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Tomra laser sorting removes 98% of contamination
The Tomra PRO Secondary Laser machine. Credit: Tomra
TOMRA successfully trialed their new Pro secondary laser at the Mt Cattlin lithium mine in Australia. Running at a rate of 85 /h, the laser was reported to have reduced material with up to 45% basalt contamination down to less than 1% basalt contamination.
The Pro secondary laser and laser dual sorting machines feature a heavy-duty and compact design to pre-concentrate material from 20 mm to 120 mm particle sizes. The laser identification technology consists of a multi-channel laser scanning system with high resolution resulting in structural and spectral selectivity. The system processes multiple material characteristics simultaneously including surface structure, brightness, colour, transparency, size, and shape.
