What we offer
The Advanced Recycling Technologies Lab (ARTLab) is dedicated to advancing sustainable e-waste processing and material recovery. The lab’s shredding line, provided by ShredTech, is engineered to break down e-waste and sort materials into ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, and plastics, creating a streamlined pathway for recycling complex electronic components.
This facility also features a network of advanced delta robots equipped for pre-sorting, selectively removing components that are unsuitable for shredding, ensuring safety and protecting equipment integrity. Downstream, additional robots utilize hyperspectral cameras to accurately identify and categorize various plastic types, enabling precise separation and high-purity material recovery.
Tour the ARTLab
Supported by a knowledgeable team specializing in recycling technologies and robotics, the lab offers a collaborative space for students, researchers, and industry partners to explore and refine sustainable waste management solutions, contributing to the circular economy
How we support companies in the space
We empower SMEs by providing access to our advanced lab for researching and testing innovative recycling processes and automation solutions. Whether you're tackling material recovery, enhancing sustainability, or developing custom automation systems, the ARTLab allows you to test and validate your ideas in a real-world, industrial setting.
- Automation test bed: Providing a platform for testing various sorting, picking, and vision applications, including plastics, color, and metal differentiation, to address automation challenges in recycling processes.
- Autonomous intelligent vehicles (AIVS): Utilizing AIVS for research on the autonomous movement of materials within industrial and warehouse environments, serving as a test bed for use case validation.
- Collaborative robots: Supporting research into the integration and application of collaborative robots in industrial and warehouse settings, and validation of use cases.
- Camera technologies for material classification: Implementing high-speed spectral camera technologies for precise material classification in applications such as recycling, food grading, and quality assurance.