TOMRA’s latest breakthrough AI technology to improve plastics sorting accuracy, GAINnext™ leverages deep learning capabilities to make it possible to sort objects which could not be separated by traditional methods. Combined with industry leading AUTOSORT™ technology, GAINnext™ classifies material based on sensor data, separating materials with high purity levels without compromising throughput speed.
One of the most recent applications for GAINnext™ aids in creating a pure recyclable PET fraction by removing difficult-to-detect plastic contaminants, such as multilayer packaging, to create a clean PET bottle stream. Leveraging AI, the PET cleaner application targets the separation of white opaque PET from clear and light blue PET, which, until now, was difficult to solve with traditional technology.
The latest in flake sorting
Delivering high-throughput purification of plastic flakes, the new INNOSORT™ FLAKE’s feature enhancements enable simultaneous flake sorting by polymer, color and transparency, achieving unmatched quality with high throughput and maximum yield. Its advanced near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer detects polymers from contaminated infeed, so mixed plastics are sorted into clean PET, polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE) and other fractions for extrusion. Enhanced optics with changeable color background and dual-sided high-resolution cameras detect millions of colors to create single-color fractions.
