Wire Removing Apparatus and Method
An apparatus and method for insuring total removal of wire from a bale including a conveyor system for moving one or more bales, an automatic dewiring station, and a manual dewiring station. A bale is transported through an automatic dewiring station, and through a metal detector to ensure wire removal before the dewired bale is transported downstream.
1 . An apparatus for removing wire from a bale comprising at least one dewiring station, a metal detector, and a conveyor system for moving the bale through the apparatus.
2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one dewiring station is an automatic dewiring station.
3 . The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the automatic dewiring station contains at least one automated robot with at least one wire clipping device.
4 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the at least one dewiring station is a manual dewiring station.
5 . The apparatus according to claim 4 further including an automatic dewiring station.
6 . The apparatus according to claim 5 wherein the automatic dewiring station contains at least one automated robot with at least one wire clipping device.
7 . The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein the dewiring station further includes a means for removing the wire from the bale.
8 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the dewiring station receives bales with metal remaining from the metal detector.
9 . A method for removal of a wire from a bale comprising:
transporting a bale along a conveyor system to a dewiring station;
locating the wire on the bale;
removing the clipped wire; and,
transporting the bale to a metal detector.
10 . The method according to claim 9 further including the step of scanning the bale to determine if any metal remains.
11 . The method according to claim 10 further including the step of transporting a bale found not to be free of metal to a manual dewiring station.
12 . The method according to claim 11 further including the step of inspecting the bale and removing any remaining metal.
13 . The method according to claim 12 further including the step of transporting the bale from the manual dewiring station back through the metal detector.
14 . The method of claim 10 further including the step of transporting a bale free of metal to a processing station for further processing.