Conception and Realization of a Vibrating Machine to Isolate Copper from Plastic Obtained From Wire Waste

Abstract

Electrical cables are mainly composed of metal and plastic. The core of the cable contains metallic wires, mainly made of copper, but can also be composed of other metals such as tin, aluminum, iron, nickel, zinc and phosphorus. The recycling of electrical cables begins with the separation of the plastic elements from the metal elements. These elements are then crushed into granules or chips to be reused. In order to achieve this goal, a machine has been developed to separate the metal from the plastic with a vibratory system, this machine allow us to get numerous data points and results by controlling and switching the speed of the engine to get the best insulation for copper/plastic.