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Foundry & Metal Recycling Sweepers
Industrial floor sweepers and street sweepers for foundries, steel mills, scrap yards, and metal recycling facilities.
Recommended Foundry Sweepers
These are the industrial sweepers Bortek most often places in foundries, steel mills, scrap yards, and metal recycling plants — from walk-behinds for molding lines to street sweepers for plant roads. Contact us for a recommendation based on your debris, floor area, and dust control requirements.
Walk-Behind Industrial Sweeper
An all-steel, battery-powered walk-behind built for steel mills, brickworks, and mines. The Model 34 sweeps sand, shavings, and fines along molding lines, between equipment, and into corners a rider can’t reach. Battery power means no exhaust in enclosed areas.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Narrow Aisles
- Fuel Type Electric
- Hopper 2.0 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 34″
Compact Ride-On Sweeper
The Model 34’s design in a compact rider. Dual side brooms pull debris out of corners, a tubular main broom throws it into a steel hopper, and a felt baghouse filter with a powered shaker traps the dust. All-steel construction, battery power, and a 68 dBA sound level.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Narrow Aisles
- Fuel Type Electric
- Hopper 4.2 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 46″
Compact Ride-On Floor Sweeper
A battery-powered compact rider with a 70″ turning radius for narrow aisles between furnaces, presses, and racks. Steel frame with impact-resistant synthetic panels, a choice of manual or hydraulic high-dump hopper, and a wet-sweep bypass for damp floors.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Narrow Aisles
- Fuel Type Electric
- Hopper 2.1 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 40″–47″
Ride-On Vacuum Sweeper
A steel-framed ride-on vacuum sweeper for large production halls and paved outdoor areas. Large side brooms feed an overhead-throw main broom that fills the hopper completely, and a hydraulic high-dump empties it at heights up to 60″.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Gas, LPG, Diesel or Electric
- Hopper 8.8 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 50″–64″
Heavy-Duty Ride-On Floor Sweeper
A one-piece 1/4″ steel frame and 23″ front tires that climb 4″ curbs and rough plant floors. The four-stage dust control system — vacuumized broom chamber, pre-filter, panel filter, and filter shaker — takes an optional HEPA filter for silica-sensitive areas.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Gas, LPG or Diesel
- Hopper 16 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 64″
Heavy-Duty Ride-On Floor Sweeper
The heavy-debris standard for foundries and scrap processing. A 1,500 lb hopper capacity, unitized steel frame, and dual panel filters with aggressive shakers handle casting sand, slag, and scale. An optional MERV 17 HEPA filter is available for silica dust control.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Gas, LPG or Diesel
- Hopper 22 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 64″–78″
Heavy-Duty Ride-On Floor Sweeper
The largest Armadillo, with a 2,000 lb hopper capacity and an enclosed cab that keeps the operator out of the dust. Built for high-volume foundries, steel mills, and recycling plants with large floor areas to cover.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Gas, LPG or Diesel
- Hopper 30 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 72″–84″
Electric Ride-On Floor Sweeper
Fully electric, with filtration that captures dust down to 1 micron so fines stay in the machine instead of settling back on the floor. A fit for enclosed casting, finishing, and fabrication areas where exhaust and airborne dust are both concerns.
- Work Area Indoor Plant Floor, Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Electric
- Hopper 12-28 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 59.05″ – 80.8″
Mechanical Street Sweeper
A compact, vac-assisted mechanical street sweeper for scrap yards, slag areas, and plant roads. The mechanical system picks up heavy, abrasive debris while vacuum assist and dust suppression contain the fines. The successor to the Dulevo 3000 Revolution.
- Work Area Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Hopper 116 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 85″–125″
Mechanical Street Sweeper
The large-format option for foundry yards, steel mill roads, and recycling facilities with big outdoor footprints. A 219 cu ft hopper and adaptive sweeping technology cover more ground between dumps, and Dulevo rates its filtration at 99% removal of PM-10.
- Work Area Outdoor Yard
- Fuel Type Diesel
- Hopper 219 cu ft
- Sweeping Path 110″–142″
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Foundry Sweeper Rentals
Need a sweeper for a plant shutdown, outage cleanup, or a trial before you buy? Bortek rents floor sweepers, scrubber-sweepers, and street sweepers across PA, NJ, NY, MD, WV, VA, and OH.
