STEINERT GmbH
About us
The history of STEINERT dates back 136 years: the family-owned, Cologne-based business is one of the world's leading experts in sensor sorting and magnetic separation for waste and metal recycling as well as mining. With 480 employees, STEINERT generates an annual turnover of approximately EUR 180 million. In addition to 50 sales partnerships and joint ventures across the globe, the company has subsidiaries in Germany, Australia, Brazil and the USA.
Products
MSort AT
For maximum precision and flexibility in colour sorting The colour sorting is controlled in parallel by two cameras and is able to handle damp bulk materials, such as concrete, brick and asphalt, in a coarser fraction range of 20 to 80 mm. There is also a version for particle sizes of 16 to 80 or 8 to 50 mm. In the mining sector, industrial minerals, such as quartz, marble, barite, limestone, calcite and dolomite, are also precisely sorted by colour. The system also enables the production of ultra-pure colour fractions from ores, such as copper oxide, manganese ore and veins of quartz containing precious metals. The structure allows the machine body to be adjusted mechanically so that the valves can be controlled individually and the detection height adjusted to the particle size. One version of the MSort AT has a working width of 1200 or 1500 mm. The benefits to you at a glance: - Particularly effective evacuation with minimal loss of product using two cameras - Evaluation electronics with protection against overload - Robust design with solid wear protection - Chute sorting system - Fraction size: 20–80 mm - Requires little maintenance and is easy to service - Also available: Wear protection, special voltage, division, active cooling (up to +45°C), particle size 16–80 or 8–50, feed distributor, feeder with de-watering - Flexibility ensured through optional individual control of valves and scope for adjusting height of detection to particle size - Also available with the 1200 mm working width: Wear protection, special voltage, division, active cooling (up to +45°C)
UniSort BlackEye
UniSort BlackEye - Bulk goods sorting Reliable sorting of dark objects by type of plastic using HSI UniSort BlackEye is the logical further development of our HSI technology. The camera-based STEINERT technology is also used here. The difference to the standard HSI camera lies primarily in the frequency range analysed. Our UniSort BlackEye, for example, is able to separate light-coloured and black polymers from each other. As with the UniSort Finealyse, mixtures of materials of the same size (50 / 50 fractions) can also be separated in one sorting stage. Because the UniSort BlackEye has the same design as the UniSort Finealyse, it is also characterised by low oversorting. The highly effective STEINERT UniSort BlackEye sorting device separates bulk materials for you in the fraction range of 10-40 mm. It consists of a feeding and dosing unit with a material hopper, an acceleration conveyor belt, a collecting bonnet and a compressed air nozzle bar. Your benefits at a glance: - UniSort BlackEye brings system into the dark: sorts black plastics by type Low oversorting - Conveyor belt system (no chute) - Fraction size: 10-40 mm - Adaptive for different sorting criteria - Precise detection and discharge
UniSort PR EVO 5.0
NIR sorting unit with Hyper Spectral Imaging camera technology State of the art - camera-based NIR technology for even better sorting results It has been more than 20 years since the first near-infrared (NIR) detection systems, originally developed for the food industry, found their way into recycling. A lot has happened since then, both in terms of the sensors available and the analysis algorithms used: Mobile phones recognise their rightful user with the built-in camera and cars drive themselves along the motorway. These are just two examples of the rapid development of sensor-based applications. With so many developers working on these topics worldwide, it was only a matter of time before camera-based systems also became standard in NIR sorting units. The fifth evolutionary stage of the proven UniSort PR builds on this foundation, refines it and paves the way for the next era of waste sorting technology. With the UniSort PR EVO 5.0, STEINERT is building on years of experience from the use of several UniSort generations and mass data processing. This forms the basis for further advances in sorting performance, but also for the optimisation of processes in the value chain. This enables its users to adapt flexibly to changing material flows and to recognise new potential, but above all to make use of it. The five most important new features of the UniSort PR EVO 5.0 at a glance: - Revised lamp boxes - Improved valve bar - Dynamic calibration - Automatic white balance - Object recognition
UniSort Film EVO 5.0
NIR sorting unit with Hyper Spectral Imaging camera technology for optimised sorting of 2D materials Up to 50% more throughput than standard systems Lightweight 2D fractions such as plastic film and bags, as well as paper and fibres, tend to float at high belt speeds due to their low weight per unit area and can only be sorted at low throughput rates with conventional systems. For good performance, all objects should also be separated on the belt and overlapping objects should be avoided. This is less of a problem for applications with 3D material, as the transfer of the objects to the acceleration belt usually ensures sufficient separation. This separation is much more challenging for lightweight 2D components. This is because these flat objects tend to fly and cannot be accelerated to the usual high belt speed of 3 metres per second. As a consequence, the speed of the acceleration belt is usually significantly reduced, which minimises the tendency to lift off (fly) on the belt. However, reducing the belt speed is counterproductive - especially in the area of lightweight 2D objects: Low basis weight combined with reduced belt speed further shrinks the possible throughput per metre of working width of the separator. This makes sorting uneconomical overall due to the large working widths required. The five most important innovations of the UniSort Film EVO 5.0 at a glance: - Innovative belt cover - Optimised ventilation plates - New maintenance flaps - Dynamic calibration - Automatic white balance
