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Material Recycling Facilities
TOMRA Recycling unveils FINDER™ COLOR:
next-generation colour sorting for high-purity
metal recovery
Global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions,
TOMRA Recycling, has launched FINDER
COLOR, a new high-throughput solution
designed to meet the evolving needs of the scrap
metal recycling and e-scrap processing
industries. The next-generation colour sorting
system is engineered to deliver exceptional
purity and recovery levels at high throughputs
across a broad spectrum of metals sorting tasks.
FINDER™ COLOR is particularly effective for recovering
valuable materials such as copper and brass from mixed heavy
metals, cleaning stainless steel fractions (including those from
end-of-life vehicles) and achieving high-level purification of
printed circuit boards (PCBs) from mixed e-scrap. It is capable
of processing grain sizes from 6-120mm and delivering
throughputs of up to 20 tons per hour on Zorba material.
Building on TOMRA’s legacy of innovation in metal sorting, the
new FINDER™ COLOR solution is a flexible system that
combines proven hardware and software with advanced AI
algorithms to adapt to changing material streams and market
demands. Its core features an ultra-precise RGB camera and
advanced AI-powered object singulation technology, enabling
accurate, object-level sorting down to a few millimetres, even
when objects are overlapping, adjacent or the same colour as
the belt. This single-camera system sorts materials by colour,
size and shape, providing operators with full control and
unmatched accuracy.
The new system processes 6–
120mm grain sizes with up to 20
TPH throughput on Zorba material
FINDER™ COLOR recovers
copper/brass, cleans stainless steel,
and purifies PCBs from mixed e-scrap
FINDER™ COLOR: TOMRA’s most
advanced colour sorting solution
for a broad range of metal
sorting tasks
With its flexible design, it can
adapt to changing material
streams and market demands
sensor enhances metal
recovery from mixed
streams in batch mode,
supporting PCB
classification in e-scrap,
or complementing the
RGB sensor to add an
extra purification layer
against plastic
contamination. The
system also offers easy
configuration for both
batch and continuous
flow sorting, with fast
switching between
different fractions. This
allows operators to
quickly change which
material they are sorting,
such as switching from
copper one day to brass
the next.
FINDER™ COLOR’s
compact and simple
design ensures easy
integration into existing
sorting lines, while its
maintenance platform
and accessible valve
block are engineered for
simple and efficient
servicing. The machine can be connected for optimized, data-
driven sorting through TOMRA Insight, an optional
cloud-based data platform.
“Feedback from our metals customers highlighted the need for
a highly flexible sorting machine to cover a wide range of
sorting tasks," explains Tom Jansen, Head of Metal Segments
at TOMRA Recycling. "After 25 years of offering colour sorters,
we continue to see strong demand for versatile, highly
accurate, reliable and cost-efficient solutions. FINDER™
COLOR pushes the boundaries of what colour sorting
machines can achieve with applications like separating
stainless steel from a mixed fraction of other grey metals, such
as zinc and aluminum, and purifying e-scrap to help customers
maximize their output and stay competitive.”
Developed by the same inhouse engineering experts behind
TOMRA’s comprehensive portfolio of metal sorting machines,
FINDER™ COLOR can be used as a standalone machine,
following magnetic separation or to extract value from heavy
metals removed by XRT technology such as TOMRA’s X-
TRACT™. It is also the ideal last-step sorting solution for
extracting value from PCBs in e-scrap and can be used to sort
stainless steel and wire from material recovered using
TOMRA’s FINDERTM unit. These integration options optimize
the entire sorting process, helping customers refine
performance, reduce operational complexity and drive greater
business value.
For more information or to schedule a demonstration, please
visit https://www.tomra.com/waste-metal-
recycling/products/machines/finder-color
For enhanced purification, an optional electromagnetic (EM)
sensor can be added. This is particularly useful for sorting
materials with similar colours. The optional high-sensitivity EM
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