Sort
and separate metal from non-metal materials, and simultaneously
sort and separate alloys according to general classification,
ensuring highest resale value of recovered scrap material.
Average throughput exceeds 6 tons per hour for most applications
Scrap Recyclers (all
stages)
- Increase
throughput 10+ times over manual sorting
- 98%
accuracy and separation into up to 15 different categories
- Steel,
zinc, copper, brass, bronze alloys
Scrap
Traders -
Provide protection to buyer and/or seller of large volume
trades.
Smelters
-
Increase volume and assure purity of scrap prior to manufacture.
Sample QXR-M configuration.
Austin AI will customize your QXR-M for
integration into your unique process.
Automated
Sorting with QXR-M
The
QXR-M is a downward looking X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer
with an integrated CCD camera used to analyzer samples passing
on a conveyor. Co-developed with one of the world's most
advanced recyclers, the instrument provides rapid and accurate
separation of a wide variety of metal products.
The
QXR-M is typically integrated over a conveyor, downstream
from the shredder. Materials passing under the CCD camera
are detected, sending a signal to the analyzer that a sample
is present and to begin analysis. The grade of the alloy
is determined. As an example, the alloy is determined (SS
304, 316, 321, etc.) and the sample is diverted from the
conveyor by linear mechanics for deposition into product
collection bins. In this manner, up to 15 different metals
can be sorted by grade.
The
instrument improves upon speed and accuracy of manual sort
methods, and can further specify materials after shredder
and eddy current separation. More than a ten fold increase
in material sorting can be achieved, with accuracy of 98%
or better. Products with this high degree of accurate separation
have the highest resale value.
Opportunities
to integrate the QXR-M into your scrap recovery process.
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QXR-M
Metal Scrap Sorter / Separator