Tomra highlights ‘future of sorting’ technology at ISRI 2019

Germany-based Tomra Sorting Recycling will discuss X-ray and color sorting technology as well as address specific sorting challenges at ISRI 2019, which is April 8-10 in Los Angeles. Team members will be available at booth No. 800.

Tomra’s exhibit will ”highlight how scrap and metals processing facilities can upgrade metal fractions,” such as zorba, using Tomra X-Tract sorting equipment. Visitors will also get a glimpse of what Tomra calls the future of sorting through Tomra Insight, which “harnesses the power of equipment data to deliver fact-based decision-making and improve operating excellence.”

“Market challenges have metal processors searching for new sales opportunities for their products, and our X-ray and color-based sorting technologies are cost-efficient solutions for upgrading zorba and twitch purity, making these products more valuable,” Tomra Sales Manager, Metals, Eric Thurston states in a news release. “Recent sensor and software upgrades to our X-Tract machine are delivering 20 percent more aluminum yield for customers. At the same time, operating costs for Tomra’s systems are roughly 20 percent that of dense media, creating significant value for processors.”

Sorting Solutions

Separating aluminum from heavy metals to upgrade zorba into a higher value product, Tomra’s X-Tract employs X-ray transmission (XRT) to sort materials according to differences in density. According to Tomra, dual processing technology enables X-tract to distinguish between multiple material characteristics on the sorting belt. Upgrades to X-Tract’s X-ray sensor and software boost aluminum sorting by 20 percent. X-Tract features the new Tomra CUI, an intuitive user interface that optimizes the sort and shows operators the most relevant real-time process data at a glance.

According to Tomra, when used in combination with X-Tract, Tomra’s Combisense technology uses color-based sorting to detect and separate copper, brass, zinc, and stainless steel heavy metals. Tomra’s Fluidcool LED technology delivers a constant light source, independent of temperature changes, to produce consistent and reproducible sorting results.