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form, connecting to high-tech equipment such as MACH Vision, SamurAI Robots and MACH Hyspec Optical Sorters. The Intell dashboard provides real-time capture
to comprehend fully the material stream seen by the AI and other technologies used by the con- nected equipment. This can allow a data-driven decision process for the MRF operator to optimise performance because they can react quickly. The Intell system provides key performance indicators such as the flow composition, volume per material type, material trends per given period, and the total material seen on the belt. Steinert has developed the UniSort Unibot
Above: Steinert has developed the UniSort Unibot sorting system that combines reliable sensor technology with modern robotics to increase further the efficiency of sorting facilities. AI-based recognition software ensures precise detection, and a new sorting principle ensures a pure plastic fraction in the final sorting step
along with a tandem unit – installed on Recyco’s fibre lines for quality control to improve pick rates and bale purity. AMP says that its technology applies computer vision and deep learning to guide high-speed robotics systems to identify, differentiate and recov- er recyclables precisely found in the waste stream by colour, size, shape and opacity, for example, storing data about each item it perceives. The company’s AI platform can quickly adapt to packaging introduced into the recycling stream with recognition capabilities to the brand level. It says that its AI platform, AMP Neuron, has the largest known real-world dataset of recyclable materials for machine learning, with the ability to classify more than 100 different categories and characteristics of recyclables across single-stream recycling; e-scrap; and construction and demoli- tion debris, and reaching an object recognition run rate of more than 10 billion items annually. Machinex has introduced MACH Vision and the
Intell Platform – its own AI systems – for integration with its Samurai sorting robot and other high-tech products. The company says that these products give it complete autonomy and better control over the efficiency of its equipment to deliver high-per- formance turnkey systems. MACH Vision is a data acquisition station powered by AI, and it can use a combination of field-proven technologies, such as infrared hyperspectral technology, visual recogni- tion, and metal detectors to analyse material streams. To provide MRF managers with detailed infor- mation, Machinex has developed the Intell plat-
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sorting system that combines reliable sensor technology with modern robotics to increase further the efficiency of sorting facilities. The company says that AI-based recognition software ensures precise detection, and a new sorting principle ensures a pure plastic fraction in the final sorting step. UniSort Unibot relies on complex sorting
programmes that are facilitated by a combination of sensors made up of high-resolution NIR and colour cameras. Benefits include precise detection through high-resolution HSI technology, optimised detection software for fast data processing even with high belt loads, and AI-supported object detection with sensor fusion. The company adds that UniSort Unibot was designed for demanding sorting applications and is well integrated into the latest UniSort plant control system. As part of this, UniSort Unibot checks and, at the same time, assesses the quality of the material flow using sensors, which guaran- tees that the final product is of the best possible quality and creates an interface for digitally processing the data. This makes it possible to react to the material flow immediately so that legal or customer-specific requirements can be met. UniSort Unibot also uses the AI-based Intelligent Object Identifier, which sorts on the basis of the optical properties of the objects, further improving the process and performance.
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