The safe extraction of valuable raw materials: robots automatically dismantle monitors containing mercury, while protecting workers’ health at the same time. However, their backlighting system often contains mercury, which means they are classified as hazardous waste. They also contain valuable raw materials, such as metals and plastics, which have to be recovered in such a way, that the environment is not harmed. Erdwich Zerkleinerungssysteme GmbH, have now developed an alternative: The company has developed an automatic processing system that enables mercury and other valuable raw materials to be easily extracted and recycled in an environmentally-friendly way.

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