Electronic waste is piling up faster than ever, and smart operators have figured out that old batteries, cables, and circuit boards are not trash—they are raw materials waiting to be recovered. The challenge is finding equipment that actually works at scale, day after day, without breaking down or creating new environmental problems.
San Lan Technologies Co., Ltd, based in Jiangxi Province, China, has been building exactly this kind of equipment since 2007. With nearly two decades of focused experience in WEEE recycling machines and mining equipment, the company has supplied plants to operators in over 21 countries.
Anyone can buy a shredder or separator online. The hard part is getting a complete system where every machine talks to the next one, where dust and emissions are controlled, and where the recovered material is clean enough to sell at full price. San Lan approaches this differently by manufacturing complete plant lines rather than standalone machines, and by backing them with a technical team that includes mechanical engineering masters with over 15 years of field experience.
Used lead acid batteries are one of the most recycled products on earth, but doing it profitably requires the right setup. San Lan's lead acid battery recycling equipment handles the full process from breaking and separation through to final refining. The breaking and separation system processes 1 to 10 MT per hour, sorting batteries into acid, lead paste, lead grid, and plastic fractions. From there, the integrated line can include de-sulfurization units, rotary furnaces for paste reduction, blast furnaces achieving 95% lead recovery, and refinery kettles that push purity to 99.999%. Air pollution control and water treatment systems keep the operation compliant with environmental rules.
Lithium-ion batteries from phones, laptops, and electric vehicles represent a fast-growing waste stream. San Lan's li battery recycling equipment processes waste lithium batteries at 500 to 2500 kg per hour, breaking them down into black mass (containing nickel, cobalt, and graphite), plastic film, copper, and aluminum. The plant includes discharging, pre-crushing, secondary granulation, black powder separation, and magnetic separation of iron and steel. A dedicated air pollution control system handles the harmful gases generated during crushing.
For operators entering the recycling business, scrap cables offer a relatively simple starting point. San Lan's cable recycling equipment covers both stripping and granulation. Scrap cable strippers handle diameters from 1.5mm to 150mm, while granulators with dry separators turn mixed cable waste into clean copper and aluminum fractions. Plants are available in compact sizes for smaller yards and larger configurations for industrial volumes.
Printed circuit boards contain copper and trace precious metals that command good prices when properly extracted. San Lan's circuit board recycling equipment covers both dry and wet separation, with throughputs from 300 kg/hour to 2000 kg/hour. Dry separation models achieve copper powder purity of 96-98% with recovery rates around 95%. Wet separation options can process PCBs that still have electronic components attached.
San Lan does not just ｄｒｏｐ off equipment and disappear. The company offers full EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) project execution, including customized plant design based on local regulations, available space, and feedstock types. For customers who need extra help, San Lan can assist with sourcing waste materials, connecting buyers for recovered products like copper rice and lead ingots, and providing installation and commissioning support.
San Lan's machines are at work in Singapore, Colombia, Vietnam, Mexico, Argentina, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Africa, Tunisia, India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Zambia, Israel, and beyond. This global footprint means the engineering team has dealt with real-world conditions ranging from tropical humidity to desert dust, and has adapted equipment accordingly.
- Factory-direct manufacturing with quality control at every stage
- Engineering team with 15+ years of specialized recycling experience
- Complete plant solutions from shredders to smelting furnaces to pollution control
- Bilingual project support in English and Chinese
- Business development assistance for companies building recycling operations from scratch
If you are serious about starting or expanding a recycling operation, the next step is a direct conversation about your material stream, target capacity, and local requirements.
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- Website: www.san-lan.com
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