The Helius free-fall sorting machine provides an optical sorting solution for a huge amount of food applications. Dry product processors benefit from TOMRA's Helius P sorter, specialised in sorting free flowing dry products such as seeds, rice, nuts, grains and many more.
By implementing the Helius™ in your food pro...
By implementing the Helius™ in your food processing line you will be able to guarantee an outstanding final product quality and therefore great customer satisfaction with products free of unwanted discoloration and foreign material.
Helius & Helius P Sorting Machines: Overview
Ejector valves reject defects within milliseconds
Compact footprint requiring minimum space
Quality control and feedback accessible through intuitive touch screen
Upgradable and modular sorting machine design
Different types of laser technologies available, tailored to the application
Synchronization between low and high capacities
Highly efficient ejection system
Consistent long life accuracy
Food Sorting Applications
Dried fruit
Raisins
Figs
Prunes
Cherries
Rice, grains and seeds
Sunflower and sesame seeds
Coffee
Vegetables
Carrots
Peas
Dry beans
Green beans
Peppers
Baby leaves
Spring mix
Nuts
Almonds, cashews, hazelnuts
Peanuts, pecans, pistachios
Walnuts, pine nuts, brazil nuts
IQF vegetables and fruit
IQF Blackberries
IQF Broccoli
IQF Carrots
IQF Corn
IQF Green beans
IQF Mixed vegetables
IQF Peas
IQF Strawberries
IQF Zucchini
Fruit
Blueberries
Cranberries
Fresh & frozen cherries
Seafood
Mussels
Scallops
Key Features
Sensor Technology
With up to twelve individual laser signals, the Helius™ and Helius™ P detect colour, structure, size and shape defects from a stream of good product. Powerful air guns remove defects accurately from the good product. The sorting machines are also able to sort based on biological characteristics, invisible to the human eye. Combined with the patented Fluo™ technology, the Helius™ and Helius™ P sorting machines detect the slightest shades of chlorophyll to create an even better contrast between good products and defects.
Other technologies available are SWIR, Detox™ (for aflatoxin) and AFMD. After the inspection of your product, the unwanted material is ejected via a front or a rear ejection system (RES™). The manifold position before or behind the particular product provides high rejection accuracy, efficiency and consistent sorting. The Helius™ sorting machine can also be equipped with a 3-way sorting system for greater flexibility, even lower false reject and improved yield.
Product Benefits
Maximum efficiency in all conditions
Calibration free
Small footprint
Upgradeable
Self-learning (Smart Sort technology)
Low on maintenance
Easy to operate
Advanced Sorting Criteria
The Helius™ and Helius™ P can sort multiple food applications by the following sorting criteria: