Sortex 90000 machine

Fig. 6.15 The Sortex 3400 machine is a compact design with two single channels. Three sensors surround each of the two channels providing all-round inspection and therefore a highly efficient sort. The 3400 is particularly suited to sorting low volumes of high-value commodities, since the yield and efficiency of the machine is very high.

Fig. 6.2 Sortex 90000 machine for rice, coffee, nuts and grains.

Fig. 6.3 Sortex Niagara machine sorting frozen peas.

To detect small blemishes on frait and vegetables reliably, it is necessary to inspect the product from two sides. The traditional architecture of an optical sorting machine is to feed the product along a horizontal conveyor and then observe the product from top and bottom views as the product flies off the end of the conveyor. The drawback with this approach is that the bottom camera is soon covered in product. The Sortex Niagara machine overcomes this problem with the PowerShde feed system (Fig. 6.14). The belt conveyor on the Niagara is inclined at 60° to the horizontal, such that the cameras can view the product from either side, and remain clean. This novel feed mechanism is known as the PowerSlide and is patented by Sortex. 

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