Multi-channel optical sorter that separates cullet by color and removes impurities, configurable to requirements.
| Feedstock | Glass fragments (cullet) for optical sorting |
| Architecture | Multi-channel series, configurable |
| Principle | Optical sorting with cameras and sensors |
| Colors separated | Clear, green, brown (and other shades) |
| Detection | High-resolution optical cameras, sensors |
| Ejection | Pneumatic system on channels |
| Impurities removed | Ceramics, stones, porcelain, detectable impurities |
| Control | Automatic optical and pneumatic system |
| Components | CE marked where applicable |
| Channel function | Role |
| Color sorting | Separation of clear, green, brown |
| Ceramic removal | Detection and ejection of ceramics/porcelain |
| Stone removal | Separation of stones and mineral impurities |
| Fraction refining | Additional cleaning of a fraction |
| Configurable | Adapted to specific requirements |
Optical sorting of glass fragments to the quality demanded by glassworks requires a precise and configurable technology. A glass fragment optical sorting machine from a multi-channel series offers high-performance optical sorting: cameras and sensors detect the color and impurities of each fragment, and the multi-channel configuration allows adaptation to different sorting requirements, producing color-sorted, clean fragments, ready for remelting.
A glass fragment optical sorting machine with a multi-channel architecture is the choice of recyclers who want flexible, high-performance optical sorting for glass fragments. The channel configuration allows the sorting to be adjusted to different fragment types and requirements, offering versatility and precision for producing quality cullet. See the full range of recycling equipment and the solutions for glass recycling.
• Multi-channel optical sorting, a glass fragment optical sorting machine with a channel architecture offers flexible, high-performance sorting.
• Color sorting, separation of fragments by color (clear, green, brown) with cameras and sensors.
• Removal of impurities, detects and separates ceramics, stones and optically detectable impurities.
• Flexible configuration, the channels adapt to different fragment types and sorting requirements.
• High precision, the optical detection of color and impurities is precise and consistent.
• Quality cullet, fragments sorted by color and clean are ready for remelting.
• Optical and pneumatic system, coordinated for precise sorting on each channel.
• Scalable, the capacity and number of channels are sized to the volume processed.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Feedstock | Glass fragments (cullet) for optical sorting |
| Architecture | Multi-channel series, configurable |
| Principle | Optical sorting with cameras and sensors |
| Colors separated | Clear, green, brown (and other shades) |
| Detection | High-resolution optical cameras, sensors |
| Ejection | Pneumatic system on channels |
| Impurities removed | Ceramics, stones, porcelain, detectable impurities |
| Control | Automatic optical and pneumatic system |
| Components | CE marked where applicable |
A glass fragment optical sorting machine serves glass fragment recyclers, cullet processing centers and plants that produce sorted fragments for glassworks. The multi-channel architecture offers the flexibility to adapt the sorting to different fragment types and requirements, making it suitable for operators who process varied sources of glass fragments with different sorting requirements.
Optical sorting of glass fragments is a key component of quality recycling, encouraged at European level; a glass fragment optical sorting machine delivered in Europe is designed in line with the requirements of Directive 2008/98/EC on waste. For complete glass recycling solutions, see also the complete industry solutions.
The advantage of the multi-channel architecture of a glass fragment optical sorting machine is its flexibility: the channels can be configured for different sorting tasks, color sorting, impurity removal, refining of a specific fraction. This flexibility allows the machine to be adapted to the operator's specific requirements and to the different fragment types processed, offering versatility in a single piece of equipment.
The color sorting of a glass fragment optical sorting machine produces valuable segmented cullet: the cameras detect the color of each fragment, and the pneumatic system directs it into the corresponding fraction. Pure clear, sorted green and brown cullet has higher value than mixed cullet, and precise optical sorting produces these quality segmented fractions, sellable at higher prices.
The removal of impurities is integrated into the sorting of a glass fragment optical sorting machine: the optical technology detects ceramics, stones, porcelain and other impurities that differ optically from glass. These impurities cause serious defects on remelting (inclusions, spots), and their optical removal produces clean cullet, free of contaminants, essential for glassworks that demand high quality.
