Midlands-based WEEE Asset Management Company BR Environmental Services have purchased an MRT disc cutting Cathode Ray Tube Recycling machine, now installed in their WEEE operation in Leicester. Due to an increase in the volume of redundant TV sets and computer monitors, they needed a system to recycle the CRT's and produce materials for further processing.
The machinery is equipped with a vision system to detect the different size of tubes and automatically select the correct cutting position. The glass is separated using diamond cutting technology, and can cut CRTs between 14-32 inches at a capacity of up to 40 pcs/hr (MRT has another model that processes 80 pcs/hr).
When the separation is complete, the glass is conveyed to the vacuum cleaning station where the shadow mask and prosperous powder are removed. It is also supplied with a ventilation system that controls and collects dust produced during the process.