Lamp manufacturing process

A method for identifying and salvaging reusable components of a vehicle lamp assembly, wherein the vehicle lamp assembly includes an exterior lens, a housing, a plurality of components, and one or more light sources, and wherein the method comprises:

• i) placing the vehicle lamp assembly in a testing station having a testing unit;
• ii) performing an electric circuit functionality test by the testing unit on each component of the plurality of components of the vehicle lamp assembly and performing an illumination test by the testing unit on each light source of the one or more light sources within the vehicle lamp assembly;
• iii) automatically identifying by the testing unit which of the each component of the plurality of components and/or the each light source of the one or more light sources pass the electric circuit functionality test;
• iv) cutting about an adhesive joint between the exterior lens and the housing of the vehicle lamp assembly, wherein the adhesive joint bonded the exterior lens to the housing, wherein the cutting is performed by a separation device which is automated and includes a robotic arm and one or more cutting mechanisms, and wherein after the cutting, the exterior lens is no longer bonded to the housing by the adhesive joint;
• v) separating the exterior lens from the housing to expose an interior of the vehicle lamp assembly, wherein the separating is performed after the cutting;
• and
• removing the each component and/or the each light source which passed the electric circuit functionality test, the illumination test, or both such that the each component and/or the each light source are reusable in another lamp assembly.