CLARITY C&D waste sorting machine: Efficient and innovative
With Binder+Co, you can rely on state-of-the-art technologies for sorting construction waste - precise, powerful and sustainable:
- Highest sorting accuracy thanks to innovative sensors and high-performance valves
- Wide range of applications & flexibility
- Efficiency through intelligent design and perfectly matching high-performance components
Sorting construction waste with CLARITY: technologies at a glance
The efficient sorting of construction waste is a crucial step in promoting sustainable and resource-saving recycling solutions and the circular economy in the construction industry. The following technologies are used in our construction waste sorting systems to return valuable resources to the construction industry and avoid landfill:
1. Camera technologies
Camera technologies play a key role in sorting construction waste. By using high-resolution camera systems, individual materials and objects in the construction waste stream can be precisely recorded and identified. These technologies are used for classification, particularly in visual inspection (VIS). Cameras record the surface characteristics of the materials, such as color, texture and shape, and thus ensure that the construction waste is sorted efficiently.
2. Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) comes into play when it comes to analyzing construction waste beyond mere color comparison. AI uses advanced algorithms to recognize deeper patterns and correlations in the data. AI shows its strength particularly in the case of complex and heterogeneous construction waste materials, where color comparison reaches its limits. This solution can be used to separate asphalt from black stones, for example, even though both are black.
3. Sensor Fusion
Thanks to the sensor fusion, the CLARITY construction waste sorting machine can be flexibly adapted to different tasks. Depending on the material composition, different sensor types such as cameras, infrared sensors, metal detectors and 3D scanners can be combined in a targeted manner. This customized combination of sensors ensures that even complex and heterogeneous material streams can be sorted effectively and efficiently.
The CLARITY construction waste sorting system sets new standards in the precise separation of construction waste. It therefore offers a number of advantages over other sorting systems and helps to take construction waste recycling to a new level:
- Broad applicability thanks to AI: Thanks to artificial intelligence, CLARITY can recognize and sort out several material fractions at the same time. The combination of different sensors makes it possible to separate materials such as glass and bricks with just one machine. This was previously only possible in a two-stage process.
- Application in different grain sizes: Our construction waste sorting machines can be used for both fine grains of a few millimeters and coarse grains. It is also possible, for example, to process different grain sizes on one and the same machine in a discontinuous batch process. This is possible thanks to the option of equipping a single machine with two different valve rows, each perfectly adapted to the input grain size and thus guaranteeing an optimum sorting performance.
- Consistent quality: CLARITY ensures that the sorted material meets the highest quality standards and legal requirements. In addition, the CLARITY C&D waste sorting machine is practically independent of fluctuations in the composition of the input and even helps to stabilize the process and thus ensures a consistently high quality of the end product.
- Reliable performance in dust and moisture: Our construction waste sorting machines are specially designed for harsh industrial conditions and are resistant to both dust and moisture. An integrated cleaning system ensures constant performance and minimizes manual cleaning and maintenance.
- Contaminant separation and feature classification: CLARITY separates materials according to material classes such as natural stone, concrete, brick, metal, glass, plastic and more. By teaching the machine different material types and classes, these can be recorded, sorted and freed from impurities. Even round grain can be differentiated from broken grain.
Other machines for C&D waste recycling
Recycling processes involve an interplay of different machines - our technologies are designed to adapt optimally to every industry and task. Other machines that are used before or after sorting construction waste:
Yes, our machines with artificial intelligence (AI) are already being used successfully. They are running in active production plants and have proven to be a reliable solution for our customers. In addition to industrial use, our systems are also used in university facilities. We are also proud partner of the CDW Circle project with the ambitious goals of achieving recycling of C&D waste through the production of value-added secondary raw materials to be reused in the construction sector.
The throughput capacity of our sorting systems varies depending on the type of material, bulk density and grain size. In practice, sorting rates of 1 to 15 tons per hour can be achieved, depending on the conditions. Our experts will be happy to provide you with more detailed information on specific material inquiries.
Yes, it is generally possible to add additional materials at a later date. Additional sorting recipes can be taught in and adapted at the customer's request. This is always done in close consultation with our service team to ensure optimum performance.