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Plastic sorting from Bühler. Equipment and solutions. Overview plastic sorting solutions 3 1 2 3 4 5 Industries 4 Colour and foreign material removal 6 Polymer removal 10 Technologies 12 Specifi cations 13 2
Bühler in partnership with recyclers. An integral part of the plastics industry. Bühler is renowned worldwide for supplying industry leading optical sorting solutions to the food and non-food industries and has been at the forefront of pioneering optical sorting technologies for almost 70 years. Through substantial investment in research and development, Bühler has developed state-of-the-art technology that allows recyclers to maximise the recovery and purity of their recycled plastics and reduce the amount of reusable material that ends up in landfi lls every year. Bühler is active in many areas of plastic recycling from the packaging, construction, electronic/electrical (WEEE), End-of-Life vehicle (ELV) to the petrochemical industries, providing solutions to the most diffi cult and challenging applications. 3
1 Industries. Leading in all areas of plastic recyling. Bühler can supply tailored optical sorting solutions to all areas of the plastic recycling industry from removing unwanted polymers in packaging waste to removing shape, size and colour defects in petrochemical materials. Packaging Construction Electronic waste & End-of-Life Vehicles Recovering food grade and nonfood grade PET and HDPE from packaging waste, removing: Unwanted coloured plastics Unwanted polymers Foreign materials Removing clear polymers from clear PET Recovering clear PET from Jazz Sorting off-cuts and post-consumer upvc from window frames and shutters. Applications include: Black rubber seal fragments White silicone, nylon and rubber from white upvc regrind Recovering plastics from electronic/ electrical waste and scrap from automobiles, covering: Plastic and metal separation Wire recovery from WEEE/ELV shred Colour grouping 4
Petrochemical Removing colour and shape defects from plastic pellets, such as: Spot defects Discoloured pellets Misshapen pellets 5
2 Colour and foreign material removal. SORTEX A. Available in three different frame sizes in the MultiVision, ColorVision and DualVision technology variants, the SORTEX A provides recyclers with the ultimate plastic sorting solution, whatever the application. One module Two/Three module Four/Five module Empowering sorting performance The SORTEX A range inspection technologies together with InGaAs and PROfile (shape) provide the most profitable sorting performance in removing subtle colour defects and foreign material, as well as providing a uniform appearance with colour, size and shape grading. The SmartEject system and simultaneous resorting capabilities ensure accurate product rejection and the highest reject concentration, thereby minimising loss of good product. Ensuring consistent reliable operation Auto-calibration and product tracking provide consistent performance, together with sealed optical and control cabinets (IP5X) ensure a stable and reliable operation in dusty environments. Optimising productivity, lowering the cost of ownership Optimising productivity with durable broadband LED lighting and long-life serviceable ejectors reduces operational costs. The automatic filter changer and different product modes handle multiple products, while the quick chute release system allows the operator to remove chutes without the need to re-align the optics, helping to facilitate different applications. 6
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2 Colour and foreign material removal. SORTEX B. Available in three variants including the MultiVision and DualVision inspections systems, the SORTEX B range is available in three frame sizes to suit all capacity requirements for mainstream sorting. One module Two/Three module Four/Five module Enhanced sorting performance Using up to three wavelengths featuring Bühler s proprietary colour cameras together with InGaAs technology, the SORTEX B range provides excellent colour sorting and foreign material detection, delivering high end recyclate, consistently. Flexible broadband LED and Broad-spectrum IR lighting can identify defects within selected wavelengths of the visible and infra-red spectrum. Trusted Bühler quality and reliability The SORTEX B range has been designed to Bühler s stringent quality standards. Dependable, reliable performance is assured while the cutting edge design ensures durable machine quality with sealed control and optical cabinets consistent sorting performance. Greater configuration flexibility and capacity Modular systems provide flexibility in the sorting configuration to produce the required product grades. In conjunction with up to five high capacity modules customised to individual sorting requirements, the SORTEX B can match varied capacity needs and manage various contamination levels. 9
3 Polymer removal. SORTEX E PolyVision. Introducing the SORTEX E PolyVision - Bühler s brand-new optical sorter to remove unwanted polymers from clear, blue, green and Jazz PET applications. Empowering sorting performance. Designed with only PET processors in mind - the SORTEX E PolyVision is Bühler s all-new optical sorter for polymer contaminant removal. Equipped with ground-breaking SORTEX PolyVision detection technology, unique lighting system and high precision ejectors to remove same-in-color polymer contaminants such as PVC, PP and PE and to reduce other polymers such as PS, PA (Nylon), POM flakes and silicone with unrivalled accept quality and yield for your cleanest and purest PET flake yet. For the ultimate trans-reflective sort. New SORTEX PolyVision technology is able to perform transmissive and reflective sorting simultaneously. It features innovative single-sided double detection and unique patent-pending lighting system for the ultimate polymer contaminants reduction with maximum yield. Leading the way through innovation. SORTEX PolyVision is just the latest technological breakthrough in the leading range of SORTEX optical sorters. With a commitment to substantial investment in research and development, Bühler continues to develop state-of-the-art technology that empowers PET recyclers to maximize their capacities, recovery and profitability consistently. 10
