High precision color sorting system for minerals
Achieve unparalleled sorting precision with advanced color recognition technology, ensuring optimal material pre-concentration and refinement of high-purity minerals and ores.

Sorts and Inspects Mineral Particles
The PRO Secondary COLOR from TOMRA is a high precision mineral sorting machine designed to enhance operational efficiency in mining and mineral processing environments. With its state-of-the-art color identification technology, this equipment employs high-resolution line scan cameras and LED illumination to meticulously sort and inspect particles, addressing challenges of sorting, inspection, and concentration across applications like industrial minerals, diamonds, and metallic ores.
Built for robustness and versatility, the machine efficiently handles particle sizes ranging from 20mm to 120mm. It offers a flexible sorting configuration tailored to meet the demands of a dynamic market landscape, ensuring consistent high-grade outputs such as high-purity silica, processed industrial diamonds, and refined metallic concentrates.
A standout feature is its integration with TOMRA Insight, a secure, cloud-based data monitoring platform that facilitates real-time data analysis, maximizing plant yield and output quality. The machine’s automatic cleaning devices ensure long-term performance stability while reducing maintenance downtime. Designed for continuous high-speed sorting, the PRO Secondary COLOR embodies TOMRA’s commitment to innovation and efficiency in mineral sorting solutions.
Benefits
- Increases processing efficiency by precisely sorting and concentrating mineral particles.
- Enhances product quality with accurate color detection and material inspection.
- Reduces waste and maximizes yield through reliable sorting configurations.
- Supports remote monitoring and optimization via TOMRA Insight data platform.
- Minimizes maintenance needs with automatic cleaning systems for long-term stability.
- Applications
- Industrial minerals,Diamonds,Metallic ores,Minerals
- End products
- Processed industrial diamonds,Feldspar powders,High-purity silica,Mined tungsten concentrate,High-grade ore concentrates,Refined metallic concentrates,Selected quartz fragments,High-grade bauxite,Kaolin clay
- Steps before
- Crushing,Screening,Feeding,Material Conveying
- Steps after
- Quality Control,Packaging,Material Transport,Data Analysis
- Input ingredients
- mineral material,20mm to 120mm particle size
- Output ingredients
- sorted mineral material,high-quality output,reduced waste
- 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.
- Particle size
- 20mm to 120mm
- Sorting technology
- COLOR identification
- Camera type
- Line scan cameras with high resolution
- Illumination type
- LED technology
- Sorting characteristics
- Size,shape,brightness,color
- Design
- Heavy-duty and compact
- Sorting Mechanism
- Color-based sorting
- Inspection Method
- Double sided
- Particle Size Range
- 20mm to 120mm
- Automation Level
- Automatic with cloud connectivity
- Color Selectivity
- High resolution
- Data Monitoring
- Cloud-based
- Illumination Technology
- LED
- Density/particle size
- 20mm to 120mm
- Color characteristics
- High resolution,selectivity
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes
- Biological compatibility
- No
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- No
- Cleanability
- Automatic cleaning devices
- Particle Size Range
- 20mm to 120mm
- Design
- Heavy-duty and compact
- Inspection method
- Double sided particle inspection
- Technology
- High resolution line scan cameras
- Lighting technology
- State-of-the-art LED
- Control panel type
- Advanced HMI
- Integration possibilities
- Data connectivity
- Compact design
- Heavy-duty