Sorting TRIZ Cases
- Inductive Sensor Array for Scrap Material Sorting
Analog inductive proximity sensors classify mixed scrap materials by conductivity, resolving low detection accuracy for coated or convoluted parts.
- Inclined Conveyor Insect Sorting Device
An inclined conveyor separates live insects from dead ones using gravity and crawling behavior.
- Fluorescent Tagging for NIR-Undetectable Plastic Sorting
Fluorescent markers enable optical sorting of dark polymers that absorb near-infrared radiation, diverting materials from incineration to mechanical recycling.
- Electronic Station for Merging Postal Articles into Sorting Frame
A camera and control unit display insertion positions on a screen, eliminating manual searching errors during mailpiece merging.
- Rotary Sweep Arm for Gentle Food Product Diversion
A rotary sweep arm system moves selected food products laterally from a conveyor using a rotatable shaft and paddle mechanism.
- Radiation Detection System for Soil Segregation
A radiation detection system using scintillators and photomultiplier tubes to identify radioactive emissions in soil samples.
- Synchronized Display for Manual Postal Sorting
A display system synchronizes package information with conveyor movement to guide manual sorting tasks.
- Optoelectronic Sorting of Plastic Particles for Cadmium Reduction
Continuous optoelectronic treatment transforms bulk plastic flows into a monolayer curtain to detect and remove colored particles in real time.
- Rotating Alignment Body for Preform Separation
A rotating alignment body corrects misaligned preforms in a roller sorter without disturbing correctly positioned ones.
- Automated Bottle Sorting via Chip Reader and Guiding Arm
An automated sorting device replaces manual order verification by using a chip reader to detect container data and an arm to guide bottles along conveyor paths.
- Plant Material Sorting Robot with Direct Transfer
Image-based classification assigns values to plant material units, enabling a robot to transfer them directly to dedicated trays and reduce handling damage.