Grün VPMC Series Sorting System

The further sorting of plastic flakes presents a unique challenge: polymer type accuracy is just as critical as color consistency. Even a tiny fraction of cross-polymer contamination can compromise melt uniformity, mechanical properties, and the suitability of recycled material for high-value manufacturing applications. For plastic recyclers and manufacturers, the ability to efficiently sort flakes by polymer type and color in a single pass directly determines the purity of recycled output, the range of viable end-use applications, and the commercial value of recovered material.

The Grün VPMC Series is a machine-vision-based sorting system tailored for this exact scenario. It employs deep fusion of cutting-edge 2-band InGaAs-SWIR (short-wave infrared) imaging and high-resolution RGB (HR-RGB) VIS imaging to perform real-time scanning and surface feature analysis of plastic flakes. Combined with high-performance air ejectors, it simultaneously sorts by polymer type and color difference, efficiently identifying and recovering target polymers and targert-color plastic flakes from the material stream within milliseconds.

Technical Features

● Tailored Machine-Vision-Based Sorting System for Plastic Flakes

✦ High-Performance Dual-Layer Vibratory Feeding: Evenly spreads plastic flakes into a single layer, effectively reducing material overlap and providing a stable material posture for high-precision detection.

✦ Sealed Camera Chamber and Electrical Cabinet Design: Ensures stable operation of internal optical components and electrical systems, adapting to the dusty environment of plastic flake processing workshops.

✦ Integrated Self-Cleaning: Automatically cleans the camera chamber glass, continuously maintaining a clear detection zone, reducing manual intervention and downtime for cleaning, and ensuring continuous and stable equipment operation.

✦ Multi-Specification Model Portfolio: Offers configurations with 4, 6, and 8 chutes to meet varying throughput requirements.

● Simultaneous High-Precision Polymer and Color Inspection System 

✦ 2-Band InGaAs-SWIR Imaging: Analyzes the unique short-wave infrared spectral absorption characteristics of various polymers across two different wavelength bands to efficiently identify polymer types (e.g., PET, HDPE, PP, etc.), achieving reliable polymer differentiation.

✦ High-Stability Halogen Illumination: Provides stable illumination across the full spectrum range; the air-cooled design helps maintain stable light output during operation and extends lamp lifespan.

✦ High-Resolution RGB (HR-RGB) VIS Imaging: Clearly presents material surface colors, ensuring the accuracy and stability of machine-vision recognition.

✦ High-Intensity LED Illumination: Maintains a consistent imaging environment with clear and stable images, unaffected by external light changes, ensuring consistent detection results across different time periods and batches.

● High-Performance Air Ejector System

✦ Optimized Design: The ejector valve structure is optimized to balance durability, response speed, and air consumption efficiency, maintaining stable performance even under long-term, high-frequency operation.

✦ High Efficiency and Stability: Optimized for high-throughput sorting conditions, it maintains stable ejection performance within reasonable parameter ranges, balancing throughput and sorting accuracy.

✦ Cost Reduction: Significantly reduces the false reject rate, minimizing raw material waste from good products being incorrectly ejected, while optimizing air consumption to reduce overall operational costs.

● 15-Inch Industrial Touchscreen Control System

✦ Intuitive Interaction: User-friendly human-machine interface (HMI) with multi-language support.

✦ One-Click Switching: Quickly recalls sorting parameters for different products.

✦ Comprehensive remote support:

✩ Remote access and real-time monitoring

✩ Performance data dashboard

✩ Online expert diagnostics

✩ Interactive troubleshooting

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