The precision and consistency of a glass fragment optical sorting machine ensure cullet of uniform quality: the optical detection is precise and does not vary with fatigue, as in the case of manual sorting. The machine maintains the same sorting quality regardless of volume or duration of operation, producing cullet with consistent specifications, essential for the commercial relationship with exacting glassworks.
| Channel function | Role |
|---|---|
| Color sorting | Separation of clear, green, brown |
| Ceramic removal | Detection and ejection of ceramics/porcelain |
| Stone removal | Separation of stones and mineral impurities |
| Fraction refining | Additional cleaning of a fraction |
| Configurable | Adapted to specific requirements |
1. The glass fragments are fed onto the conveyor belt.
2. The optical cameras scan each fragment, determining the color and the impurities.
3. The system processes the data and decides the sorting on each channel.
4. The pneumatic nozzles eject the fragments into the corresponding fractions.
5. The impurities (ceramics, stones) are removed; the colors are separated.
6. The color-sorted, clean fragments are collected by fraction.
The optical and pneumatic system coordinates the sorting on the channels. A properly calibrated glass fragment optical sorting machine produces color-sorted, clean fragments of consistent quality, with the flexibility of the multi-channel architecture adapted to the sorting requirements.
What does the multi-channel architecture mean?
The multi-channel architecture of a glass fragment optical sorting machine allows the channels to be configured for different sorting tasks: color sorting, impurity removal, refining of a fraction. This flexibility allows the machine to be adapted to specific requirements and to the different fragment types, offering versatility in a single piece of equipment.
What does a glass fragment optical sorting machine sort?
It sorts the fragments by color (clear, green, brown) and removes the impurities (ceramics, stones, porcelain) that differ optically from glass. The result is cullet segmented by color and clean, free of contaminants that would cause defects on remelting, sellable at higher prices to glassworks.
How does it remove ceramics and stones?
Ceramics, stones and porcelain differ optically from glass (opacity, reflection, color). A glass fragment optical sorting machine detects them with cameras and sensors and ejects them pneumatically. These impurities are problematic in cullet (defects on remelting), and their optical removal produces clean, quality cullet.
Is the delivered equipment new?
Yes. We deliver new, unused equipment, built to order, not reconditioned units. The build uses components from established suppliers, CE marked where applicable, and every machine undergoes a full inspection before shipment. You receive the technical documentation and operating manuals in your language.
What makes URSTAG a premium brand?
European design, top-tier components and experience. Every machine is designed by our engineering teams in Europe and built from components by industry leaders such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, WEG, SEW-Eurodrive, NORD Drivesystems and Bonfiglioli. The result is reliable, energy-efficient and durable equipment, backed by over 15 years of experience and by delivery, installation, training and service included.
How long do installation and commissioning take?
Transport, commissioning and operator training are included and carried out by a local team, in your language. Before shipment, the machine undergoes a full inspection and calibration, so your unit becomes operational quickly, with no hidden installation costs.
How many channels can the machine have?
The number of channels of a glass fragment optical sorting machine is configured according to the capacity and sorting requirements. More channels allow more simultaneous sorting tasks or a larger capacity. The exact configuration is set according to the volume of fragments processed and your sorting requirements.
URSTAG is a premium brand of recycling equipment, with over 15 years of experience. You don't just get a machine, you get a solution engineered by specialists, built from top-tier components and backed by a team that supports you from design through commissioning.
• European engineering, every machine and every complete line is designed by our engineering teams in Europe, with a focus on reliability, safety and energy efficiency.
• Premium components, we build on motors and automation from industry leaders: Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, WEG, SEW-Eurodrive, NORD Drivesystems and Bonfiglioli.
• Over 15 years of experience, we know how materials and machines behave in real-world operation, and we configure each solution for your flow and volume.
• New equipment, configured for you, we supply new units, made to order for your application, with complete technical documentation.
• Delivery, installation and training included, we handle transport, commissioning and operator training, with support throughout the equipment's life.
As a premium brand, URSTAG relies on European engineering, top-tier components and experience. You choose a partner that supports your production long term, with equipment built to run reliably in demanding industrial environments.
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