MACHINERY | MATERIALS TESTING
High purity At K2022, Sikora introduced its Purity Scanner Advanced – which inspects and sorts plastic pellets according to their quality. It is a modular system for flexible optical online inspection and sorting of plastic material, which has three optical cameras and one X-ray camera. “Even the smallest, critical contamination is
Above: Sikora encouraged customers to bring material samples to K2022, for inspection on its Purity Concept V
Sorting kits Trinamix has launched an initiative to supply waste management projects with 50 starter kits – helping them to identify different plastic types instantly. Each kit contains its mobile NIR spectroscopy
solution, a smartphone, data analysis in the Trinamix spectroscopy cloud, real-time access to results via mobile app and the documentation of results in the customer portal. Use is free for one year. The technology helps to improve waste sorting by identifying a broad range of plastic types. “This allows users to identify plastic waste on the spot within seconds – using a mobile device,” said Adrian Vogel, business development manager at Trinamix. “This could be used to train waste sorters – to improve the purity of sorted bales.” At K2022, Trinamix and its partner – the Alliance to End Plastic Waste – explained how they would bring the technology to remote areas. Justin Wood, vice president of strategic partner-
ships at the Alliance, said: “We are using the handheld device to help some of our projects engage with communities and education more effectively – to improve sortation and characterisa- tion of plastic waste and to maximise bale quality and economic value.”
reliably detected and sorted out by the system,” said Ralf Kulenkampff, head of sales for plastics at Sikora. “The detection and ejection of contami- nated pellets is perfectly coordinated.” Thanks to the modular concept, different camera types can be used depending on the inspected material. As well as optical 25-micron, high-resolu- tion cameras – which detect black specks and discolorations – an X-ray camera can detect metallic contamination. Typical systems on the market have a maximum
of two optical cameras. However, these quickly reach their limits due to relatively low coverage as soon as the contamination is outside the field of view, says Sikora.
“Our scanner uses a third black and white
camera, so a significantly higher detection rate is achieved – and more contaminants are detected,” said Kulenkampff. It also showed its Purity Concept V laboratory testing device. Within a few seconds, test material can be inspected for metal contamination or optical deviations. Sikora encouraged visitors to bring material samples to K2022 for analysis.
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