STEINERT KSS XT CLI EVO 6.0
Our STEINERT KSS | XT CLI combination sorting system - the all-rounder with XRT (X-ray transmission) The multisensory answer to increasingly complex requirements in material separation We have harmonised four sensor systems in this combination sorting system. Two optical sensors provide colour and three-dimensional shape information, the inductive sensor detects metals and X-ray transmission is used to detect differences in density. By logically linking the multi-sensor data recorded for each individual object, a wide variety of tasks can be covered with just one sorting machine. This combination is therefore often integrated into a processing concept as a stand-alone solution in order to significantly increase the sorting depth for smaller mass flows. Individual equipment and programme creation are mandatory. The combination of X-ray transmission (XRT) and 3D enables an additional evaluation of object characteristics and makes our system less sensitive to large differences in the sorting material. STEINERT KSS | XT CLI is a combination of: C = colour detection L = laser (3D detection) I = inductive sensor XT = X-ray transmission
STEINERT EddyC
The STEINERT EddyC eddy current separator: The new standard Simplify maintenance work on the non-ferrous separator with the new belt change concept In the separation of non-ferrous metals, the new STEINERT EddyC design combines the tried and tested with innovation. STEINERT continues to rely on the established eccentrically mounted magnetic pole system with powerful neodymium-iron-boron magnets and a robust design of all machine elements of its eddy current separators. The core features of the new STEINERT EddyC model series are a self-supporting frame construction that enables faster belt changes, infinitely variable adjustability of the pole system's angle of attack, optimised accessibility to and visibility of the separation area and a fundamentally revised external design. Your benefits at a glance: - eccentric non-ferrous separators based on the STEINERT principle - Proven non-ferrous metal separator technology in a new design - Customised magnetic pole systems available for various applications - Working widths: 500 - 2,500 mm
STEINERT ISS
Reliable sorting of all metals with the STEINERT ISS® induction sorting system Produce metal-free residual material, recover residual metals with the STEINERT ISS® - and for the smallest grain sizes in metal recovery: STEINERT Fines ISS® The STEINERT ISS® induction sorting system is the perfect extension to magnetic sorting and eddy current separation for recovering residual metals from a mixture of materials. These are primarily stainless steels and composite materials such as cables or circuit boards. The focus here can be on the production of valuable metal concentrates, such as Zurik or a stainless steel fraction. However, the processing objective can also be to produce a metal-free residual fraction with <1% metal content to fulfil acceptance qualities, e.g. in the production of substitute fuels. Both tasks are the core applications of the STEINERT ISS®. Your advantages at a glance: - ISS = Induction sorting system - Proven technology for all-metal separation - Two sensor types with different resolutions for customisation to the application - special STEINERT Fines ISS® for fine grain sorting
STEINERT UME
Electromagnetic overbelt separators with high power density - the STEINERT UME Overbelt magnetic separators with electromagnets from our own production in a proven design STEINERT UME electromagnetic overbelt magnetic separators are characterised by their extremely strong and far-reaching magnetic fields. The magnetic field is particularly strong in the centre of the magnet and has a pronounced depth effect. As a result, ferrous parts are reliably detected even from great layer heights. At higher belt speeds and belt widths, these magnets have proven themselves worldwide over many decades. STEINERT UME have a comparatively low power-to-weight ratio due to the special ANOFOL coils made of anodised aluminium strip. ANOFOL coils are insensitive to temperature and, with their rectangular and compact design, fill almost the entire magnetic separator volume. The heat transfer to the outer wall is maximised, which enables a dry design without oil filling. Most overbelt magnetic separators of this type do not require active air cooling. In comparison, round coils have the disadvantage of only partially filling the magnetic separator housing, resulting in a shorter and narrower magnetic field and an increased cooling requirement. Your advantages at a glance: - UME = electromagnetic overband magnetic separator - wide-ranging magnetic field for excavating operation - Self-cleaning • - without oil filling with passive or active air cooling
MSort AK
Highly precise colour sorting in fine grain sizes of 0.5 mm and above The MSort AK is particularly suitable for dry colour sorting of bulk material such as glass, PET, metal granulates, minerals, sea salt and rock salt in a particle range from 0.5 – 60 mm. The chute sorting system is also able to accurately detect plastic granulates, ceramic, marble, quartz and plastic flakes. The benefits to you at a glance: - Fine grain sorting - Chute sorting system - Fraction size: 0.5 - 60 mm - Accurate position detection and discharge - Low over-sorting - Also available: all-metal detection from 0.8 mm and above
