Multispectral sorting for packaging streams

The ECOPACK optical sorter allows the automatic classification and separation of various types of materials, by composition (NIR), colour (VIS) and/or shape (deep learning). Thanks to the flexibility of multispectral vision, ECOPACK can be quickly reconfigured to classify new materials as they appear in the inlet treatment flow.

ECOPACK models are designed to work on acceleration belts from 1000mm to 3000mm, with different separation options — Double Bar or MultiTrack — according to each customer's needs.

ECOPACK optical sorter for packaging recycling

Materials and applications

PET

Sorting of PET bottles vs. trays vs. others.

Other plastics

Sorting of polypropylene, polystyrene, PVC vs. others.

PEAD

Sorting of PEAD bottles vs. silicone cartridges vs. film vs. others.

Cardboard paper

Sorting of paper and cardboard vs. others.

Brik

Sorting of Brik vs. others.

Film

Sorting of film vs. bottles vs. others.

CSR

Sorting of PVC and other impurities.

Textile

Sorting of cotton vs. polyester vs. others.

Key features

Multitrack

Allows up to three different material streams to be separated using the same conveyor belt.

Automatic blowing bar positioner

Optional kit to automatically separate the lower blowing bar from the conveyor belt — for easy belt maintenance and to avoid pneumatic valve problems.

Double blowing resolution

Increases the blowing resolution of the equipment to detect small-dimension pieces.

Valve autotest

System that allows individual detection of valve breakdown or performance loss.

VPN

Independent remote connection equipment for control and maintenance.

Extreme temperature

Temperature control system for extreme operating conditions.

ECOPACK artificial intelligence optical sorting

Artificial intelligence optional

The AI-based solution lets you choose between 6 different applications, each focused on solving a different sorting problem. It can be added to any sorter already supplied by PICVISA, or included from the start on any new order.

Recovery

Sorting of recoverable material such as PET, HDPE bottles, tetra packs and cans from end-of-line treatment flows.

Tray

Separation of food trays from bottles of the same material, by shape, colour and texture.

Film

Separates film (PE bags) from bottles of the same material, by shape, colour and texture.

Silicone

Allows separation of silicone cartridges that are always present in HDPE flows.

Medicines

In a mixed flow, selects the specific medicines you want to separate.

Interested in ECOPACK?

Tell us about your packaging streams and our technical team will help you find the right ECOPACK configuration for your plant.