Smart product inspection
The Triplus sorting machine helps you efficiently monitor product quality. As your products free-fall through the machine, defects such as discoloration, shape irregularities, and unwanted materials are automatically detected. Thanks to precise detection technology and a combination of air valves or mechanical ejection flippers, these elements are swiftly and accurately removed. This ensures a consistent product flow with minimal errors, without the need for manual intervention.

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Inspection on both sides

This free-fall laser sorter is available in various scanning widths, up to 1800 mm. The products to be sorted are transported to the free-fall plate at high speed via a feed vibrator. This controlled, vibrating feed ensures that the products to be sorted are better distributed, allowing them to be analyzed more accurately and reducing the risk of false rejections. During their free-fall, the products are inspected with the aid of lasers, along one side, or along two opposite sides.

Multispectral laser detection

The VENTUS may be equipped with up to 16 lasers (and 32 laser detectors). Thanks to the combination of different lasers with specific wavelengths, the VENTUS is able to sort extremely accurately on the basis of color, shape, structure and biological characteristics. A brown shell fragment in between brown hazel nuts? Structure sorting extracts it without problems. Fluorescence lasers detect the chlorophyll content or the presence of harmful substances such as aflatoxin in nuts and dried fruits. SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) lasers see the difference between aqueous and non-aqueous products, ideal for finding foreign objects between vegetables and fruit. By working with different specific wavelengths, you always have the full power of the light source in question available at the optimum wavelength. In the case of multi- or hyperspectral systems based on white (halogen or LED) light, on the other hand, the entire spectrum – and therefore also the power – is divided, so that you have less useful information. Because the VENTUS uses lasers with a higher output, the contrast between good and bad products is also much clearer, resulting in optimal defect detection and excellent good-to-bad ratio.

Superior resolution

The VENTUS nut sorting machine has an impressive laser scanning speed of up to 4000 scans per second, resulting in an optical resolution of 0.3 mm, the highest resolution of any laser sorter on the market. It therefore easily detects the smallest impurities such as stalks (cap-stems) in raisins, shell fragments in nuts and even glass splinters.

Multidimensional image processing

All different laser signals are processed simultaneously by our Multi-Dimensional Laser System (MDL), so that defects and foreign objects are detected more accurately and the risk of erroneous rejections is reduced. The result: an excellent good-to-bad ratio that leaves other systems behind.

Precision ejection system

Deviating products are removed from the flow of good products using compressed air. Using an optional second ejection mechanism, you may also apply three-way sorting in addition to two-way. In order to get an excellent good-to-bad ratio even for the smallest products, the VENTUS may be equipped with a high-resolution valve system: ultra-fast and small ejection valves with a center-to-center distance of 4.6 mm.

Artificial intelligence

The VENTUS is able to differentiate multiple product & defect classes and, if necessary, process them differently. Its advanced sorting software uses AI (artificial intelligence): it learns to identify products & defects on the basis of images of the objects passing through the machine. During the sorting process, the algorithm autonomously decides which products are removed. If your operators still detect errors, they can easily adjust the algorithm by classifying extra object images or via “Quick adjust”.

Optimal hygiene, flexibility and integrability

The design of the base frame of the VENTUS meets the strictest hygiene standards and machine guidelines. Furthermore, it’s modular, so that the VENTUS cannot only be easily configured according to your needs, but can also be expanded with the same flexibility after installation. To facilitate its integration into existing production lines, the VENTUS 1800 has a separate control cabinet. In addition, the VENTUS uses the CUMULUS platform for its operating and sorting software, just like all our other machines. Integrability guaranteed.

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Technology made to fit your needs
The MAGNUS has been specially designed for sorting fragile fruit, such as blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, cherries, and blackberries. The MAGNUS features a low-speed string conveyor system with minimal drop at the exit to reduce mechanical damage to fragile products during inspection and sorting. This makes the MAGNUS the gentlest optical sorter for small, delicate items without compromising performance and quality.

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Six-sided camera inspection

Depending on the scanning width and the application, the NOVUS is standardly equipped with 3, 6 or 9 advanced high-resolution cameras that accurately detect discoloration, size and shape deviations. A unique camera configuration was developed especially for the sorting of diced potatoes and other tuberous vegetables, in which the cameras are arranged in such a way that five of the six sides of each cube are always shown perpendicularly. And there is more: the innovative S-TEC module also inspects the bottom of the product, which is particularly interesting for dry products such as nuts and confectionery.

Multispectral laser detection

To further increase its sorting accuracy, the NOVUS may be equipped with up to 8 lasers (and 16 laser detectors). Thanks to the combination of different lasers with specific wavelengths, it easily detects structure and biological characteristics. Structure sorting is ideally suited for detecting foreign objects, such as wood, plastic, stone, glass and metal. SWIR (Short Wave Infrared) lasers see the difference between aqueous and non-aqueous products, which is also ideal for finding foreign objects between fruit and vegetables. Special fluorescent lasers in turn detect the chlorophyll content of green vegetables or the presence of harmful substances, such as solanine in potatoes and other tuberous vegetables. The right combination of lasers even detects the almost invisible sugar ends on raw French fries.

Superior resolution

The NOVUS Optical Sorting System has an impressive laser scanning speed of up to 4000 scans per second, resulting in an optical resolution of 0.3 mm, the highest resolution of any laser sorter on the market. It can therefore easily detect the smallest impurities such as thin wood splinters in frozen vegetables, shell fragments in nuts, and even glass splinters. The NOVUS may be used for many different applications: fresh, dried or frozen potato products, fruit and vegetables, crustaceans and shellfish, confectionery and nuts.

Metal detection

The M-TEC module built into the frame detects and removes tiny stainless steel, ferrous and non-ferrous metal particles that the cameras and lasers might possibly not detect because they are hidden under the product on the sorting belt or in the product itself. The module is made up of several smaller detector coils, which means that its detection sensitivity is much more effective than that of traditional metal detectors.

Multidimensional image processing

The different camera and laser signals are processed simultaneously so that defects and foreign objects are detected more accurately and the risk of erroneous rejections is reduced. The result: an excellent good-to-bad ratio that leaves other systems behind. Artificial intelligence The NOVUS is able to differentiate multiple product & defect classes and, if necessary, process them differently. Its advanced sorting software uses AI (artificial intelligence): it learns to identify products & defects on the basis of images of the objects passing through the machine. During the sorting process, the algorithm autonomously decides which products are removed. If your operators still detect errors, they can easily adjust the algorithm.

Precision ejection system

Defective products are removed from the flow of good products using compressed air. Using an optional second ejection mechanism, you may also apply three-way sorting in addition to two-way. In order to get an excellent good-to-bad ratio even for the smallest products, the NOVUS may be equipped with a high-density valve system: ultra-fast and small ejection valves with a center-to-center distance of 4.6 mm.

Optimal hygiene, flexibility and integrability

The design of the base frame of the NOVUS meets the strictest hygiene standards and machine guidelines. Moreover, it’s modular, so that the NOVUS cannot only be easily configured according to your needs, but can also be expanded with the same flexibility after installation. And finally, its operating and sorting software uses the CUMULUS platform, just like all our other machines. Integrability guaranteed.

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