WAsTE dIsPosAl And rECyClIng
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9. Waste disposal and Recycling
9.1. General
This instruction concerns the disposal and recycling of low power traction motors. The traction motors
are designed in such a way that it is easy to separate different components and types of material from
each other, making it easier to recycle.
NOTE: The methods are described in a very general way. All instructions are to be performed by
personnel who are trained and skilled for the procedure.
9.2. Dismantling the traction motor
Dismantling the traction motor is done by simply separating all the components of the traction motor.
Since the traction motor mainly is assembled with screws and nuts, it is rather simple to carry out the
dismantling. When the traction motor has been dismantled into its different components, the different
components have to be separated and grouped together depending on material types.
9.2.1. Normal carbon steel
The following components are separated into one group for normal carbon steel:
• Bearing cover (34)
• Resolver cover (815)
• Bearings (18, 24)
• Rotor fan (included in 15)
• Rotor shaft (included in 15)
• Screws and bolts etc.
9.2.2. Electrical silicon steel non oriented
The following components are separated into one group for electric silicon steel non oriented:
• Stator lamination
• Rotor lamination
• Resolver rotor (included in 76)
These laminations are shrink fitted to respective components and can be separated by using heat.
