The ALR 3000© is the only fully automated patented technology which depollutes the hazardous
components from Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs).

The benefits of the ALR3000© running on a 3 cycle shift for one year can be seen below: 

Why the ALR3000© ?

Why the ALR3000©?:
The ALR3000 is the only fully automated patented technology with depolluted the hazardous components from Liquid Crystal Displays (LCDs). After processing in the ALR3000 the hazardous components are safety removed and LCD can be processed as normal WEEE waste The ALR3000 bring a disruptive and innovated technology to the recycling industry, which is;

- Fully Automated
- Only patented technology
- Highest available processing capacity
- Operational leasing model
- Low operational running costs

At Votechnik we identify with industry and the ALR3000© is the first of our commercial product launches. Our approach to the industry is to remove the uncertainty of ownership of a new technology. To support the industry with adoption of technology our market deployment approach is operation lease. Allowing both Votechnik and recycler business model to seamlessly align ensuring better outcomes for all. Votechnik is responsible for equipment maintenance and availability.

Other Features of the ALR 3000©

The ALR 3000© Patented Safety Features

It is not necessary to disassemble the screens before their processing. In fact, instead of manual dismantling, our process avoids employees being exposed to mercury vapours in CCFL tubes. ALR 3000© technology is under permanent negative air pressure so as to ensure a certainty of environment control and to protect the operating personnel around the machine. It is one of the safest technologies available on the market. The ALR3000 is equipped with a custom build carbon filtration system for processing air from the CCFL removal station.

The ALR3000 drastically minimises the risk of mercury exposure to employees by removing the CCFLs in the fully automated process. ALR3000© also removes one of the single biggest cause of accidents in processing LCDs manually regarding cuts and lacerations from the glass panel, as the ALR3000© removes this glass panel in the automated process ejecting the panel on a conveying system.

ALR3000© has been tested and against the WEEELABEX and EN50625 standards in an independent environmental assessment and has successfully passed all criteria.

ALR Series for LCD recycling

Over ten years, Votechnik has developed a state of the art recycling technology which through a fully
automated process removes the hazardous waste materials from LCDs. The process has been developed to be compliant with the European WEEE Directive. The companies key metrics for the machine design include, high reliability, cost effective operation in demanding environments, low maintenance and high quality end user interfaces and experience.

During the development period, Votechnik with the University of Limerick have built and optimised a
number of pre-cursor prototypes to get to the ALR3000©.

Starting with the ALR1000© which was a laboratory scale proof of concept prototype build at the University of Limerick achieved processing LCDs in a batch set up by size at 36 LCDs per hour.

All technical challenges and change were considered before Votechnik moved to a commercial scale prototype ALR2000© which implemented sequential processing of LCDs of different size, makes and models and increasing the machine through put to 45 LCDs per hour.

The learnings from the ALR2000© and alternations to increase the technologies reliability were all taken on devises as we moved forward to develop the ALR 3000© and the integration of state of the art robotics to the system.