Plastics
The MSS Aladdin™ is the world’s first automated sorting module that is able to sort plastic resins and colors in one machine and to create three output streams from one input.
- Capacity of 4-6 tons per hour.
- All-in-One Sensor - Full spectrum Color and Near Infrared detection in one sensor providing plastic resin and color identification.
- Transflectance Sensing Method - Enables sorting of transparent and opaque objects at the same time.
- State-of-the-Art Touchscreen User Interface for full setup control and monitoring.
- Automated sensor cleaning system for maximum uptime.
- Modem access for easy monitoring and factory upgrades and trouble-shooting.
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The new generation of the Sapphire™ separation modules provides for precise separation of specific plastic resins, aseptic packagings, paper, or mixed plastics from a stream of packaging waste.
- A 1,000mm Sapphire™ and acceleration conveyor Easy sort selection -- Flip the switch!
- A pure fraction of beverage cartons, sorted by the Sapphire™
- Typical removal efficiency is greater than 80%.
- Typical product purity is greater than 90%.
- High sorting accuracy with upward firing air ejection.
- High capacity design for massfeed application.
- Easy “over the belt” installation.
- MSS proprietary sensor and system design.
- RS-232 communication port for easy parameter access and software uploads.
The Binary BottleSort® is designed for mass-feed applications, no singulation is necessary. The MSS Binary BottleSort® provides effective separation of plastic bottles by resin and color.
- Resins: PET, PVC, HDPE Natural & Colored, PP, PS, PEN, PAN.
- All colors of PET including light-blue.
- Typical efficiency of the MSS Binary BottleSort® is greater 99% for PVC and greater than 90% for all other resins and colors.
- Various capacity models are available, from 1,100 up to 2,200 kg/hr.
- Proprietary MSS sensor design.
- Local or remote operator control is available.
- Uses MSS’s field-proven bottle transport and ejection system.
- Contains specialized software to sort dirt-contaminated containers.
- An automated cleaning system secures maximum equipment uptime.
- Requires little space and can easily be integrated into existing processing systems.
Our Vydar™ System provides X-ray identification and mechanical separation of PVC, glass, metal and other dense materials from PET flake.
- Various models are available, from 250 up to 1,800 kg/hr.
- Standard and high-density X-ray sensor arrays are available for 12mm and 8mm grinds.
- PVC removal performed by presisely pulsed air jet arrays.
- Typical removal efficiency of the MSS VYDAR™ is greater than 95%.
- Provides accurate separation of PVC and dense contaminants from PET at the flake level
- High sorting capacity with downward firing ejection and all required safety interlocks.
- Requires little space and is easily integrated into existing processing systems.
- Local or remote operator control is available.
- Easy parameter access, sorting data retrieval, and systems diagnostics via the user-friendly touchscreen interface.
- Low maintenance and operation costs due to few mechanical components (air valves, vibrating feeder motors.
Our ELPAC™ System for Plastic provides accurate separation of ferrous and non-ferrous particles from plastic flake.
- Synchronized eddy-current sensing with automatic tuning detector circuits.
- Various capacity models available, from 900 up to 1,800 kg/hr.
- Particles down to 1/100 gram (aluminum foils, metallized labels, aseptic packagings) are effectively sensed and removed.
- Metal removal performed by presisely pulsed air jet array.
- Typical removal efficiency of the Plastic ELPAC™ is greater than 98%.
- Product loss is smaller than 1%.
- Requires little space and can be easily integrated into existing processing systems.
- Local or remote operator control is provided.
- Easy parameter access via laptop computer.
- Low maintenance costs due to few mechanical components.
- Has proven its reliability in more than 25 installations worldwide over many years of continuous operation.
