automated and optical sorting technologies for mrfs

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

TN Recycling Coalition, Franklin, TN, August 2018

Automated and Optical Sorting

Technologies for MRFs

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

>50 Years of Innovative Solutions

CP Global owned by the Davis Family in San Diego,

Operation (150 employees)

Manufacturing (300 employees)

CP Group

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

MRF Sorting Technologies

Sizing Trommels + Screens

Disc Screens for OCC

2D/3D Container/Paper Separators

Magnets

Eddy-Current Separators

Optical Sorters

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

MRF Sorting Technologies

Disc Screen Pictures

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

CIRRUS ® Optical Sorter Installation

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Sensor Technology: Color, NIR + Metal

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Optical Sorter Animation

Eject Pass

NIR + Color

Sensor

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Example Video

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

User-Friendly Operator Interface

INTUITIVE LEARNING SOFTWARE

facilitates adaptability

to the ever evolving ton

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Smart MRF Network

Ethernet

Hub + Router

Facility Office

Database/

Statistics

Computer

Belt Scales

MSS Service

Mobile

MSS Service HQ WM Operations HQ

Disc Screens Optical Sorters QC Robots Bunker Balers

Push Notification

Ops + Maintenance

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Optical Sorting - Why/How/When?

Value Addition

Quality Improvement

Quantity Improvement

Consistency Improvement

Manual Labor Reduction

Worker Safety Improvement

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Single-Stream Facility Overview

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Fiber Line QC

Container Sort Line

Single-Stream Facility Areas of Interest

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

PET

HDPE Natural

HDPE Color

#3-#7 Plastics

(PVC, PP, PS, other)

Beverage Cartons

Container Line Targeted Materials

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Non-Fiber Contaminants

Plastic (containers + film)

Textiles

Metals

Trash

Brown OCC

Brown OCC

Printed Cardboard,

Chipboard, Carrier-Board

Office Paper

Fiber Line Targeted Materials

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Paper QC Line / BEFORE

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Paper QC Line / AFTER

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Challenges

Consumer Convenience + Attractiveness

Recycla

bilit

y

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Ever Evolving Ton

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

New Packaging Challenges

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

New Packaging Challenges

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

New Packaging Challenges

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Presentation Agenda

MSS + CP Group Overview

MRF Sorting Technologies

Optical Sorting – How Does it Work?

Why/How/When to Choose Optical Sorting?

Where in MRFs can Optical Sorting be applied?

Challenges

Case Study MRF Fiber Sorting

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Single-Stream MRF Recent Example

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

Single-Stream MRF Recent Example

300 OCEANSIDE DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN 37204 WWW.MSSOPTICAL.COM MSS, INC. IS A DIVISION OF CP GROUP

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