Floor Sweeper Rentals
Walk-behind and ride-on industrial sweepers for plant floors, aisles, and shipping areas. Short and long-term available.
Scrubber-Sweeper Rentals
Sweep and scrub in one pass to remove oil, coolant residue, and ground-in grime from finishing, machining, and shipping areas.
Street Sweeper Rentals
Street sweepers for scrap yards, slag areas, plant roads, and paved outdoor storage. Non-CDL option available.
Industrial Sweepers in Action
See how these machines handle heavy debris and dust in real industrial environments.
Silica & Fine Dust Control
Sweep Without Putting Dust Back in the Air
Push brooms lift foundry sand, shot-blast fines, and metal dust into the air, where it settles back on floors, equipment, and castings. A powered industrial sweeper pulls that dust into the machine — a vacuumized broom chamber draws fines into the hopper, and panel or baghouse filters hold them there.
For silica-sand foundries, three machines on this page offer high-efficiency filtration: an optional HEPA filter on the PowerBoss Atlas, an optional MERV 17 HEPA filter on the Armadillo 9X, and 1-micron filtration on the Dulevo Electric Industrial Sweeper.
Industrial Cleaning Equipment Specialists
Why Foundries Choose Bortek
Bortek has supplied and serviced industrial sweepers across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast since 1967. We carry machines built for heavy debris and fine dust, and we back them with in-shop and on-site service.
Casting sand, turnings, slag, scale, or fine dust — we match the machine and filtration to what’s on your floor and how much of it there is.
PowerBoss, Factory Cat, and Dulevo — industrial-grade lines built for foundries, mills, and recycling operations.
Buy, rent, or service — Bortek handles all three. Factory-trained technicians service what we sell across our full territory.
We’ll run the machine on your floor, in your debris, before you commit.
Service Area
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- New Jersey (NJ)
- New York (NY)
- Maryland (MD)
- West Virginia (WV)
- Virginia (VA)
- Ohio (OH)
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about foundry and metal recycling sweepers.
It depends on floor area, debris, and aisle width. For molding lines and narrow aisles, the Factory Cat 34, Factory Cat TR, or PowerBoss Apex 47. For large plant floors with heavy sand and slag, the PowerBoss Armadillo 9X, Armadillo 10X, or Atlas. For yards and plant roads, the Dulevo 850, D3, or D6. We can demo the right machine at your facility.
OSHA’s general industry silica standard (29 CFR 1910.1053) prohibits dry sweeping where it could contribute to silica exposure, unless wet sweeping, HEPA-filtered vacuuming, or other low-exposure methods aren’t feasible. In FAQs developed with the American Foundry Society, OSHA states drivable powered sweepers are not prohibited: HEPA-equipped sweepers count as HEPA-filtered vacuuming, and non-HEPA sweepers count as an “other method.” Confirm the fit with your exposure control plan.
Yes. Industrial sweepers with steel hoppers and heavy-duty brooms are built for sand, shavings, fines, and scale. For heavy loads, the Armadillo 9X carries up to 1,500 lbs of debris and the Armadillo 10X up to 2,000 lbs. Tell us what’s on your floor and we’ll recommend the machine and broom setup.
Battery machines produce no exhaust, so they fit enclosed areas — the Factory Cat 34, Factory Cat TR, Apex 47, and Dulevo Electric Industrial Sweeper. LP is common on large indoor riders like the Armadillo and Atlas where ventilation allows. Diesel is best kept to outdoor yards and plant roads, where the Dulevo 850, D3, and D6 work.
Yes. Bortek rents floor sweepers, scrubber-sweepers, and street sweepers on short- and long-term terms — useful for shutdowns, outage cleanups, or testing a machine before buying. Contact us for current availability and pricing.
Yes. Bortek provides warranty repair, planned maintenance programs, and emergency service on the equipment we sell. Factory-trained technicians cover PA, NJ, NY, MD, WV, VA, and OH, on-site or in our shop.
Find the Right Sweeper for Your Foundry
Talk to a Bortek equipment specialist about your debris, floor area, and dust control requirements. We’ll recommend the right machine and support it with sales, rentals, and service.