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Optical glass color sorting machine with cameras and sensors
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Optical Glass Color Sorting Machine

Separates glass cullet by color with cameras and sensors, for premium sorted cullet.

Optical Glass Color Sorting Machine

Technical specifications

FeedstockGlass cullet mixed by color
PrincipleOptical sorting with cameras and sensors
Colors separatedClear, green, amber (and other shades)
DetectionHigh-resolution optical cameras, color sensors
EjectionPneumatic system (air nozzles) for routing
Impurities removedCeramics, stones, porcelain, detectable impurities
Final productCullet sorted by color, premium
ControlAutomatic optical and pneumatic system
ComponentsCE marked where applicable

Sustainability impact

Equipment engineered for long-lasting operation and built from recyclable materials, in line with the principles of the circular economy.

Key features

Precise color sorting

Cameras and sensors detect each piece's color in real time and route it automatically.

Premium cullet

Color-sorted cullet is worth much more than mixed cullet at glassworks.

Impurity removal

Detects and separates ceramics, stones and porcelain, which cause defects on remelting.

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Product description

Cullet sorted by color has significantly higher value than mixed cullet, because glassworks need cullet of a specific color for their products. A glass optical color sorting machine automatically separates glass fragments by color, clear, green, brown, using high-precision cameras and optical sensors, turning low-value mixed cullet into premium, color-sorted…

Optical Glass Color Sorting Machine

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Glass

Glass recycling, clean cullet endlessly

Glass is 100% and endlessly recyclable, but glassworks need clean, sorted cullet. We import premium equipment and integrate complete crushing and optical sorting lines for quality, sellable cullet.

About Urstag

15 years of experience in recycling equipment

15 years of experience in recycling equipment

For over 15 years we have delivered premium recycling equipment for PET, metal, textiles, batteries and any recyclable material. Complete lines with European engineering and Asian manufacturing, using motors and automation from Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, WEG and SEW-Eurodrive, for high reliability and energy efficiency.

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