Visit the SLS Precious Metals Team at Aviation Week’s MRO Americas Conference in Dallas
April 26-28, 2022
The upcoming Aviation Week’s MRO Americas conference in Dallas is the largest conference dedicated to maintenance, repair and overhaul of aviation equipment. SLS will be available to discuss best practices for recovering precious metals from various waste streams specific to the airline industry at booth #2013, off Main Street.
What We Do
Sims Lifecycle Services (SLS) specializes in providing resourceful solutions to manage several waste streams generated when manufacturing aircraft and aviation equipment. We play a key role in helping local, national and global defense and aerospace contractors recover precious metals from discarded inks, pastes, epoxies, metal plating solutions, rags, wipes and pastes. We also recover copper, gold, silver, platinum and palladium, from obsolete circuit boards, found in aircraft electronics.
Fully Permitted and Certified
Our facility, conveniently located in Chicago IL is ITAR Registered and certified to R2:2013, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 9001 standards. We carry $10,000,000 environmental liability insurance.
Full-Service Provider
Our global team of experts work with some of the largest companies in the world, helping them extract precious metals from production scrap, solutions, burnables, residues, sludges, dusts and powders. All materials are managed in a secure, compliant, and sustainable manner.
As supply chains have become more challenging in 2021 and 2022, SLS stands ready to help you manage transportation for your precious metal bearing shipments, including those designated as hazardous waste. Our transportation network complies with EPA’s hazardous waste manifest system, whether shipping by truck, rail or air. We manage all paperwork, including manifests, labels, attachments, and documentation.
Recovering Precious Metals Is Right for the Environment. And Your Bottom Line.
Our services play an important role in the circular economy by transforming a waste stream into useful recycled precious metals which can be used to make new products.
Our in-house fire assay laboratory and relationships with the world’s largest refiners enable us to maximize the financial return to our customers. We offer flexible settlements including refining terms, “per pound” purchases, pool accounts and transfers to fabricators or banks.
Include SLS on Your Shortlist of Vendors to Visit While at the 2022 MRO Americas Show
If you plan to attend, do not miss the opportunity to understand the rigorous protocols for handling and processing precious metal-bearing alloys frequently utilized in the aerospace and defense industries.