DiscSpreader automove This single-disc spreader from Westeria GmbH, Ostbevern, Germany, can be mounted directly on any in-feed belt of a recycling sorting unit. The rotating disc helps spread out all kinds of recyclables, including plastics and other waste materials measuring in any dimension from about 0.04 inch to 15.7 inches long, across a conveyor belt so they can be more easily sorted without vibratory technologies. Two cameras positioned behind the disc record the current material distribution on the belt; artificial intelligence (AI) uses this data to vary the position and alignment of the disc in real time. In the U.S., eFactor3 distributes Westeria products.
What’s new? The use of AI to eliminate the need to manually readjust the presentation of materials on a conveyor.
Benefits Optimal distribution of recyclables on the conveyor belt for sorting that’s more efficient than what’s provided by vibratory technologies. With the DiscSpreader automove, users can achieve considerable increases in throughput, and experience fewer disturbances in process flow. In addition to the sorting benefits it provides, the DiscSpreader automove is compact.
eFactor3, Charlotte, N.C., 877-801-3232, www.westeria.de, www.efactor3.com
Karen Hanna | Senior Staff Reporter
Senior Staff Reporter Karen Hanna covers injection molding, molds and tooling, processors, workforce and other topics, and writes features including In Other Words and Problem Solved for Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing, Plastics Recycling and The Journal of Blow Molding. She has more than 15 years of experience in daily and magazine journalism.
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