Title :
Inverse factory for end-of-life-cars. Complete dismantling system
Author :
Yamamoto, Hironobu ; Shibata, Susumu ; Neijenhuis, Henk C.
Author_Institution :
Mechatronics Technol. Sect., Toyo Eng. Corp., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
This paper presents a new concept of a recycling system that is a complete dismantling of end-of-life-cars that goes along with a human-oriented working environment. The system offers the solution for the car shredder-dust problem. After dismantling in the system, the remaining car-frame and other metal parts can be processed directly via a re-materialisation, because of the little remainders, so a shredding process can be eliminated. The system is designed so that dismantling processes are allocated to a line systematically, just like (more or less) an inverse manner of the assembling process. Therefore, the dismantling can be performed efficiently, so that recycling trade becomes available in whole removed parts and material resources because of the certain amount of collection available
Keywords :
automobile industry; recycling; complete dismantling system; dismantling processes; end-of-life-cars; human-oriented working environment; inverse factory; material resources; re-materialisation; recycling system; Automotive materials; Electronic switching systems; Humans; Inorganic materials; Iron; Mechatronics; Plastics; Production facilities; Recycling; Waste materials;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747744