Electric motors contain high-value materials, particularly copper, steel and aluminium. Efficient recycling requires processing technologies capable of breaking down their compact structure and liberating these materials for effective downstream separation and recovery.
At ZB, we design and deliver industrial recycling solutions tailored to the type of motor, required throughput and recovery targets of each operation.
What are electric motors and how are they processed?
Electric motors from industrial equipment, machinery, household appliances and other applications have a compact construction containing steel, copper, aluminium and other metallic components.
To maximise the recovery of these valuable materials, the motors must be effectively reduced in size to liberate their different components before downstream separation and sorting.
Every application has different requirements. At ZB, we assess the incoming material, required throughput and recovery targets to determine the most effective process configuration.
Plants tailored to your material, throughput and recovery targets
Every plant is designed around the characteristics of the material and the operational requirements of the customer. To define the right solution, we consider:
Type and size of electric motors
Required throughput
Copper and other metal content
Pre-shredding and shredding requirements
Existing separation systems
Recovery targets and required final product quality
Based on this analysis, we define a process configuration designed to improve material liberation and increase the efficiency of downstream recovery processes.
Higher recovery of copper and other valuable metals
Effective material preparation helps liberate the copper, steel and aluminium contained within each motor, improving the efficiency of downstream separation.
By integrating pre-shredding, hammermill shredding and sorting technologies, cleaner fractions can be produced, increasing material recovery and maximising the value of the recovered metals.
We offer complete solutions for electric motor processing, integrating heavy-duty equipment designed for efficient size reduction, material liberation and downstream recovery. Our systems can be configured around the characteristics of the incoming material, required throughput and recovery targets of each operation.
Electric motors mainly contain copper, steel, aluminium and other metallic components that can be recovered through appropriate shredding, separation and sorting processes.
Size reduction helps liberate the different materials contained within the motor, improving the efficiency of downstream separation and recovery processes.
The right configuration depends on the type of motor and the required recovery targets. The process typically combines pre-shredding, hammermill shredding and separation systems tailored to the specific application.
Effective material preparation improves the liberation of copper windings and facilitates downstream separation, helping produce cleaner, higher-value copper fractions.
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