Metal chips compactor

An apparatus for compacting metal chips comprising:

• a power screw for compacting the metal chips;
• a compactor cylinder adapted to receive the power screw;
• wherein the compactor cylinder receives metal chips from a first end;
• a worm gear for rotating and moving the power screw from a top plate to a base plate of the apparatus, thereby exerting a downward compression force towards the base plate and thereby on the metal chips which facilitates compacting of the metal chips;
• two support gear plates for supporting the worm gear and helping to retain the worm gear in place for efficient operation, and a fixer plate for providing a base support for the two support gear plates at one end of the support gear plates, wherein the support gear plates are screwed or welded to the fixer plate at one end and screwed or welded to the top plate at another end;
• a motor;
• a worm screw adapted to be powered by the motor and to be connected to the worm gear for rotating the worm gear when the motor is in operation;
• a sensor for continuously measuring a velocity of the power screw;
• and
• a microcontroller adapted to be connected to the motor and to the sensor;
• wherein the microcontroller is adapted to power the motor for rotation for continuing a compaction process as long as the velocity of the power screw is above a given velocity threshold and to stop powering the motor when the velocity reaches said given velocity threshold during the compaction process,
• and wherein movements of the power screw facilitate compaction of the metal chips and compacted metal chips are ejected using an injector block, wherein a pneumatic device attached to the injector block pushes the injector block outwardly for ejecting the compacted metal chips outside the compactor cylinder.