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4 Technologies. Leading the way through innovation. SORTEX PolyVision detection technology Bühler s ground-breaking SORTEX PolyVision detection technology analyses the unique chemical composition of challenging polymer contaminants with greater effi ciency than ever before. Custom-built visible cameras Bühler s high defi nition color cameras which are designed and custom-built in house remove color defects such as unwanted colored PET fl akes, polyolyfi nes (including bottle caps) and foreign materials such as sticks and stones. InGaAs technology Enhanced InGaAs technology can detect defects which cannot be seen in the visible spectrum providing much better separation of good product from foreign material of the same colour. 12
5 Model variants and specifications. Inspection Systems PolyVision * PET Non-PET Detects unwanted polymers by analysing their unique chemical composition. MultiVision ** Good Product Visible Defect 1 Visible Defect 2 Visible Defect 3 Visible Defect 4 Visible Defect 5 Detects the subtlest colour variation by using multiple visible wavelengths. ColorVision DualVision Good Product Good Product Visible Defect 1 Visible Defect 2 Visible Defect 3 Detects light, dark and other colour variations simultaneously by using up to two visible wavelengths. Visible Defect 1 Visible Defect 2 Detects both light and dark defects simultaneously by using two visible wavelengths independently. * Available on SORTEX E PolyVision Good Product only **Available on SORTEX A and SORTEX B ranges only Visible Defect 1 Product options SORTEX A SORTEX A MultiVision SORTEX A ColorVision InGaAs SORTEX A DualVision SORTEX A Flexible Colour Cameras InGaAs Technology PROfile Technology LED Lighting IR Lighting Climate Control Remote Access SORTEX ProSortX CE Certification ATEX SORTEX TotalCare TM Available Modules 1-5 1-5 1-5 1-5 SORTEX B / SORTEX E SORTEX B SORTEX B DualVision SORTEX B MultiVision SORTEX E PolyVision Dark or light camera Dark and light camera Colour camera SORTEX PolyVision InGaAs Technology PROsize TM technology LED Lighting IR Lighting Remote Access Climate Control SORTEX TotalCare TM CE Certification Available Modules 1-7 1-7 1-5 - Standard Optional For the full feature list and product specifications contact your local representative. 13
SORTEX Customer Care. Secure tomorrow s profits today. Bühler s worldwide Customer Care organisation delivers the highest quality local support ensuring optical sorters perform at maximum possible effi ciency, deliver optimum productivity and make the best return on investment. The SORTEX Spare Parts promise. Customer satisfaction is our priority. This is why we strive to deliver spare and wear parts within 48 hours, doing our best to limit your downtime and maximise your profitability. For customers who require spare parts available on site, Bühler s technologists have created appropriate spares kits for the different machinery available. 14
TotalCare TM Performance protection. TotalCare TM allows customers to create their own service package, composed of individual service features that best suit their needs. Customers can create a tailored programme from a variety of packages. Contract options vary from basic to fully comprehensive cover. This way, investments can remain fully protected. TotalCare Protect Minimise Downtime Based on an agreed number of annual visits, Bühler engineers will replace key wear parts, provide consultation and advise on future maintenance requirements. Protecting Investment. TotalCare Perform Performance Optimisation Aspiring to keep downtime to under 24 hours, sorters will be safeguarded against any failed components. Bühler engineers will ensure fi rst-rate performance once the repair is carried out. Repair and Optimise. TotalCare PerformPLUS Ejector Refurbishment Making certain that sorters are running at peak performance, ejectors are replaced when the stipulated life-cycle is reached. Performance is maintained for the future. Maximum Capacity and Quality. Customers can tailor their individual package from the following options TotalCare Anyware Supervised Functionality Provides a working record of operational information as well as reports that enable machine health to be monitored and preventative maintenance scheduled. Maintain Optimised Performance. TotalCare AnywarePRO Remote Access and Assistance Sorter performance can be viewed remotely by customers and Bühler engineers. Faults can be diagnosed and performance optimised in any location using a laptop, tablet or smartphone. Ultimate control. * All contracts are available for variable durations SORTEX upgrade kits. Suitable for those who are seeking to upgrade sorters with an additional module, new features or software updates. New technologies and innovations are continuously in development. Upgrade kits allow customers with existing machinery to enhance their production line with the very latest proprietary optical sorting technology. 15
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