Pocessing Step Of The Waste Motor Recycling Line
The typical waste motor recycling process begins with preliminary sorting and inspection, where motors are categorized by size, type, and material composition. This initial classification is crucial for optimizing downstream processing parameters and maximizing recovery efficiency. Henan Recycle’s plants incorporate advanced sensor-based sorting systems that can automatically identify different motor types and direct them to appropriate processing lines. This automation reduces labor requirements while improving sorting accuracy and processing speed.
The first major processing step involves the removal of external components such as plastic housings, cooling fans, and mounting brackets. Henan Recycle’s plants utilize specialized dismantling stations equipped with hydraulic shears, cutting torches, and automated removal systems that safely and efficiently separate these components. The removed materials are sorted into appropriate streams for recycling or proper disposal, ensuring maximum resource recovery while minimizing waste generation.
The core of the recycling process involves the separation of copper windings from steel laminations within the motor stator and rotor assemblies. Henan Recycle’s plants employ multiple technologies to accomplish this separation, depending on the specific motor type and size. For smaller motors, hydraulic cutting systems precisely slice through the stator housing to expose the copper windings, while specialized pulling mechanisms extract the copper coils with minimal contamination. For larger industrial motors, more robust cutting and separation systems are employed, capable of processing components weighing several hundred kilograms.
The copper extraction process represents one of the most technologically sophisticated aspects of modern motor recycling. Henan Recycle’s advanced plants utilize hydraulic pulling systems that can generate forces exceeding 50 tons to extract copper windings from stator slots. These systems incorporate precision-engineered pulling claws that grip the copper windings securely while applying controlled force to remove them without damaging the copper or creating excessive contamination with steel laminations. The result is clean copper that commands premium prices in metal markets.
Following copper extraction, the remaining steel laminations undergo additional processing to recover any residual copper and prepare the steel for recycling. Magnetic separation systems effectively isolate steel components from other materials, while additional mechanical processing removes any remaining copper fragments. The recovered steel is typically of high purity, suitable for direct recycling into new steel products without additional refining.