Magnets & Sorters · Built in-house
Eagle Vizion Optical Sorter
NIR hyperspectral and color vision firing precision air jets — sorting by material, not just shape, from our sister company Eagle Vizion.
The Eagle Vizion optical sorting unit (Aquila Hypersort class) identifies material chemistry with an NIR hyperspectral camera paired with a color camera, then ejects targets with an air-jet manifold at fine valve pitch. The belt runs at 600 FPM with widths up to around 96 in; a high-speed acceleration conveyor upstream thins and singulates the stream for the cameras. Programs sort plastics by polymer (PE, PET, HDPE, black plastics, flakes), fiber, cardboard, wood — including Q1/Q2 wood quality splits on C&D lines — organics, and aggregates. Features include a retractable platform, automatic valve check, self-calibration, humidity correction, remote connection, and Industry-4.0 data logging. Because Eagle Vizion is the sister company of Sherbrooke OEM, the sorter and the line are engineered together from day one.
Where It Fits
- Polymer-level plastics sorting on single-stream and MSW container lines
- Q1/Q2 wood quality sorting on C&D lines
- Fiber cleanup, residue scavenging, and positive-sort product polishing anywhere a human or mechanical split cannot see the material difference
Configuration & Options
Every unit is engineered per project — these are the configuration choices and options we quote against, not limits.
| Model class | Eagle Vizion Aquila Hypersort — single ejection, conveyor format |
|---|---|
| Belt speed | 600 FPM |
| Width | Per throughput; up to around 96 in |
| Recognition | NIR hyperspectral camera + color camera |
| Ejection | Air-jet valve manifold at fine pitch; single ejection (dual configurations per project) |
| Target material | Programmed per position — polymers, fiber, wood grades, organics, aggregates |
| Air supply | On the order of 100 CFM at 100 PSI per unit |
| Power | Dedicated panel feed per unit specification |
Construction
| Sorter unit | Eagle Vizion (sister company) — engineered into the line, not bolted on |
|---|---|
| Scanning frame | Rigid camera bridge over the belt with controlled lighting |
| Platform | Retractable access platform for camera and valve service |
| Self-monitoring | Automatic valve check, self-calibration, humidity correction |
| Connectivity | Remote connection and Industry-4.0 data logging |
| Infeed | Sherbrooke OEM acceleration conveyor and chute work matched to the unit |
Eagle Vizion Optical Sorter — Frequently Asked Questions
What can NIR sorting see that people and screens cannot?
Material chemistry. Near-infrared spectroscopy reads the polymer or fiber signature of each piece at belt speed, so PET separates from HDPE, and Q1 wood separates from painted or treated Q2 — distinctions invisible to shape-based screens and impractical at speed for manual sorters.
Why does the optical sorter need an acceleration conveyor?
The cameras and air jets work on singulated pieces. A high-speed acceleration belt stretches the stream thin so each object passes the scanner alone, gets classified, and meets its air jet at the ejection point — burden depth is the enemy of optical recovery.
What does buying the sorter and the line from one group change?
The sorter stops being a black box dropped into someone else’s layout. Burden depth, belt widths, chute geometry, and controls are designed around the unit from pre-design, and one team answers for the recovery rate of the whole line — sorter included.
Need dimensions, capacity, or a budget price?
Send your material profile and layout — engineering answers with real numbers, from the team that will fabricate it in Sherbrooke.
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