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oped to fully process these data. Every neces-
sary component is built into the machines of the
EVO 5.0 generation and customers benefit from
the following advantages:
• Much-reduced commissioning time
• Easier monitoring of the sorting facility
• A mobile monitoring system that shortens
response times in the event of malfunctions
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) to sort previ-
ously inseparable materials
• Remote-controlled deployment of im-
provements without personnel on site
• Robot-based quality control
What does this mean for a recycler’s day-to-
day operations? Steinert is eager to explain the
possibilities in detail.
Intelligent Plant Commissioning
Commissioning times are cut while staff
management is optimised, enabling the op-
eration of sorting facilities boasting more than
50 near-infrared (NIR) sorters. By calibrating
machines using a central spectral database, the
entire system is adapted to local circumstances
at all times and remains stable in the face of en-
vironmental factors.
Intelligent Condition Monitoring
Sorting facilities are permanently and cen-
trally monitored, enabling incidents to be de-
tected early on to cut downtime and to improve
system performance.
Intelligent Remote Monitoring
The time taken to respond to problems is cut
thanks to mobile status monitoring, providing
opportunities for service experts to intervene.
This ensures a flexible response and improves
the reliability of the entire system.
Intelligent Object Identifier
This AI-supported program is for sorting
materials that could not previously be separated
and also resolves complicated sorting require-
ments. This simultaneously guarantees a more
constant sorting performance and improved
outcomes.
Intelligent Remote Update
This allows improvements or even totally
new functions to be deployed remotely and en-
sures sorting facilities are equipped for future
requirements without staff having to be present
on site.
Intelligent Quality Control
This is a robot-based quality check for au-
tomated assessment and checking of mate-
rial qualities for processing using, for example,
UniSort Unibot. This enables accurate and
flexible pricing as well as a response to legal or
customer-specific requirements.
130-plus years of innovation
Steinert dates back more than 130 years. The family-owned business was founded in 1889
in the German city of Cologne and has become one of the world’s leading experts in sen-
sor sorting and magnetic separation for metal scrap. The company employs 350 people
and generates an annual turnover of approximately EUR 110 million. In addition to 50
sales partnerships and joint ventures across the globe, the company has subsidiaries in
Germany, Australia, Brazil and the USA.
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