T aditio al e‑waste ecycli g is ofte labo ‑i te sive, equi i g ma ual so ti g, i spectio , a d disma tli g of devices. To add ess these challe ges, SK tes i itiated a pa t e ship with Aubotic Tech ology i 2025 to esea ch a d deploy automatio that imp oves p oductivity, e ha ces safety, a d delive s mo e co siste t ecove y of valuable mate ials a d compo e ts.
The p oject is suppo ted by g a t fu di g f om EDB, eflecti g the st ategic value of pai i g SK tes’ global ecycli g expe tise with Si gapo e-based i ovatio . By wo ki g with a local busi ess to test a d scale ew automatio capabilities, SK tes is demo st ati g its co ti ued i vestme t i R&D a d futu e-focused p ojects that ca adva ce safe , mo e efficie t, a d mo e sustai able e-waste p ocessi g.
The collabo atio has al eady delive ed measu able ope atio al imp oveme ts. By mi imizi g ma ual i te ve tio a d automati g ea ly‑stage p ocessi g tasks, i cludi g the automatic detectio of po table batte ies that emai i packagi g, SK tes has achieved a i c ease i p ocessi g efficie cy, while educi g safety isks associated with ma ual ha dli g. The ew p ocess i t oduces a additio al fail-safe to help e su e batte ies a e ot missed, fu the educi g the isk of the mal eve ts th oughout the p ocess.
“Ou collabo atio with EDB a d Aubotic shows how AI a d obotics ca be applied i eal i dust ial e vi o me ts to delive ta gible sustai ability a d ope atio al gai s,” said Luke Shi , Chief St ategy Office at SK tes. “By imp ovi g co siste cy a d educi g elia ce o ma ual p ocesses, we a e buildi g scalable capabilities that be efit ou clie ts a d st e gthe ou global ope atio s.”
With EDB’s suppo t, SK tes is u i g pilot p ojects to efi e these adva ced automatio tech ologies i Si gapo e a d apply the lea i gs ac oss its batte y ecycli g facilities. Fo clie ts, this t a slates i to mo e co siste t p ocessi g outcomes, imp oved safety, a d scalable solutio s that suppo t both sustai ability ta gets a d ope atio al esilie ce as volumes of eti ed tech ology co ti ue to g ow.
SK tes has ove 40 ow ed facilities ac oss 22 cou t ies offe i g u matched se vice-level co siste cy, co siste t comme cials, lowe logistics costs, local complia ce expe ts i – egio , suppo t i local time zo es a d la guages, a d a deep u de sta di g of t a sbou da y moveme t globally.
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