Separation of materials using sorting devices is disclosed, including: receiving image data from sensors, wherein the image data corresponds to a set of objects being transported through a base sorting line; determining a subset of objects from the set of objects that are associated with a designated category based on the image data; sending a first set of data to a first sorting device to perform a diverting action on the subset of objects, wherein the first sorting device and a second sorting device are located along the base sorting line, wherein each of the first and second sorting devices is configured to perform diverting actions to separate materials associated with the designated category off from the base sorting line; and sending a second set of data to the second sorting device to perform a second action, wherein the second action is determined based on the image data.

A reconfigurable sorting facility is disclosed, including: a plurality of sorting facility devices; and one or more processors configured to: store physical layout information that describes corresponding positions of the plurality of sorting facility devices within a sorting facility; collect feedback data from the plurality of sorting facility devices; and identify at least a subset of the plurality of sorting facility devices to reconfigure based at least in part on the collected feedback data and respective positions of the subset of the plurality of sorting facility devices.

A reconfigurable sorting facility is disclosed, including: a plurality of sorting facility devices; and one or more processors configured to: store physical layout information that describes corresponding positions of the plurality of sorting facility devices within a sorting facility; collect feedback data from the plurality of sorting facility devices; and identify at least a subset of the plurality of sorting facility devices to reconfigure based at least in part on the collected feedback data and respective positions of the subset of the plurality of sorting facility devices.

Separation machine (10) for separating wood-based materials from other materials, comprising: feed means (24) that convey the materials (A) on the conveyor belt (11) with which there is associated a detection unit (14) configured to detect the presence of materials of organic origin and/or metallic materials; a plurality of compressed air nozzles (12a), disposed downstream of an outlet end (13) of such conveyor belt (11) and configured to selectively push said materials downward; and a blowing device (25) for blowing air towards the wood-based materials coming from said outlet end (13) pushing them beyond a separation element (18) disposed downstream of said blowing device (25).

The invention relates to a system for analyzing and sorting a material part, in particular a scrap part made of aluminum, comprising: a feed means (110) for transporting the material part (120), a sorting unit (160) which is designed to feed the material part (120) to one of two fractions (F1, F2), a laser device (140) which is designed to generate a plasma (3) on a surface 7A of the material part (120) using a laser beam (5) which propagates along a beam axis (5A), a spectrometer system (1) which is designed to carry out a spectral analysis of a plasma light (3A) emitted from the laser-induced plasma (3) and to generate an output signal in accordance with the result of the spectral analysis that is carried out, anda controller (150) which is designed to receive the output signal and operate the sorting unit (160) on the basis of the output signal and a sorting criterion, whereinthe spectrometer system (1) has a spectrometer (13) and a detection unit (21) which is optically connected to the spectrometer (13), andthe detection unit (21) has an objective (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D) which is paired with a detection cone (35) that forms a plasma detection region (39) in a region (37) overlapping with the laser beam (5). The invention is characterized in that the detection unit (21) has an additional objective (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D) which is paired with an additional detection cone (35) that forms an additional plasma detection region (39) in an additional region (37) overlapping with the laser beam (5). The objectives (25A, 25B, 25C, 25D) are arranged and/or aligned in relation to one another such that the plasma detection region (39) and the additional plasma detection region (39) are arranged in an offset manner along the beam axis (5A) of the laser beam (5) and together form a viewing region (41) of the detection unit (21).

Centralized control of multiple sorting facilities is disclosed, including: a feedback interface configured to collect sorting results feedback data from a first sorting facility, wherein the first sorting facility is associated with a second sorting facility; and one or more processors configured to reconfigure a set of sorting facility devices located in the second sorting facility based at least in part on the sorting results feedback data.