Imdaad installs Tomra’s sensor-based sorting system at its facility

UAE – Facility management company Imdaad has opted for TOMRA’s AUTOSORT™ sensor-based sorting technology to help recover high-quality, high-purity value recyclates at its facility dubbed FARZ, the first automated MRF in the United Arab Emirates.

Imdaad says that its 1,200 tons per day plant has two separate lines – one for MSW and the other for C&I waste.

Six AUTOSORT™ units are spread across the lines and used to identify and separate plastic materials from the infeed waste streams, and to sort HDPE and PET from mixed 3D plastics.

The technology integrates advanced features and technologies into one machine and enables up to 320,000 scan points each second.

The plant is built on a 45,322 m² plot in Dubai’s National Industries Park, a 21 km² area of specially designated land in the heart of Dubai’s new industrial district.

Imdaad is responsible for the collection of C&I waste from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA), a free economic zone located in the Jebel Ali area at the far western end of Dubai in the UAE.

Imdaad chief operating officer Mahmood Rasheed said: “We were already familiar with Tomra Recycling Sorting’s technology because they have successfully installed numerous sensor-based sorting systems in the Middle East.

“By working closely with our team in the design process, Tomra Recycling Sorting has helped to deliver a highly automated and highly efficient plant that is achieving fantastic rates of recovery and purity with minimal requirement for manual sorting.

“The flexibility of the AUTOSORT technology and the ease of upgrading in the future should we need to mean that we have a future-proof solution.”

With up to 320,000 scan points per second, TOMRA’s AUTOSORT™ high-resolution sensors collect data on multiple characteristics at high speed to ensure accurate identification of a wide range of materials.

TOMRA’s optical sorter can analyze and sort the equivalent of a soccer stadium covered in trash in less than 15 minutes.

AUTOSORT™ combines state-of-the-art features and technologies in one machine. Compact and flexible in construction, it allows easy integration into existing or new installations.

The latest generation of AUTOSORT™ also incorporates SHARP EYE™ technology as standard, which ensures improved light efficiency and sorting clarity, facilitating the separation of difficult-to-sort fractions such as PET from bottles and trays.

The optional integration of TOMRA’s DEEP LAISER™ technology also enables the detection of previously undetectable materials and further increases purity levels.

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