Becker Iron and Metal Recycling St. Louis, MO: Processing Shearing and Cutting

Shearing & Cutting

Heavy-gauge and oversized ferrous scrap (e.g., steel beams, rail, machinery, rebar, and pipe) and nonferrous scrap (e.g., copper pipe and aluminum extrusion) are cut to specifications using a variety of methods. For most ferrous scrap, we use our Sierra 700-ton guillotine shear/baler and our mobile Sierra 500-ton shear/baler to cut scrap to any size. These large shears allow us to process thousands of tons of scrap a month for re-melting.


Bulkier/oversized scrap requires a more mobile solution such as our crane mounted shears, including our new state-of-the-art rebar shear.
Some scrap we purchase is oversized and dense, requiring scrap industry specific hand torches and plasma cutters to safely cut steel of any size and thickness.

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Our Quality Commitment
Becker Iron & Metal is committed to providing superior quality services to our customers and producing high quality products for our consumers.

We believe that consistency in quality comes from strict process management, measurement and control. That is why we manage our scrap processing with a measurable continual improvement program. Our program preserves dependable customer service and facilitates the processing of high quality scrap products more consistently, increasing the marketability and competitive pricing for our customers’ scrap.