Essays about: "recycling metal scrap"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words recycling metal scrap.

  1. 1. The effect of recycling and processing routes on recrystallization in a secondary 3xxx aluminium alloy

    University essay from Jönköping University/JTH, Material och tillverkning

    Author : Anton Rolseth; [2023]
    Keywords : Aluminium alloys; sheet metal forming; grain boundary segregation; recrystallization; Zener pinning; casting; rolling;

    Abstract : Aluminium alloys have the possibility to be infinitely recycled. By only generating 5% of the emissions compared to primary aluminium, great CO2 savings can be made. One of the issues in manufacturing components entirely from post-consumer scrap is the presence of trace elements and impurities. Such elements can be Fe, Cu, Cr, P and Pb. READ MORE

  3. 2. Data Generation in Metal Recycling Using Unconditional Diffusion Models

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för systemteknik

    Author : Andersson Sebastian; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine learning; diffusion model; unconditional diffusion model; data generation; generative model;

    Abstract : Combitech AB was interested in how to automate the process of annotating aluminum scrap when it was adjacent to other metals. This was to ultimately create an annotated dataset that could be utilized for training a segmentation model. The idea was to make use of generative models to generate samples of general scrap metals. READ MORE

  4. 3. The determinants of secondary copper production : An econometric analysis of European countries

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

    Author : Matilda Öhman; Sanna Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Copper; Secondary copper; Recycling; Secondary metals; Circular economy;

    Abstract : Copper is a metal that is commonly found in our society's infrastructure, such as cables and wires. In addressing the climate threat, society is facing a major transition towards electrification and digitization, and here copper plays an essential role. READ MORE

  5. 4. Teaching an AI to recycle by looking at scrap metal : Semantic segmentation through self-supervised learning with transformers

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Edwin Forsberg; Carl Harris; [2022]
    Keywords : AI; self-supervised learning; SSL; Machine vision; ML; Semantic segmentation; Transformer; Swin-transformer; Barlow twins; DINO; SwAV; Recycling; AI; SSL; Datoreseende; maskininlärning; semantisk segmentering; Transformer; Swin-transformer; Barlow twins; DINO; SwAV; Återvinning;

    Abstract : Stena Recycling is one of the leading recycling companies in Sweden and at their facility in Halmstad, 300 tonnes of refuse are handled every day where aluminium is one of the most valuable materials they sort. Today, most of the sorting process is done automatically, but there are still parts of the refuse that are not correctly sorted. READ MORE

  6. 5. Automatic monitoring of bins

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för informationsteknologi

    Author : Jannick Mikkelsen; Larsson Anton; [2020]
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    Abstract : When a pile of scrap at Stena recycling has reached the maximum height, the loader operators need to drive around the facility to check whether or not the pile has to be emptied. This causes a lot of unnecessary driving, resolving in wear to the loaders and loss of time, but mostly the unnecessary use of diesel. READ MORE