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Automated optical sorting

Automated optical sorting
Designed specifically for automated sorting of electronic and electrical waste materials, the e-Sort is a high-speed optical system that separates individual plastic resins, circuit boards and metals from shredded electronic waste, at high output levels.

Units generate a wide range of clean commodities including ABS, HIPS, PC, (and blends of these three), circuit boards, as well as stainless steel, ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The e-Sort combines the latest near infrared and metal identi-fication technology (colour optical) in an ultra-efficient computerized system for accurate sorting of WEEE materials. From a vibratory feeder, a single input stream of shredded and sized scrap is fed into a high-speed acceleration conveyor. Utilizing proprietary optical sensing technology, the e-Sort then analyzes and classifies all materials and particles according to their own specific “signatures.” The e-sort central computer receives the information and precisely fires air jets to eject targeted particles into designated output chutes. Three output products are generated from one input stream.