Sensor-based sorting technology has secured a firm place in higher volume e-scrap shredding operations. The most popular application by far is the recovery of a nonferrous concentrate on the eddy ...

Doğa PET, a new recycling venture by Doğa Holding, has partnered with Germany-based Tomra Recycling to use its sensor-based sorting solutions to produce polyethylene terephthalate (PET) flakes and ...

It can be a pain for workers to sort recycling, both because of the safety and the sheer monotony of it. But how do you get robots to do the job when they can't always tell the difference between a ...

RoCycle is, naturally, short for “recycling robot,” the latest offering out of MIT’s CSAIL lab. The pick and place ‘bot utilizes a unique combination of sensors to help distinguish the material ...

The Norwegian technology group Tomra Systems ASA delivered a "strong final quarter in a year characterised by market ...

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Black plastics pose an identification problem for sorting machines at recycling facilities, as the sensors can't see them. Canon has developed a system that users lasers and tracking tech to identify ...

Exploring the sorting process of recycling can help Northwest Indiana residents better understand the parameters of recycling right. One common myth is that all recyclables end up in landfills ...

First off, the robots can help sort the plastic that’s set aside for recycling. Second, the chemicals can help break down the plastics into valuable raw materials. The University at Buffalo in New ...