Not every product should fly through the air or slide down a chute. Produce that’s wet, sticks together, or doesn’t fly or slide is best sorted when gently and evenly distributed onto a belt.
Usually, the difficulty of belt sorting is capturing the right image at the correct angle. To overcome this, you need to manage the light source and the background. Light illuminates colors and textures and defines clear separation of objects — but it can also cast long shadows. Belt sorting delivers the stability, product visibility and processing time needed to optimize decision making.
The TOMRA 5B doesn’t just eliminate defects and foreign material.
-It eliminates shadows for real sorting precision.
With the dome position of the high intensity LEDs, TOMRA creates uniform light reflection on all visible surfaces of every piece of product with minimal shadow. Combined with a reflective belt, TOMRA’s belt sorters separate each piece of product and set them up individually for a perfectly highlighted picture.
Why choose Belt handling
Detect even the smallest defects & color deviations
Maximum elimination of good from bad
Less adjustment provides a stellar operator experience
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TOMRA 5B
Coupling the latest sensor technology with advanced algorithms, the TOMRA 5B belt sorter enables you to reach the most challenging quality targets and yields. Applications: Berries, Cherries, Mangoes, Pineapple, Stonefruit, Dried Fruit, Diced Peaches, Pears and Tomatoes, Diced Peaches, Pears and Tomatoes, Almonds, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Peanuts, Raisins, Walnuts, French fries, Potato Crisps, Beans, Bell Peppers, Broccoli Carrots, Cauliflower, Corn, Garlic, Green Beans, Leafy Greens, Mushrooms, Onions, Peas, Gherkins, Radishes, Spinach
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The TOMRA 5X’s advanced X-ray sensor inspects materials on food lines with unprecedented clarity. Applications: Nuts, Peas
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TOMRA 5B Working principle
Infeed: Product is distributed uniformly on the infeed belt.
Sensors: Lasers and smart surround view cameras inspect the product in different inspection zones.
Accept or reject: Smart ejection system removes bad product and foreign material in 1 or 2 reject streams; good produce continues along the processing line
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Artificial Intelligence
TOMRA Food has deployed everything from the simplest forms of artificial intelligence up to the most advanced deep learning in our products for over a decade. Explore the forms of AI available on your machine.
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Discover how TOMRA’s advanced camera-based imaging systems, featuring pulsed LED illumination technology, deliver reliable, cost-effective solutions for food sorting and grading. As pioneers in free-fall and belt sorting applications, TOMRA offers flexible, stable, and high-performance camera solutions for bulk sorting, lane grading, and quality control. Cameras detect foreign materials and sort by color, size, shape, and defects — ensuring superior accuracy across a wide range of applications.
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TOMRA Food leverages proprietary laser sensing technologies to achieve the highest contrast in food sorting, accurately distinguishing between good products and defects, including foreign materials and invisible toxins. TOMRA’s technology enables fine-tuned detection of specific product properties, such as surface structure, for consistently reliable results. Learn more about TOMRA's Biometric Signature Identification (BSI), Advanced Foreign Material Detector™ (AFMD) , Detox™, and Fluo™ features
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