From Left: SORTEX H SpectraVision angle view, Bühler Product
Manager Melvyn Penna, SORTEX H SpectraVision side view.
London (United Kingdom), June 17, 2022 – Swiss
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 solution pushes optical sorting to the next
level of usability, performance, and product traceability.
Using the best of British and Swiss engineering know-how, the
SORTEX H SpectraVision is the result of Bühler’s 75 years of experience in
optical sorting. It offers three key benefits for customers: unmatched ease of
use, high performance, and enhanced connectivity, contributing to increased
sustainability.
Processors today must tackle an ever-increasing number of defects
as a result of climate change and pesticide reduction. With its individual
defect removal control, the SORTEX H enables processors to maintain sort
quality with ease.
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.
Additionally, enhanced connectivity increases value for
processors. Over 500 data points can be downloaded every second and sent to
Bühler Insights to optimize 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.
MerlinAi: innovation, not magic
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.
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