New Optical Laser Sorter Eliminates Contaminants

Technology company Visys has launched an optical laser sorter system to improve defect efficiency and minimise false rejects for food manufacturers.

The Belgian-based technology developer said its Python Smart Optical Laser Sorter is a sensor-based tooling system that provides shape and colour analysis with foreign matter detection based on cell structure for use on tree nuts, peas, French beans and berries.

The equipment is integrated with Apollys Neural Network Technology for shape recognition and lowers the amount of false rejects.

The processing line adjusts accordingly if peanuts are highly contaminated with foreign matter or are suddenly longer or bigger in shape, the company said.

Visys said the machine can be placed in the middle or the end of the food processing line.