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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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Pioneering Sensor Technologies for the Mining Industry

Detection is the heart of any automated sorting equipment. TOMRA’s high-tech sensor technology is equipped with eagle-eyed vision – they see more, and are thus able to detect and supply more information.

Broad sensor technology portfolio

Sensors can be combined to get the best result for any type of ore.

TOMRA Sorting’s sensor technology provides the ultimate in efficiency, precision and speed detection. Even the smallest particles can be detected, despite the fact that volumes and capacities are much higher than those encountered in traditional sorting technologies.

TOMRA Sorting’s sensor technologies ensure high-speed processing of data such as material, color, density, shape, size, geometry and location of objects.

TOMRA SORTING MINING´s SUPERIOR DETECTION TECHNOLOGY

Color (COLOR)

Classifies industrial minerals, base- and precious-metal ores or gemstones by their color.

Near-Infrared (NIR)

Classifies minerals and ores according to their near-infrared spectrum profile.

X-ray Transmission (XRT)

Classifies ores or coal according to their specific atomic density.

Electromagnetic Sensor (EM)

Classifies metals and ores in accordance with their conductivity and permeability.

Laser (LASER)

Classifies ores according to color and structure. Multi-channel laser scanning detects small variances in surface patterns, even when those patterns are identical in color.