatus and Method of Shredding.
06/03/2008 In-line shredder apparatus and method for shredding materials.
02/13/2007 Apparatus and method for shredding wet chip materials.
04/18/2006 Apparatus and method for shredding wet chip materials.
04/04/2006 Wet chip pick-up assembly.
08/30/2005 System and method of shredding wet chips in a flume.
06/01/2004 System and method of shredding wet chips in a flume.
06/03/2003 Method for transporting and separating wet chips and delivering dried chips.
04/01/2003 Parts separator (multiple inlets; method of supplying wet chips through them).
06/18/2002 Screen for separating swarf.
04/23/2002 System for transporting and separating wet chips and delivering dried chips.
07/03/2001 Wet chip centrifugal separator suspension system.
10/10/2000 Method of centrifugally separating swarf.
08/31/1999 Centrifugal separator.
07/30/1996 Chip wringer bowl blade improvement.
06/27/1995 Chip wringer bowl blade improvement.
01/24/1995 Segmented centrifugal separator scroll housing.
09/13/1994 Replaceable wrap for scroll housing in centrifugal separator.
07/19/1994 Indexable screen for centrifugal separator device.
01/04/1994 Indexable screen for centrifugal separator device.
11/23/1993 Segmented centrifugal separator scroll housing with removable scroll.
10/12/1993 Replaceable wrap for scroll housing in centrifugal separator.
04/14/1993 Chip wringer bowl blade improvement.
04/21/1992 Parts separator device for separating heavy materials from chips and lubricants.
06/26/1990 Chip wringer bowl blade improvement.