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learning and AI reinforce our position Deep Learning at TOMRA Recycling, globe.
as a pioneer in this field. adds: “The use of deep learning tech- Among the early adopters of the brand

With its sophisticated use of deep nology not only automates manual new applications are market-leading
learning, GAINnext™ enables food- sorting but also enables the indus- plants such as Berry Circular Poly-
grade sorting and bottle-to-bottle qual- try to achieve high-quality recyclates mers’ flagship facility in Leamington
ity, tasks that have posed significant through more granular sorting. Thanks Spa, Viridor Avonmouth in Bristol –
challenges for our industry for many to its ability to detect thousands of the UK’s largest multi-polymer facility
years. The use of AI is driving material objects by material and shape in mil- – and the French Nord Pal Plast plant,
circularity at a time when it is needed liseconds, GAINnext™ solves even the which is owned by the global Dentis
most, with tightening regulations and most complex sorting tasks. Group.
increasing customer demand for tech- Plus, with its integrated deep learning Feedback from the market on the latest
nologically advanced solutions. At software, it offers the opportunity to GAINnext™ developments has been re-
TOMRA, we're proud to be driving the adapt to future demands. We are de- soundingly positive.
change in sorting.” lighted to be able to launch these in-
Solving the most complex sorting novative and much-needed solutions Professor Edward Kosior, founder and
CEO of Nextek Ltd and its NEXTLOOPP
tasks to meet the ever more stringent qual-
ity requirements for sorting outputs, initiative that aims to create food-grade
Indrajeed Prasad, Product Manager driven by the increasing demand from recycled polymer from advanced me-
consumer brands for more high purity chanical recycling, was among the
recycled content.” most recent visitors to TOMRA’s
test center and confirms: “TOMRA’s
Field-proven technology ground-breaking AI system, GAIN-
GAINnext™’s deep learning technol- next™, has propelled the recycling in-
ogy has been proven in the field for dustry to an exciting pivotal juncture in
many years. TOMRA was the first in plastic packaging sorting and creates
the industry to introduce deep learning new opportunities for closing the loop
technology in 2019 with an applica- on many plastics in food-grade appli-
tion to identify and remove PE-silicon cations. GAINnext™ is poised to accel-
cartridges from polyethylene (PE) erate the most simplified, cost-effec-
streams. An application for wood chip tive and highly efficient sorting system
classification soon followed in 2022. on the market. We’re immensely proud
To date, more than 100 AUTOSORT™ to see our industry moving forward on
units with GAINnext™ are installed at this transformational journey.”
PP, PET, HDPE material on the belt stream material recovery facilities across the

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