Metal Salvage & Recycling

Recycled ammunition
20 mm brass ammunition before and  
after recycling  

UXB International, Inc. (UXB) has the means and the know-how to provide quality salvage and recycling solutions. With innovative equipment and years of experience, all metal is assessed, processed, demilitarized, certified, and recycled to government and environmental standards. UXB is skilled in metal salvage and recycling for both active and inactive bombing and gunnery range targets and vehicles. The Company provides collections, sorting, processing and reselling for quick, efficient, trouble-free scrap metal disposition.

 

Capabilities

  • Facility Decommissioning
Recycling circuit boards
Recycling circuit boards  

       - Demolition/salvage of end-of-life hardware
       - Specialty metal salvage, processing, and brokerage
       - Demilitarization

  • Material Potentially Presenting an Explosive
    Hazard (MPPEH) / Munitions Debris (MD) Demilitarization

       - Range residue salvage / recycling

  • Qualified Recycling Program (QRP)

       - Facility / Recycling program assessment and
        management

Cut up tank
Cut up tank  
  • Non Ferrous Metals Recovery

       - Eight basic types of scrap metal
       - Eighty-four different grades and subtypes:
        copper, brass, bronze, aluminum, stainless steel,
        nickel content electronics scrap, aircraft

  • Aircraft Recycling

       - Military, commercial, civilian aircraft of any
        size, shape or class

Equipment & Technologies

  • Thermal Treatment
  •    - Provides thermal processing for certified
         explosive free MPPEH and MD

  • Ring Shredder
  •    - Shredder provides shredding capability to
         destroy items beyond recognition

  • Other Equipment
  •    - Mini-Shear-hydraulic powered shear designed
         for light metals, expended rocket motors, tail
         fins, etc.

    - Wire Stripper - Portable auto feed high speed
      wire stripper
    - Rotary Breaker - Diesel powered unit designed
      for 25 lb. practice bombs and medium to light
      frangible metals
    - LOADS® - Diesel powered hydraulic direct push
      technology primarily designed for practice munitions
    - Floor space allows for approximately 400,000 lbs.
      storage (200 tons packaged). Roll-off containers
      are available upon request.