TOMRA Sorting Food is an innovative company specialising in the research and development, manufacture, sale and installation of sorting machinery for the food and non-food industry. Separating foreign objects, discolourations or imperfections is TOMRA Sorting Food's corporate objective. Its optical sorting technologies and innovative solutions guarantee quality, efficiency and reliability.
Thanks to a wide range of technologies (laser, camera, LED, X-ray, or a combination) TOMRA Sorting Food is able to resolve many sorting challenges with regard to optimising the end product and/or removal of defects and foreign material from good products.
Optical sorters for food processing
TOMRA Sorting Food invents the latest sorting technologies in order to cover the requirements of all phases of production, from the beginning of the production line up to the packaged product. Potato, nut, vegetable and fruit processors are won over by the performance and reliability of the high-tech optical sorters from TOMRA Sorting Food. The philosophy of technological innovation and search for new markets remains a core idea. The company has grown to become 'the' supplier of high-tech sorting.
TOMRA Sorting Food's mission reflects the innovative spirit of the company: "TOMRA Sorting Food will continue to set the standard when it comes to sorting techniques. Our mission is to be the best not only through our quality and reliability, but also by tackling new areas and coming up with new ideas. That's why we are constantly striving to develop advanced, innovative and complete solutions for every sorting challenge imaginable." The R&D department plays an essential role in the company's innovative research and application of the newest technologies.
Custom-built optical sorters
To solve any customer's sorting challenge, TOMRA Sorting Food has a wide range of optical sorters, for the food and non-food industry. The company develops custom-built optical sorters with the ultimate goal to solve any sorting challenge the customer may encounter. Depending on the type of food product, the TOMRA Sorting Food machines can detect and reject discolourations, spots, differences in shape or structure, all types of insects, rodents and foreign material (plastic, metal, glass, wood, etc.).
The type of machine to be used (Helius, Genius, Ixus, Primus, Felix, Opus Sorter) is determined by the product type, the local circumstances, the condition of the product, and the specific contaminants to be removed. The machines differ in the sorting technologies used: LED, camera, laser, shape recognition, FluoTM and X-ray, or a combination of technologies. They can also be used in combination in the production process.
Optical sorter testing and training
In the demonstration centres, machines are available for trials and demonstrations where customers can test the efficiency of TOMRA Sorting Food's optical sorters with their own product. Those centres are located next to major international airports which provide easy access. Customers can receive in-depth training in their factory or at the training centre.
TOMRA Sorting Food's European, American and Asiatic facilities, combined with an extensive network of local agents, ensure worldwide customer service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A complete stock of all the different spare parts is always available, so that TOMRA Sorting Food's service engineers can intervene as quickly as possible.
