44 TRADE SHOW REVIEW PETplanet Insider Vol. 22 No. 10/21 www.petpla.net Bühler unveiled its 4-in-1 optical sorter for PET recyclers With increasing demand for bottle-tobottle and food-packaging applications, the global plastics market can now get the superior quality and purity levels it needs thanks to the pioneering Sortex A Glow Vision, launched recently in London and presented at the World Recycling Expo in Essen, Germany. This one-machine solution and its host of intricate features includes a custom-built inspection system, highly accurate double-sided cameras, and fl exible chute confi guration. In response to growing demand, the Sortex AGlowVision offers a simultaneous re-sort function, which delivers the high reject concentration (up to 40% when the re-sort channel is deployed). The Sortex A GlowVision is available in three to fi ve chute models on a fi ve-module frame and features a custom-built inspection system designed specifi cally for PET sorting. As a 4-in-1 sorting solution for bottleto-bottle and food applications, the Sortex A GlowVision has been designed with the increasing industry requirements in mind. In this respect the Sortex A GlowVision will be of great interest to PET processors looking to reduce contamination levels on key colour and polymer defects, providing one of the most comprehensive solutions. Thanks to its double-sided camera viewing technology, the Sortex A GlowVision provides convincing results, performing on a broad range of defects typically found in PET streams. The Sortex A GlowVision deals effectively with opaque, white, and transparent coloured fl akes, as well as on polymer defects including polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polycarbonate (PC), polystyrene (PS) and polyamide (PA), and a high performance on metals and signifi cant reduction of loose labels. Sortex monitoring system The Sortex A GlowVision comes with Bühler’s built-in Sortex monitoring system subscription. The cloud-based system continuously analyses data straight from the Sortex A GlowVision and provides operators with real-time monitoring of key performance indicators such as yield and throughput. This helps to improve productivity and keep yield consistently high. The at-a-glance dashboard of the Sortex monitoring system, which can be viewed on a mobile phone, laptop, or tablet, provides a simple yet comprehensive overview of each sorter, with alarms able to notify the customer when their key parameters are out of specs. Performance reports The Sortex monitoring system, which tracks the sorter’s performance in realtime, sends operators’ instant mobile alerts should any unusual sorter performance occur. Operators can then make adjustments to avoid any wastage, while minimizing downtime. Processors can use the generated sorter data to track key performance indicators (KPIs) in weekly or monthly performance reports. Control and support The Sortex A GlowVision has a SortControl – as optional – which helps to integrate the sorter with a local automation system via a compatible programmable logic controller (PLC), enabling central data collection. An interface between the optical sorter and the automation system will be achieved using a proprietary gateway. Through the integration of automation protocols, SortControl enables the implementation of requirements for Industry 4.0 compatibility. www.buhlergroup.com Thomas Neureiter, Market Development Manager (CEE) at Sortex, Bühler Group TOTAL SOLUTION PET BOTTLE RECYCLING SYSTEM SUPER CLEAN PROCESS ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŝĐƌŽͲĚĞŶŝĞƌ ĮůĂŵĞŶƚ ŐƌĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽŽĚͲŐƌĂĚĞ ďŽƩůĞͲƚŽͲďŽƩůĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ Capacity3000 kg/h 6000 kg/h, 9000 kg/h. 燨' Clean Production High Automation Modular Design TOTAL SOLUTION OTAL SOLUTION PET BOTTLE RECYCLING SYSTEM SUPER CLEAN PROCESS ĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ ĨŽƌ ŵŝĐƌŽͲĚĞŶŝĞƌ ĮůĂŵĞŶƚ ŐƌĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ ĨŽŽĚͲŐƌĂĚĞ ďŽƩůĞͲƚŽͲďŽƩůĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŝƐ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ŝŶƚŽ ĚƌLJ ĂŶĚ ǁĞƚ ĂƌĞĂƐ͘ Capacity3000 kg/h 6000 kg/h, 9000 kg/h. 燨' Clean Production High Automation Modular Design More than 170 W d ďŽƩůĞ ƌĞĐLJĐůŝŶŐ ůŝŶĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽZĞdĞĐŚ ĂƌĞ ƌƵŶŶŝŶŐ Ăůů ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ǁŽƌůĚ
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