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Recycling
X-TRACT and X-TRACT X6 FINES from TOMRA, efficient sorting for aluminium producers and recyclers
TOMRA has developed two units that incorporate XRT technology: the X-TRACT and the X-TRACT X6 FINES. Firstly, the TOMRA X- TRACT enables sorting by recovering ready-to-melt aluminium fractions with a purity of 99%. XRT technology also enables substances to be separated according to their atomic density, regardless of their colour and surface impurities. TOMRA's X-TRACT X6 FINES identifies and classifies grain sizes that are almost half the size of those that could previously be processed (as low as 5mm). In addition, the heavy metals separated using this device can be further separated by colour, brightness and shape using TOMRA’s COMBISENSE system.
The operating costs of TOMRA's sensor-based sorting systems are significantly lower compared to a system with dense media that uses water and additives. Additionally, sensor-based sorting removes the need for water treatment.
"In short, these flexible devices (easy, fast and simple sorting program changes from the control panel) and agile operation (on- off without waiting time) are ideally suited to addressing the new challenges and needs of the market. In addition, they enable the control of the percentage of heavy metals entering the melting process. In this way, they control the final quality of the product and therefore avoid exceeding the permitted limits of the heavy metals, which, if not controlled, could cause ‘non-conformity’ of the casting, with significant economic consequences," concludes Gist.
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www.hub-4.com July/August 2020 - Issue 63
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