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CASE STUDY

C O N T R O L P A N E L S

The Company and Project

Waste Management and Waste Disposal Business System for the safe and effective
processing of batteries
With over 400 staff, this organisation processes a wide range of waste, recycling over 1,000 different waste streams from
commercial and industrial sectors. It has a track history of recycling over 60,000 tonnes of waste material each year for
over 20,000 UK-based organisations and putting clients at the centre of the operation.
One product this organisation processes is batteries which contain many harmful chemicals and materials that are unsuitable
for recycling. However, batteries also contain valuable components (such as zinc, copper, cadmium, manganese and
magnesium) that can be recycled and reused. As a result, separation plants have been developed to process and segregate
the valuable materials found in all kinds of batteries.

The Challenge

To develop a unique control mechanism to ensure the
company operated consistently and safely.

It was Bensons’ responsibility to design the software
programme and manufacture the control panel to operate the
system.
A system was required to incorporate an extensive control
network with various sensors, actuators and alarms for the safe
and effective processing of batteries. They also required a
bespoke multi-architecture software program to collate and
analyse data from the control mechanisms, plus full control of a
battery waste process line.

To achieve the exacting level of control required, every sensor,
actuator and alarm must be linked, creating an extremely
complex network, with additional key data tracking reports.

The battery separation process uses a range of mechanical and
physical separation techniques to isolate individual materials.
These methods include magnetism, centripetal force, vibration
and mesh screens. Due to the intricacy of these processing lines,
unique control mechanisms are required to ensure they operate
consistently and safely.

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