Prototype development for intelligent robotic sorting and taping of button cell batteries

各种形状和尺寸的碱性电池用于许多应用，占加拿大市场每年销售的所有电池的78%。碱性（不可充电）和锂离子（可充电）电池 ** 含有锌和稀土金属，如锂、镉和镍。如果这些电池被负责任地回收，它们将为农业领域提供新的能源，节省能源和资源，保护环境，并将废物从垃圾填埋场转移。然而，考虑到废电池的数量和种类，自动化系统需要能够通过化学方法对这些电池进行分类，以确保适当的回收利用。分类可以更好地控制 ** 环境结果，因为分离的电池类型可以由最好的专业回收商使用专为回收特定电池化学物质而设计的 ** 技术进行处理。该项目的目标是开发一个工作原型系统，自动将纽扣电池 ** 电池分类为可充电和不可充电的电池流，并出于安全原因将可充电电池贴上胶带。与目前的手工工艺相比，自动化工艺预计将大大增加产量，从而提高效率和生产率。

Alkaline batteries in all shapes and sizes are used in many applications and comprise 78% of all batteries sold**into the Canadian market every year. Alkaline (non-rechargeable) and Lithium-Ion (rechargeable) batteries**contain Zinc and rare Earth metals such as Lithium, Cadmium, and Nickel. If these batteries are recycled**responsibly, they will provide new sources for fertilizing agricultural fields, save energy and resources, protect**the environment, and divert waste from landfills.**However, considering the volume and variety of waste batteries, automated systems require the ability to sort**these batteries by chemistry in order to ensure proper recycling. Sorting results in better control over**environmental outcomes as separated battery types can be processed by the best specialty recyclers using**technology designed for recycling specific battery chemistries.**The objective in this project is to develop a working prototype system to automatically sort the button cell**batteries into rechargeable and non-rechargeable streams and tape the rechargeable batteries for safety reasons.**The automated process is expected to considerably increase the throughput, causing increased efficiency and**productivity rates, compared to the current manual process.