Safety
Recycling and Disposal Information
30 MagneMotion
Rockwell Automation Publication MMI-UM037A-EN-P - April 2020
Vehicles
The vehicles/pucks used as the motor secondary contain the following materials and must be
disposed of by following all facility, local, and national procedures for disposal:
Magnet Arrays
The magnet arrays (attached to the vehicles as the motor secondary) contain Neodym-
ium Iron Boron (NdFeB) magnets and must be disposed of by following all facility,
local, and national procedures for the disposal of hazardous materials. Follow all
safety procedures for the handling of high strength magnets (see Magnetic Hazards).
All strong permanent magnets must be demagnetized before disposal. The magnet
arrays contain the following materials:
• Neodymium Iron Boron (NdFeB) magnets.
• Stainless Steel.
• 316L/316L #2 Stainless Steel.
• UHMW Polyethylene.
Vehicle Body
The vehicle bodies contain the following materials and must be disposed of by follow-
ing all facility, local, and national procedures for disposal:
Glide Pucks
• Stainless Steel.
• 316/316L/316L #2 Stainless Steel.
• PEEK/PTFE.
Wheeled Pucks
• 7075-T651 Aluminum, Hard Coat Anodized.
• 6061-T6 Aluminum, Natural.
• 174-PH/18-8/304/316/440C Stainless Steel.
• PEEK.
• Polyurethane.
• Igus
®
L280.
Precision Rail Vehicles
• 6061-T6 Aluminum.
• Stainless Steel.
• 316L/316L #2 Stainless Steel.