US: Bulk Handlings Systems (BHS) and its subsidiary National Recovery Technologies (NRT) has launched two new products targeted at Material Recovery Facility (MRF) operators for identifying waste products and tracking the entire recycling process. The Max-AI Visual Identification System (VIS) provides real time material identification in recycling plants. The Total Intelligence Platform provides information to track the entire recycling process.
Max-AI VIS helps operators monitor material composition in the sorting process. The system uses multi-layered neural networks and a vision system to see and identify objects. It can be used to verify the quality of end products, or to monitor the quantity of recyclables in a MRF’s residue as it leaves a system. An operator can compare composition for a specified time period against key performance indicators.
The Total Intelligence Platform monitors and tracks throughput, uptime, downtime events, material composition, motor amperage, and performance data from optical sorters and Max-AI-powered equipment.
“While perhaps not as sexy as robotic sorting, the idea that we can now see and track input composition, residue composition and product quality automatically is something that our customers are really excited about,” said BHS chief executive officer Steve Miller.
