CARB-E
Purpose-built mechanical processing for composites. Material-specific recipes automate the route from qualified input to a defined recovered output.
CARBON EATER / THE COMPOSITE WASTE ROBOT
The go-to tool for solving composite waste.
CARB-E is Carbon Cleanup’s mobile, purpose-built mechanical processing unit for composite manufacturers. It brings the recycling system to the waste and works with OCTOBUS as one connected unit from processing through to bagged output.
Siemens Industrial AI-assisted. Material-specific recipes. Repeatable, traceable output routes.
Mobile by design
Bring the complete system to the waste.
CARB-E and OCTOBUS travel as one connected system: processing and controlled bagged output where the composite residue is created.
System overview
One connected system. A direct answer to the composite-waste problem.
CARB-E and OCTOBUS are connected by lines and operate as one on-site system. Material intelligence selects the route, CARB-E processes the stream and OCTOBUS automatically fills the sorted recovered output for hand-off.
OCTOBUS
OCTOBUS automatically fills sorted material into separate removable bags, ready for storage, transport, formulation or its next application.
The CARB-E solution
From waste problem to repeatable output.
Material intelligence selects the right route, CARB-E applies it and OCTOBUS delivers the recovered material in a form ready for its next use.
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Your waste problem
Composite offcuts, scrap or end-of-life parts create handling, storage and disposal pressure.
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Industrial AI insight
Siemens Industrial AI-assisted material intelligence supports recognition of qualified incoming material and selection of its recipe.
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CARB-E processes
The mobile mechanical processing unit applies the material-specific route where the waste is created.
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OCTOBUS delivers
The connected output bus automatically fills sorted recovered material into bags for the next buyer or application.
Material flow
Controlled from loading to bagged output.
CARB-E and OCTOBUS form an automated processing and material-handling sequence, with a defined recipe and batch record for every qualified material stream.
- 01 / Load
Contain the intake.
The loading sequence opens the access door automatically while extraction is active, supporting controlled handling of incoming composite material.
- 02 / Process
Apply the recipe.
CARB-E mechanically prepares qualified input using the selected, material-specific process route.
- 03 / Sort
Build the target fraction.
Physical sorting separates the processed material into defined fractions for the intended fiber length, distribution and quality target.
- 04 / Filter
Manage process dust.
A three-stage filtration system is designed to capture process dust within the system during operation.
- 05 / Record
Keep the batch traceable.
Siemens control and Industrial AI-assisted material intelligence link the qualified input, recipe and output route in a documented batch record.
- 06 / Fill
OCTOBUS completes the hand-off.
Level sensors manage automatic Big Bag filling. A configured station can fill up to eight bags and notify the operator when a bag change is required.
Compliance-ready by design.The system is designed to support common Austrian and EU compliance workflows through controlled processing, documented batches and traceable output. The applicable requirements and recovered-material status are confirmed for each project, material stream and site.
How the waste robot works
A repeatable route from residue to recovered output.
The assessment supports a safe start. CARB-E remains the solution: its process route is set around the customer’s material, site and intended outcome.
- 01 / Recognize
Read the incoming material.
Siemens Industrial AI-assisted material intelligence supports the classification of fiber, matrix, condition and contamination.
- 02 / Select
Apply the right recipe.
The system selects a material-specific route for the qualified input, enabling the same defined process to be used again.
- 03 / Process
CARB-E prepares the stream.
The mobile mechanical processing unit reduces and conditions qualified composite residues at the source.
- 04 / Deliver
OCTOBUS fills the output.
Connected as one unit, OCTOBUS automatically fills sorted material into bags for the next buyer or application.
The output bus / OCTOBUS
Automated bagging, connected to CARB-E.
OCTOBUS is the connected output system of CARB-E. It automatically fills sorted recovered material into separate bags, so the output can move on without a new manual handling step.
SystemConnected to CARB-E by lines
CollectionAutomatic bag filling with level sensing
Next stepMaterial evaluation, formulation or buyer
Engineering input
Bring the material data before selecting the machine settings.
For a useful first assessment, provide the fiber and matrix system, a representative sample, approximate annual quantity, part or scrap geometry, and any known contaminants. Carbon Cleanup can then define trials, assess the recovered fraction and discuss the intended application.
Project-specific qualification: The accepted input, process window, granulate properties and suitability for a subsequent product require testing. No universal output specification is implied.
Start with a sample
Find the right route for your composite residue.
Send the material type, expected volume and target use. The first discussion defines what needs to be measured before a process route can be proposed.
Discuss your material →