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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.

Food

TOMRA’s advanced sorting machines inspect millions of individual product pieces per hour, typically recovering five to ten percent higher yields while providing superior utilization or resources.

That’s equivalent to approximately 25,000 trucks worth of potatoes per year!

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genius™ sorting machine by tomra

The Genius™ optical belt sorting machine uses a combination of various sorting technologies to meet the high food safety requirements of the industry and individual food processors.

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The Genius™ removes all unwanted discoloration and foreign material from many food applications including vegetables, fresh cut, potatoes, nuts and many more. Thanks to the Genius™ you will be able to ensure food safety and consistently high-quality food.

CUSTOMER TESTIMONIALS

ARDO (BE)

Ardo, a global leader in the deep-frozen vegetables sector has decided to partner with TOMRA Food. Over a quarter of all frozen vegetables consumed in Europe come from the family business in Ardooie. They are used, among other things, in soups, ready-to-eat meals and baby food from large companies such as Unilever and Nestlé..

KAIDA (CN)

After 15 years of development, Kaida (Beijing Kaida Hengye Agricultural Technology Development Co., Ltd) has grown into a leading vegetable and fruit chips exporter in China. The company’s products continue to become increasingly popular in countries with strict food safety regulations such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, the US and the member states of the EU. By incorporating a complete product value chain including R&D, farming, post- harvest processing and sales, Kaida has become an expert in processing fruits and potatoes. It is also recognized as a distinguished high-tech company with a number of labels in the Chinese agricultural processing industry.

CWOOD (KR)

“The reputational and financial impact of a serious defect claim can be devastating for a company, but sorting technology can be used to effectively manage and reduce issues," explains Mr. Park Eun-Kyu, CEO, Cwood Co. Read what he has to say about his partnership with TOMRA.

GENIUS™ FOOD SORTING MACHINE: OVERVIEW

High Capacity
Low Maintenance
Flexible Belt Sorting Machine With Gentle Handling Assured
Quality Control and Feedback on the Touch Screen
Intuitive Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Consistent Long Life Accuracy

FOOD SORTING APPLICATIONS

Confectionery

Dried fruit

Fresh cut

Baby leaves
Mixed
Spinach
Whole head
Iceberg
Lamb’s lettuce
Romain
Roquette

Vegetables

Nuts

Almonds, cashews, hazelnuts
Peanuts, pecans, pistachios
Walnuts, pine nuts, brazil nuts

IQF vegetables and fruit

Fruit

Grains and seeds

Sunflower and sesame seeds

Seafood

Potatoes

French fries
Chips
Potato slices, dices and wedges

Meat

Key features

Sensor Technology

The Genius™ is a modular food sorting machine that can be tailored to your unique requirements and needs. With high resolution cameras and lasers, the Genius™ sorter offers a variety of inspection technologies in different inspection zones.

This way, the Genius™ achieves an unequalled food sorting performance. After being scanned in the inspection zones, the state-of-the-art air guns reject any defect within milliseconds in 2 or 3 separate streams. The good product proceeds its way to the processing line.

Product Benefits

User-friendly
Low maintenance
Modular/upgradeable
High capacity
Extremely fast payback on investment

Advanced Sorting Criteria

The Genius™ can sort multiple food applications by the following sorting criteria:

Subtle color
Foreign material
Advanced foreign material detection
Detailed size/geometry
Detailed shape
Damages
Moisture
Biological characteristics
Mycotoxins
Data

Technical specification

	Genius™ 640	Genius™ 1200
Capacity	1 - 4 tons/hr	2 - 8 tons/hr
Dimensions (L x W x H, mm)	3,585 x 1,279 x 2,320 mm	3,720 x 1,890 x 2,360 mm
Infeed belt width	1,150 mm	1,150 mm
Air pressure input	1 - 8 bar	1 - 8 bar
Electrical consumption	5 KVA	7.5 kVA

	Genius™ 1600	Genius™ 2000
Capacity	3 - 12 tons/hr	4 - 16 tons/hr
Dimensions (L x W x H, mm)	4,160 x 2,411 x 2,630 mm	4,630 x 2,741 x 2,687 mm
Infeed belt width	1,150 mm	1,150 mm
Air pressure input	1 - 8 bar	1 - 8 bar
Electrical consumption	10 KVA	10 KVA

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