---
publication_id: "OT-2026-000001550"
title: "System and method for removing metal fasteners embedded in wood products"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:06:36.860766Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001550"
categories:
  - "manufacturing-assembly-equipment/assembly-systems"
keywords:
  - "b23p19/06"
  - "b23p19/06"
  - "b25j9/1679"
  - "b23p19/06"
  - "b23p19/06"
  - "b25j9/00"
---

# System and method for removing metal fasteners embedded in wood products

## Abstract

One variation of a method includes: receiving a recycled wood workpiece in an inductor volume; accessing an image of the inductor volume; based on a set of features detected in the image, detecting a first reflective elliptical object embedded in a surface of the recycled wood workpiece and deriving a first location of the first reflective elliptical object. This variation of the method further includes: identifying the first reflective elliptical object as a first metal fastener occupying the first location; triggering the stage to drive an inductor, arranged within the inductor volume, within a target coupling distance of the first location of the first metal fastener; and triggering a driver to supply a target alternating current to the inductor to heat the first metal fastener via induction heating and to reduce retention of the first metal fastener by the recycled wood workpiece.