1. 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.

2. 2/21 Contents Project Scope Product Design & Development Future Work Concepts Solutions Validation

3. 3/21 Project Scope

4. 4/21 Challenge Design an equipment to automatically separate and collect used beverage containers for reuse and recycling.

5. 5/21 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.

6. 6/21 Design & Development

7. 7/21 Application Supermarkets and retail stores Restaurants Recycling centers

8. 8/21 Functionality Reception Identification Compacting Separation Collection Refund

9. 9/21 Reception Identification Compacting Separation Collection Refund Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Modularity Product concept

10. 10/21 Module 1 Reception + Refund Product

11. 11/21 Individual reception (package by package) Cupon printer LCD display Multiple reception (several packages at once) Package introduction Module 1

12. 12/21 Module 2 Identification + Compacting Product

13. 13/21 Artificial vision Metal detection Weight control From ‘Tomra Systems ASA’ Identification Module 2

14. 14/21 Compacting Compacting force: 1800N Module 2

15. 15/21 2 chambers (Identification + Compacting) Module 2

16. 16/21 Module 2 Double chamber Compacting

17. 17/21 Module 3 Separation + Collection Product

18. 18/21 Volume: 4 x 68L Removable base and recipients Washable Module 3

19. 19/21 on site storage for high capacity processing From ‘Tomra Systems ASA’ Module 3

20. 20/21 Product costs ComponentsCost 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

21. 21/21 Product costs ProductionCost 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’ version7.537 ‘not RVM’ version7.510

22. Selective Collection & Compacting of Packages for Recycling July 23rd MSc. Engineering Design 2003 2004 :: project by Eduardo Santos :: coordinators Arlindo Silva and Paulo Ferrão