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Selective Collection & Compacting of Packages for Recycling
July 23rd
MSc. Engineering Design 2003 2004
project :: Eduardo Santos
coordinators :: Arlindo Silva and Paulo Ferrão
...from idea to prototype.
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Contents
Project Scope
Product Design & Development
Future Work
•Concepts
•Solutions
•Validation
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Project Scope
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Challenge
Design an equipment to automatically separate and collect used beverage containers for reuse and recycling.
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Business concept
Convenient & cost-effective solutions
• Collection programs with consumer incentives achieve high recycling rates.
€
RVM ‘Reverse Vending Machines’
• Machines receive packages from customers, identify, compact, separate and store them for recycling. A cupon with a discount is returned to the customer in exchange.
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Design & Development
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Application
• Supermarkets and retail stores
• Restaurants
• Recycling centers
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Functionality
• Reception
• Identification
• Compacting
• Separation
• Collection
• Refund
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•Reception
•Identification
•Compacting
•Separation
•Collection
•Refund
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
•Modularity
Product concept
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Module 1
Reception + Refund
Product
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• Individual reception (package by package)
Cupon printer
LCD display
• Multiple reception (several packages at once)
Package introduction
Package introduction
Module 1
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Module 2
Identification + Compacting
Product
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•Artificial vision
•Metal detection
•Weight control
From ‘Tomra Systems ASA’
•Identification
Module 2
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•Compacting
Compacting force: 1800N
Module 2
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• 2 chambers (Identification + Compacting)
Module 2
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Module 2
• Double chamber
• Compacting
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Module 3
Separation + Collection
Product
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Volume: 4 x 68L
Removable base and recipients
Washable
Module 3
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•on site storage for high capacity processing
From ‘Tomra Systems ASA’
Module 3
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Product costs
Components Cost per unit (€)
Camera controller F150-3 Omron
Camera (without lens)
CCTV lens
Camera controller cable (5m)
Screen controller cable
Software (Vision Composer v2.0)
Controller programmer
Weight sensor (with wiring and electrics)
Metal detector (with wiring and electrics)
Receipt printer
LCD pannel
3 electric motors
1998
1226
120
216
79
500
199
320
480
380
400
1200
Total. 7158
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Product costs
Production Cost per unit (€)
Raw materials (metal sheet and plastic)
Operations with labour (metal sheet cutting,
welding, drilling, plastic injection, ...)
128
250 (RVM)
221 (nRVM)
Total product cost (€)
‘RVM’ version 7.537
‘not RVM’ version 7.510
Selective Collection & Compacting of Packages for Recycling
July 23rd
MSc. Engineering Design 2003 2004
:: project by Eduardo Santos
:: coordinators Arlindo Silva and Paulo Ferrão