Bühler launches next-level optical sorter to meet today’s demands

Bühler Group has launched its latest optical sorter for wheat, rye, oats, grains, coffee and pulses: the Sortex H SpectraVision.

Powered by brand new MerlinAi sorting algorithms, the Sortex H SpectraVision offers three key benefits for customers: ease of use, high performance, and enhanced connectivity, contributing to increased sustainability.

The Sortex H also delivers up to 50% higher reject concentrations. Supplying maximum yields is in line with Bühler’s goal to reduce energy, waste, and water by 50% in its customers’ value chains by 2025 and to develop sustainable solutions to feed the world population of 10 billion by 2050.

Over 500 data points can be downloaded every second and sent to Bühler Insights to optimise and track performance. Processors can monitor and control their machine performance from anywhere in the world, in line with Industry 4.0 standards. Real-time tracking of sorting performance and emergency warnings are also possible thanks to the Sortex Monitoring System.

The Sortex H SpectraVision, which is capable of handling a range of applications including: wheat, rye, oats, grains, coffee and pulses, is powered by brand new MerlinAi sorting algorithms. “MerlinAi is the new brain of Bühler’s SORTEX optical sorting machines,” says Melvyn Penna, product manager at Bühler. “Its advanced multi-layer sorting algorithms ensure a consistently higher yield for processors, as less good product is lost in the reject stream.”

Superior defect reduction means accept quality can be met even with input material of a lower quality.

“These all-new calibration and product tracking algorithms ensure that machine performance remains steady and high, giving processors greater flexibility,” says Penna.

The Sortex H SpectraVision, which is built and validated at Bühler’s London facility, has been installed at numerous customer sites around the world and is available for purchase globally.

One customer that has been enjoying the benefits of the Sortex H SpectraVision is Harivenasa, a Spanish first oat milller, which specialises in producing and supplying high-quality oats and other cereal-based products.

Harivenasa had a seven-module Sortex H SpectraVision machine installed last year in its brand-new oat mill.

“We’re extremely happy with the Sortex H because it’s very efficient, boosts our productivity, and we get much better quality now than we previously did in terms of unhusked grains, defects, black spots and so on,” says Alberto Loizate, managing director, Harivenasa – Alea. Since installing the machine, Harivenasa has seen improved quality in its oats and is now looking to enter new markets in new countries.

Staff say the machine is easy to navigate around the software and to maintain the machine. Penna adds: “The return on investment will also be very short. We’ve already seen great quality with very low reject of product.The sorter has a lot of brand-new features, and it works with the latest remote connections and Bühler insights. With Bühler Insights, the machine is ready for the future.”

 

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