electronic scrap Articles
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Planning models for the dismantling of electrical and electronic equipment under consideration of uncertainties
In this paper, an approach is presented for short-term dismantling planning, including process-induced uncertainty modelled with fuzzy techniques. Weak data resulting from uncertain dismantling time parameters are modelled as fuzzy sets and integrated into a scheduling model that allows the derivation of optimal dismantling procedures. A case study from electronic scrap recycling shows the ...
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Pre-shredders from Erdwich reduce efficient Electronic-scrap
The handling of electrical appliances has changed drastically over the past 20 years: Nowadays, a defect appliance is replaced rather than repaired. According to United Nations' estimates, 40 million tonnes of electrical and electronic scrap is produced per year worldwide, which will be doubled by 2025. Valuable resources such as steel, nonferrous metals, plastic materials etc. can be recovered ...
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Pre-shredders from Erdwich reduce up to eight tonnes of electrical and electronic scrap per hour using two drives, each with a power of 40,000 Nm
The handling of electrical appliances has changed drastically over the past 20 years: Nowadays, a defect appliance is replaced rather than repaired. According to United Nations' estimates, 40 million tonnes of electrical and electronic scrap is produced per year worldwide, which will be doubled by 2025. Valuable resources such as steel, nonferrous metals, plastic materials etc. can be recovered ...
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Shredder Types - Four shaft shredder
Shredder can be equipped with different types of cutting systems: single-shaft, two-shaft, three-shaft and four-shaft cutting systems. These shredders are all slow-speed systems, in contrast to hammer mills which are generally high-speed systems. Four shaft shredder - Low-speed, high-torque, four-shaft shredder. Especially suited for applications such as electronic scrap, tire ...
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BlueOak - Precious metal recovery from electronics waste - Case Study
The Challenge In the US, consumers alone dispose of some 3.2 million tonnes of e-waste annually; more than 80% of this ends up as waste, contributing >70% of all toxic metals in U.S. landfills. In a bid to tackle this wastage, BlueOak Resources. USA announced in July 2014 that they had selected Tetronics' technology for their national project to sustainably recover precious metals from ...
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Neue Herbold - Hammermills
Neue Herbold HM series hammer mills offer flexibility in their application range. Through the installation of material oriented rotor milling hammers tools various types of brittle plastics such as electronic scrap, wood scrap, and organic insulation material (glass-wool, stone-wool,...) Advantages - flexibility in their application range - heavy duty design - reduced space requirement ...
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NEUE HERBOLD Hammer Mills
NEUE HERBOLD HM series hammer mills offer flexibility in their application range. Through the installation of material oriented rotor milling hammers tools various types of brittle plastics such as electronic scrap, wood scrap, and organic insulation material (glass-wool, stone-wool,...)Advantages- flexibility in their application range - heavy duty design- reduced space requirement due to ...
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Dual Shaft Shredder
Dual shaft shredder for plastics/rubber scrap or other solid waste recycling. Harden double shaft shredders are being used for the recycling of plastic film, woven sacks, plastic drums, used computer and office machines, as well as wooden pallets. Harden also supplies custom-made shredders for other applications. Examples of our special shredders include computer hard drive shredders, E-scrap ...
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India: An emerging morgue for e-Products
India is a preferred destination for IT manufacturers all over the world. High percentage of literacy rate, improving lifestyle of the people and their economic standard are the attracting factors for the global IT players. The huge market for IT products is also luring manufacturers day by day. People’s passion for having the latest technologies is also equally attractive. Recycling and going ...
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Vietnam searches for solutions to deal with domestic e-waste
Much of the world’s electronic waste ends up in Vietnam — not only cell phones, computers, printers and TVs, but also items many people may not think of when they consider e-waste, such as washing machines, microwaves and fans. This waste is often burned or dumped in landfills where toxicants such as arsenic, mercury, lead and cadmium are released into the air or leach into the water. ...
By Ensia
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Guide to greener and safer electronics
With expanded and tougher criteria on toxic chemicals, electronic waste and new criteria on climate change only Sony and Sony Ericsson score more than 5/10 in our latest Guide to Greener Electronics. Nintendo and Microsoft remain rooted to the bottom of the Guide. Ranking criteria explained: As of the 8th edition of the Guide to Greener Electronics, Greenpeace scores electronics brands on a ...
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The Simple Process Of A Metal Recycling Center
Metal recycling is an eco-friendly way to save our already stressed out environment by the way of recycling old and worn-out metal items to use them further as a raw material in the process of manufacturing new steel items. Metal recycling industry in another right step in the direction of contributing towards more greener and healthier environment. This industry has expanded manifold in recent ...
By FCT Recovery
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Car and e-scrap recycling: the Chinese experience
In late November, more than 220 delegates met in China for the World Recycling - Shanghai congress organised by Switzerland-based ICM. Among other issues, the focus fell on latest trends in car and electronics scrap recycling within China itself. Several speakers emphasised that much remains to be done to bring the country into line with standards adopted in other parts of the world. Tighter ...
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E-Waste Handling – How to Handle e-Waste?
Introduction The rapid technological advancements are primarily driven by revolutionary innovations in electronics. Not only the electronic devices have become smart, but the reduced prices have also led to their proliferation across all strata of society. As the penetration of electronic devices, especially mobile phones, laptops, display devices, etc. increase globally, more and more e-Waste ...
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Phoenix county metals case study
With their order placed before the instrument was officially available, Phoenix County Metals quickly benefited from their new Thermo Scientific Niton XL2 handheld XRF analyser. The robust Niton XL2 has proven ideal for Phoenix’s application, which involves the identification of gold, silver, platinum, palladium and rhodium from waste materials and products. Phoenix is a specialist ...
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Sorting Equipment Focus: Keeping Time
(From Recycling Today Magazine) In with the new, out with the old. A reversal of an old adage is perhaps the best way to describe the increased demand for America’s scrap metals. The world’s hunger for new cars, appliances and buildings was a boon for steel makers in 2004. Global steel production exceeded 1 billion tons last year, a record amount. And as the need for “new” steel products ...
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Lead cables - how to separate lead, iron and copper - Case Study
Recycling areas: CableVarious scrap Company name: Hals Metal A/S Located: Hals, Denmark with an sub office in Süder Lögum, Germany Founded: 1988 Employees: 13 Hals Metal A/S was founded in 1988. Today it is a modern recycling company which has strong, collaborative partners in the area of recycling, lead production, and trading in a large number of materials. The company is an ...
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High quality recycling at small quantities - Case Study
Recycling areas: Cable Company name: Hierros y Metales Díez Located: Zaragoza, Spain Founded: 1950 Employees: 30 Hierros y Metales Díez is active with a number of products and services within industrial waste management – e.g. waste collection and transportation, destruction service and recycling. Within recycling they process electronic waste (WEEE) and cable. ...
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Future of Electronics Recycling May be Impacted by International Agreement
The Basel Convention, an international agreement which controls transboundary movement and disposal of hazardous waste, is considering proposals which may make it more challenging for end-of-life electronics to be refurbished, reused or recycled. Effective in 1992, the Basel Convention is a treaty signed by 53 counties designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations. It is ...
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What to consider: Selecting the right electronics recycling & asset management vendor
As the sales executive with an R2 & ISO-14001 certified electronics recycling, scrap purchasing, and asset management corporation, I could write all day about why I think Dynamic Recycling should be your e-recycling vendor. I would rather provide you with the appropriate information to conduct your own evaluation/analysis of what to look for in choosing a recycler that is the right fit for ...
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