Sorter for agricultural applications TOMRA 3A

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Overview
The TOMRA 3A is an optical sorter designed for commercial potato growers and packers working with unwashed, freshly harvested root crops. It combines near-infrared and color imaging with air-handling free-fall inspection to remove soil, stones and a wide range of foreign materials while processing up to 100 tons per hour.

Applications

• Unwashed potatoes (fresh-harvest)
• Fresh-pack potatoes
• Root vegetables: carrots, onions, beets and similar crops

Key benefits

• Improved batch quality: detects and ejects defects and unwanted items including green potatoes using NIR and color sensors.
• High throughput: capable of processing up to 100 t/h of freshly harvested root crops.
• Comprehensive foreign material removal: removes rocks, stones, soil clods, wood, bone, plastic, glass, metal and rubber.
• Designed for agricultural environments: camera units are mounted in fully sealed housings to protect against rain, wind, dust and heat; system supports straightforward operation and maintenance.

Technologies and operation

• Sensor suite: near-infrared (NIR) and color imaging for defect and contaminant detection.
• Air-handling free-fall inspection: in-flight scanning for precise item-by-item assessment.
• Sealed camera enclosures: protection for sensors and electronics in field conditions.
• Mobile free-fall/chute sorting concept: suitable for integration into high-throughput packing and cleaning lines.

Documents
English product brochure available (PDF, 925.18 Kb).

Specifications

• Model: TOMRA 3A
• Typical capacity: up to 100 tons per hour (100 t/h)
• Suitable product types: unwashed potatoes, fresh-pack potatoes, carrots, onions, beets and similar root crops
• Foreign material removed: rocks, stones, soil/clods, wood, bone, plastic, glass, metal, rubber
• Sensors: near-infrared (NIR) and color imaging sensors
• Handling: air-handling / free-fall in-flight inspection
• Environmental protection: camera in fully sealed housing to withstand rain, wind, dust and heat
• Operation: intended for high-throughput commercial farming and packing operations
• Media: product demonstration videos and downloadable brochure available