Advanced color sorting for mining applications

Optimize mineral purification with precision color sorting, ensuring consistent high-quality concentrates from small particle sizes. Perfect for enhancing efficiency and reducing waste in your sorting processes.

Sorts and Pre-Concentrates Mineral Particles

The PRO Tertiary COLOR from TOMRA is an advanced optical sorting machine specifically designed to tackle the challenges of high-precision sorting in the mining industry. It operates by utilizing high-resolution line scan cameras and cutting-edge color selectivity technology that simultaneously processes material characteristics like size, shape, brightness, and color distribution.

This machine excels in sorting and pre-concentrating materials ranging from 2mm to 30mm particle sizes, making it ideal for applications in industrial minerals and metallic ores, including bauxite, copper ore, and kimberlite diamond concentrates. With a compact design and sophisticated air ejector valves, it ensures high throughput and consistent product quality while occupying minimal floor space.

The PRO Tertiary COLOR integrates seamlessly into your production processes, supporting continuous and automated operations. It offers the flexibility of connecting to TOMRA Insight, a cloud-based data monitoring system that optimizes plant efficiency by analyzing sorting data.

Available configurations are tailored to suit specific operational needs, and optional material compositions accommodate different environmental demands, ensuring durable performance in various conditions. The robust design couples efficiency with ease of maintenance, reducing downtime and operational costs.

Benefits

  • Enhances product purity by precisely sorting and pre-concentrating particles.
  • Optimizes plant efficiency through seamless integration and cloud-based data monitoring.
  • Reduces operational costs with compact design and efficient air ejector technology.
  • Increases output quality by processing multiple material characteristics simultaneously.
  • Minimizes maintenance downtime with robust construction and easy accessibility.

General


Applications
Industrial minerals,Diamonds,Metallic ores
End products
Copper ore concentrate,Bauxite concentrate,Kimberlite diamond concentrate
Steps before
Crushing,Screening,Pre-concentration
Steps after
Quality Control,Further Processing,Packing
Input ingredients
material from 2mm to 30mm particle sizes,industrial minerals,diamonds,metallic ores
Output ingredients
pre-concentrated material,consistent premium product quality
Market info
TOMRA is known for its expertise in sensor-based solutions for resource productivity, particularly in recycling, food sorting, and mining industries, offering advanced technology to improve resource recovery and efficiency, enhancing sustainability and operational performance.

Technical Specifications


Particle Size Range
2mm to 30mm
Resolution
High resolution for +2mm particles
Sorting Technology
Line scan cameras with LED illumination
Sorting Characteristics
Size,shape,brightness,color distribution
Air Ejector Valves
High performing
Compact Design
Small footprint
Automation
Cloud-based data monitoring with TOMRA Insight

Operating Characteristics


Working mechanism
High precision color sorting
Integrated steps
Size,shape,brightness,and color distribution processing
Air ejector technology
High performing air ejector valves
Camera technology
Line scan cameras with high resolution
Lighting technology
State-of-the-art LED technology
Automation level
Cloud-based data monitoring with TOMRA Insight
Particle size range
2mm to 30mm

Material Compatibility


Abrasion resistance
High
Density/particle size
2mm – 30mm
Corrosive resistance
Standard
Cleanability
Easy to clean
Biological compatibility
Not required

Product type Characteristics


Material characteristics processed
Size,shape,brightness,and color distribution

Physical Characteristics


Compact footprint
Yes
Control panel type
Digital

Custom Options


Control panel type
HMI with line scan cameras
Integration possibilities
Cloud-based data monitoring platform
Compact footprint
Small machine design