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Collection Solutions
- Reverse Vending
  
  As the world leader in the field of reverse vending with over 82,000 installations worldwide, you can rely on TOMRA for the best solutions for collecting cans and bottles for recycling.
- Material Recovery
  
  TOMRA's material handling activities are complementary to its RVM business in North America.
Sorting Solutions
- Food
  
  For more than 40 years, TOMRA has been the leading provider of optical sorting and peeling equipment for many different food industries. Discover our solutions here!
- Recycling
  
  TOMRA Sorting Solutions' pioneering industry expertise continues to result in state-of-the-art machines and exceptional service within the waste and metal recycling industries.
- Mining
  
  TOMRA´s sensor-based solutions help to extend the life of mining operations and increase the overall value of the deposit for more energy-efficient and cost-effective pre-concentration and material recovery.

Mining

The mining industry consumes 2%-3% of the world’s energy. That’s the same amount of energy used by the entire airline industry. Our sensor-based sorters can reduce that energy consumption by 15%, as well as reduce the amount of water used by three to four cubic meters per ton of ore.

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Metric tons saved*

*Total amount of CO₂ saved since January 1, 2019 by sorting machines currently installed by TOMRA MINING.

133.377,75 Metric tons saved in 2018

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Quartz Sorting

TOMRA Sorting Solutions can help you recover full value from your quartz.

New opportunities for quartz processes

Laser mineral processing

Quartz Laser sorting

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Quartz Color Sorting

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High purity quartz is a commodity valued for its high-tech applications: from semiconductors to PV solar applications, telecommunications and optics, it has found its way into many everyday items. There is currently no standard processing route to the recovery of high purity quartz. According to its starting-purity and designated end-application, raw quartz processing utilizes both off-the-shelf technologies and custom solutions to separate high purity quartz fractions.

Depending on the specific context and requirements, quartz can be upgraded using TOMRA´s color or laser sensor sorting technologies. Our experienced process engineers will test your own individual material and collaborate with you to evaluate which sensor technology and what type of sorting machine would be best suited to meet your objectives.

Case study on quartz sorting with laser

Top quality quartz for silica production is gained by means of laser sorting. This process requires coarse grained quartz (SiO2) that is reduced to silicon (Si) in melting furnaces.

Test and Demonstration Centers

TOMRA Sorting runs 16 test and demo centers around the globe providing comprehensive services for the development of potential sensor-based sorting projects for the mining, recycling and food industry.

Service and Support

Close to our customers – throughout the world! Whether from Alaska to Australia, Greenland to South Africa or from 0 to 5000m altitude, we are continually improving and expanding our worldwide service and process engineer network. This enables us to offer you a first-class after-sales service and comprehensive support.