The S+S FLAKE PURIFIER completes three sorting tasks (metal, colour, type of plastic) simultaneously. (Picture: S+S)
| The FLAKE PURIFIER was introduced to the public at PETpoint 2009, after its American launch at NPE 2009. Based on a modular concept, this machine can combine up to three sensors for contamination detection. In addition to the third generation of refined sensors for metal and colour separation, the FLAKE PURIFIER is also equipped with a high-performance module to recognise contamination, including different types of plastic. This means, PET flakes can now be separated from PVC flakes or organic material such as PLA (previously known to lower the quality of the recycling material dramatically or making high quality recycling impossible). The intelligent combination with camera sensors enables the FLAKE PURIFIER further to identify and separate dark blue and black particles. Inductive sensors detect metal contamination. Until now, established flake sorters have used only two sensors (metal and colour). The newly introduced multi-spectral sensor makes it possible to complete three sorting tasks simultaneously. |
