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The Journey of Recycling Electric Motor Stators
Where does the motor stator come from, and where does it ultimately go? Have you ever wondered about this? We’ll answer that question in detail below.
There are three main sources
✅Old equipment discarded in the factory
✅Discarded household appliances
✅Car drive motor
Its Recycling Journey
Step 1: Preliminary Sorting
At a professional recycling plant, technicians first conduct a preliminary inspection of the stator. Through visual inspection and instrument testing, they determine whether it is a fully enclosed or semi-enclosed structure, and then plan the most suitable dismantling scheme based on the actual situation.
Step 2: Disassembly
Workers use custom-made tools to separate the stator housing, or cryogenic freezing technology can be used.
Step 3: Sorting Again
The disassembled materials re-enter the sorting process, where copper, iron, and aluminum are “each in its proper place” in the eddy current separator.
Step 4: Smelting
Recycled copper enters the smelting furnace and becomes new copper material; silicon steel sheets return to the steel plant and gain a second life.
Where Did It Go After It Was Wecycled?
The core materials recovered from the motor stator include copper, silicon steel sheets, aluminum, rare earth permanent magnet materials, and other materials.
| Core Materials | Application |
|---|---|
| Copper | Electric motors, transformers, building electrical wires and cables, communication cables, electronic components, heat sinks, etc. |
| Silicon steel sheets | Silicon steel sheets, transformer cores, construction steel, automotive parts, metal products, etc. |
| Aluminum | Automotive parts, power tool housings, consumer electronics housings, and various profiles. |
| Rare earth permanent magnet | Permanent magnet motors, wind turbines, high-tech electronic equipment. |
Ultimately, the recycling value of motor stators goes far beyond simply weighing and selling them as scrap; the economic benefits they bring far exceed your imagination. Therefore, it’s never too late to start recycling motor stators now.
At Gomine, we have a wide variety of motor stator recycling machines and related equipment to meet your needs. Feel free to contact us anytime to customize a solution just for you.