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Automatic waste sorting system for portable batteries that enables data management possibilities

Country of Origin: Sweden
Reference Number: TOSE20160303001
Publication Date: 3 March 2016

Summary

A Swedish SME within waste management, has developed an efficient waste battery sorting system. By using object recognition technology and artificial intelligence, the sorting system enables data collection which can be used for valuable reports and analysis regarding the waste's chemical compound and brand. The SME is interested to find partners within waste management/recycling that wish to implement the system and/or research partners for further development to applications.

Description

The Swedish company offers an innovative fully automatic sorting solution for waste portable batteries. The system is a complete identification and sorting system for all cylindrical and 9V batteries with a  total capacity of more than 600 kg (1200 lbs) per hour. The sorting unit collects information at the same time as the waste is sorted, which makes it a cost-effective system for identifying, registering and sorting waste material. 



All chemistries/batteries available today can be sorted and it's also possible to add new sorting fractions, such as different kinds of Lithium batteries.

The identification of every battery is made with a machine vision sensor that captures images of every battery in high speed. The system is self-learning and intelligent, which enables it to recognise batteries even if they are dirty or damaged. After classification the batteries are separated with air jets into each respective fractions which allows for high accuracy under high speed. 



The system enables collectors and recyclers to efficiently sort mixed streams of batteries into separate material fractions with minimal labor and expertise required. The collected information about the waste enables waste management companies to squeeze out as much as possible from their collected waste while recyclers benefit from cost-effective sorting and quality control. The collected data and statistics can enable recyclers to easily send accurate reporting data to the environmental authorities upon request. The statistics can also be used to provide producers with valuable market information.



The Swedish company is seeking industrial or/and municipalities/authorities within waste management that are interested to test/implement/validate the automatic sorting system in their waste management operations. They are interested in commercial/technical agreements with industrial/governmental partners as well as research and development projects with industry and academy/research institutes.

Advantages and Innovations

- Automatic and accurate

- Integrated data management possibilities

- Cost-effective and low labour cost

- Intelligent and self-learning

Stage Of Development

Already on the market

Requested partner

- Type of partner sought: Industry or municipalities/authorities



- Specific area of activity of the partner: waste management companies, agencies for environment 



- Task to be performed by the partner sought: 

Test/implement the sorting system, validate, adoption to specific needs, integration to waste management systems