The history of application of vibratory devices for the processing of metal waste is considered. The report demonstrates the possibility of grinding metal waste generated in metalworking production on the example of iron-nickel and steel chips and of subsequent production of metal powders for additive manufacturing using the vibratory disintegration method. For the first time, the dependences of the main indicators of vibratory grinding of metal shavings on the degree of its mechanical processing were established, which made it possible to determine the specific energy consumption for the production of the required size classes. The regularities between the time spent on crushing metal shavings and power consumption during crushing are determined, which allows to detect the close relationship between energy consumption parameters and the physicomechanical properties of the chip, which makes it possible in the future to carry out a more detailed correlation of its physical and mechanical properties during disintegration.