Esort machines

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E-sort machines

• Single-stage multi-polymer automatic sorting
  lines.
• Automatic system for detection and separation of
  PVC and other unwanted polymers from a pre-sorted
  stream of PET material.

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Principles of E-sort Machines

• They identify consumer plastics by their type and
  color in a stream of commingled material and
  perform their sorting
• Systems are based on principles of IR- and
  visible spectroscopy and they integrate all
  scientific and technical achievements and
  knowledge that have been gained in this industry.
  
• Identification and sorting is done in parallel
  for plastics of different types and colors using
  a single optical sensor and sorting line, and
  this, therefore, enables one-stage processing of
  polymer streams.

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Principles of E-sort Machines

• . Another version of this product is used to
  purify contaminated single-polymer streams to
  very low, gt 99.5 , contamination levels (PET
  streams with PVC fractions is a typical example).
  High operating speed of these systems allows
  simultaneous processing of up to 1 ton per hour
  of a commingled in-feed stream using E-Sort
  1000 sorter and up to 2 tons per hour using
  E-Sort 2000 sorter. The sorted material can be
  then immediately recycled or sold for further
  recycling.

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Benefits and Advantages

• One-stage parallel sorting of polymers of several
  types and colors with highest purity of the
  sorted material. No double sorting. No
  multiple-stage sorting.
• Compact size. Can be easily integrated into an
  existing polymer recycling line.
• Operating 24-hours. No manual sorting. No wrong
  sorting. One single-line system can replace up
  to 4 - 6 laborers employed simultaneously for
  manual sorting.
• Easy to reprogram and reconfigure to perform
  sorting both on new plastics and for different
  sorting requirements.
• The presence of dirt and labels on plastics does
  not affect efficiency of sorting in most cases.
• Safe to operate. No dangerous radiation such as
  laser and X-rays.
• Simplicity in operation. Single button enables
  the system and it requires only occasional
  attendance. Easy to maintain. Can operate in
  harsh industrial conditions.
• Very competitive prices. Includes 12-month
  warranty, technical support and free software
  updates

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Single-stage multi-polymer automatic sorting
lines

• E-Sort 1000 Automatic Sorter of Plastic Bottles
  (1000 kg per hour capacity)

• Sort 2000 Automatic Sorter of Plastic Bottles
  (2000 kg per hour capacity)

• Intended for single-stage sorting of various
  plastic bottles by their polymer type and color.
• Systems incorporate high speed conveyors,
  sophisticated spectral equipment, optics,
  optical-fiber products and they rely on the most
  advanced spectra identification algorithms.
• The operation principles A single-stage
  automatic sorting line incorporates three
  principal parts singulation module, optical
  detection identification unit (sensor) and a
  high speed main sorting conveyor fitted with a
  set of ejection ports. The singulation module
  performs single-filing of the bottles of the
  initial polymers stream. Then the stream is fed
  onto the main sorting conveyor which delivers the
  bottles to the sensor. Each bottle is exposed to
  light radiation from the light box and their IR
  and visible transmission and backscattered
  spectra are analyzed by the sensor so that their
  type and color are determined simultaneously.
  The identified therefore bottles are then
  delivered to the specified ejection ports (each
  port is programmed to remove only one fraction of
  the stream from the belt) and a jet of compressed
  air blows the bottles off the conveyor into the
  corresponding collectors/containers. All
  non-plastic fractions, unwanted plastics and
  unidentified objects move on to the end of the
  conveyor where they are sent to waste. The high
  speed conveyor is a vacuum conveyor, and a
  pressure blower is used to provide vacuum
  engagement to secure bottles on its belt.
• The system is run by a specially developed
  computer program by means of an industrial
  computer and electronics located in specially
  designed electrical cabinets.
• The system is started and stopped by pushing a
  START/STOP button and it requires no attendance
  during operating. All unidentified items can be
  re-routed to the in-feed for another
  identification and sorting cycle.

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Schematics of the single-stage multi-polymer
automatic sorting line E-Sort
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Units of the machine

• Vibration chute
• Optical Detection Identification Unit (Sensor).
  It consists of Light Box, Optics, Spectral
  instruments, Industrial Computer and Optical
  fiber line (2 units if E-Sort 2000)
• Electrical Cabinet to operate the sensor (2 units
  if E-Sort 2000)
• Main sorting conveyor (2 units if E-Sort 2000)
• Pressure blowers
• Compressed air line and ejection ports (air
  compressor is not included) (2 units if E-Sort
  2000)
• Conveyors control module to operate conveyors (2
  units if E-Sort 2000)
• Peripheral platforms to provide access to the
  conveyors for manual sort or maintenance
• Software and Operation Instructions.

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Units of the machine

• Containers for collecting sorted material are not
  supplied by SpectraSort Ltd and are provided by
  the buyer. Air compressors can be provided by
  SpectraSort Ltd at an additional cost. The
  in-feed conveyor can also be provided by
  SpectraSort Ltd at request at an additional cost.
• The E-Sort automatic sorter of plastic bottles
  can be configured to operate as a stand-alone
  sorting line or be integrated into existing
  polymers recycling lines. This system can also
  be reprogrammed to sort polymers and colors
  different from those specified initially without
  changing the initial hardware configuration.

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Technical Data

• All details are approximate and may vary
  depending on quality of the in-feed material.

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Automatic system for detection and separation of
PVC and other unwanted polymers from a pre-sorted
stream of PET material E-Sort Micro

• The E-Sort Micro PVC detection and separation
  system is intended for automatic extraction of
  PVC bottles from pre-sorted streams of PET
  material contaminated with them. The degree of
  contamination level after separation is below
  50ppm PVC.
• This system incorporates sophisticated spectral
  equipment optics, optical-fiber products and it
  relies on the most advanced spectra
  identification algorithms.
• The operation principles The system comprises
  two conveyors, which are set at different levels,
  optical detection identification unit (sensor)
  and an ejection port. These two conveyors break
  the polymers stream. The gap between them is
  employed to provide an optical path between the
  light source, a special reflector and the optical
  collimators of the sensor. All articles that
  reach the gap are exposed to light radiation and
  the sensor analyzes their transmitted and
  backscattered light spectra. Those of the
  bottles with spectra different from the PET
  spectrum are removed from the stream by means of
  a jet of compressed air from a nozzle installed
  transversally with respect to the feeding
  conveyor into a special collector/container.
• The whole system is run by a specially developed
  computer program by means of an industrial
  computer and electronics located in a specially
  designed electrical cabinet. The system is
  started and stopped by pushing a START/STOP
  button and it requires no attendance during
  operating.

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E-Sort Micro PVC detection and separation system
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Units of E-sort Micro

• 1 Conveyor 1 (feeding conveyor) 3-5m length,
  belt 0.30.4m width
• 2 Conveyor 2 3-5m length
• 3 Optical Detection Identification Unit
  (Sensor). It consists of Light Box, Optics,
  Spectral instruments, Industrial Computer,
  Optical fiber line and Reflector Module
• 4 Electrical cabinet to operate the system
• 5 Compressed air line and ejection port (air
  compressor is not included)
• 6 Software
• 7 Operation Instructions.
• Note
• The container for collecting PVC bottles is
  not supplied by SpectraSort Ltd and is provided
  by the buyer. Air compressor can be provided by
  SpectraSort Ltd at an additional cost. Also both
  of the conveyors, or either of them, can be
  provided by the buyer. The latter option will
  reduce the cost of the system.
• The E-Sort Micro PVC detection
  separation system can be configured to operate as
  a stand-alone sorting line or be integrated into
  existing PET recycling lines.

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Technical Data