Film-based X-ray inspection turns silver into wastewater: as each film is processed, silver ends up in the fixer and developer. Metafix silver recovery units capture 99.99% of it on site, with no chemicals and no toxic sludge. When the filters are full, they come back to Metafix for refining, and we pay you for the silver recovered.
Two ways to recover silver
- Fixed labs: MBX-1000. Connects to up to 5 processors and treats 0.26 gal/min (1 L/min) continuously. Compact at 36″W × 36″D × 48″H. Filter changes are planned from volumetric data with our patented MixExchanger filters. Add a SuperPac 4 (1,000 gal) for more capacity.
- Mobile and field labs: MBX-MI. Treats straight from a 250-gal or 55-gal holding tank at 0.26 gal/min (1 L/min), in a 24″W × 24″D × 38″H footprint.
Better together with the BCMS
Most of our customers run the BCMS alongside the MBX-1000. The BCMS mixes fixer and developer to FUJIFILM or AGFA spec in two 250-gal tanks and feeds up to 5 processors. Pairing the two gives better, more predictable results.
Recovers 99.99% of the silver from the fixer and developer of up to 5 processors.
Silver recovery for NDT mobile inspection and field labs, straight from your holding tank.
Mixes fixer and developer to spec in two 250-gal tanks and feeds up to 5 processors.
The payout
Recovered silver has value. Spent filters come back to Metafix for refining, and we pay you out for the silver recovered.
Monitored 24/7
Metatrax tracks the volume through each filter and emails your team before a change is due.
Who uses it
NDT radiography labs, aerospace inspection departments and investment casters that process X-ray film in house.