Pulses,
Spices and
Sesame Seeds
Optical Sorting.
An integral partner of the pulses, spices and
sesame seed industry.
Leading in optimised pulses, spices and sesame seed
optical sorting. Bühler delivers yield, performance and
efficiency superiority for the 21 st century.
With a focus on increasing productivity and maximising
profitability for our customers, our renowned SORTEX
range of optical sorters offer solutions for all variety of
pulses including beans, lentils, grams, peas, seed spices,
natural and hulled sesame.
Suitable for small, medium or large-scale processing,
SORTEX optical sorters are equipped with the latest
inspection, lighting and ejection technologies, efficently
removing challenging defects and can be integrated into a
milling process, enabling a fully automated line.
A full range of Bühler equipment is also available for
any stage within the processing line; cleaning, pitting,
splitting, polishing and packing, including aspiration and
conveying.
Why Bühler?
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Helps processors meet stringent food
safety and product quality standards
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Maximises product value and yield
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Delivers consistent performance and stability
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Offers processors flexibility - multiple, configurable
machine options
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Increase productivity and lowers operational cost
Optical sorting solutions for:
Unhulled (whole pulses)
Hulled (whole and split pulses)
Designed for flexibility and scalability, SORTEX optical
sorters are capable of sorting multiple varieties of
whole pulses at varying capacity requirements to
match a customer's end product requirements efficiently removing discoloured, splits, spots and
foreign material such as sticks, stones and mud balls.
SORTEX optical sorters effectively remove subtle
discolouration and challenging close color defects
such as green, brown, yellow, chalky and skin spots,
delivering premium end product quality in both hulled
whole and split pulses.
Pulses (whole)
Chickpeas
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Pulses (split)
Red beans
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Whole lentils
Pigeon peas
Mung beans
Lentils
Seed Spices
Sesame seeds
SORTEX optical sorters deliver premium export
quality end product and ensure the highest standards
of food safety are met for a wide range of seed
spices by efficiently removing discoloured defects and
foreign material such as sticks, fibres, stones, mud
balls and foreign seeds as well as reducing mycotoxin
levels.
Designed to meet various end product requirements,
SORTEX optical sorters efficiently remove spot
defects, discolourations, foreign material in natural
or hulled sesame seeds, delivering premium export
quality end product.
Seed Spices
Coriander seeds
Sesame Seeds
Cumin seeds
Aniseed
Sesame seeds natural black
Sesame seeds natural brown
Sesame seeds hulled
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Increasing profitability through innovation.
Meeting stringent food safety and product
quality standards
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A range of optical sorter models and technology
variants to suit specific processing requirements
Flexibility - multiple, configurable machine options
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Typically - one sorter can sort many varieties of
pulses, spices and sesame seeds
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for capacity requirements ranging from 0.75 9 tonnes per hour (depending on commodity, impurity
levels and end product requirement)
Multiple Bühler proprietary technologies to deliver the
ultimate sorting performance
 Upgrade
option of modules and technology without
having to invest in a new sorter
Maximising product value and yield
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Capable of product grading by size and colour
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Bühler ejector technology minimises false ejection
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Simultaneous resort option - recovery of good
product from the reject stream
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Pre-define multiple product modes for fast and
efficient changeover
Increasing productivity and operational costs
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Reduces cross contamination of pulses, spices
and sesame seeds - SORTEX range improves
performance of mechanical graders
Consistent performance and stability
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Auto-calibration and product tracking maintains
consistent sorter performance
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Real time monitoring by Bühler engineers on
sorter performance
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Optional Climate Control system maintains a constant
temperature in sorter's critical components
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Lower power consumption and air usage
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Technology leadership in optical sorting.
Accept
Reject
Chickpeas
A combination of Bühler inspection system using multiple
wavelengths of visible light technology and broadband
LED lighting detects subtle discolouration such as yellow,
white and dark brown delivering a uniformed appearance
and superior quality end product.
Lentils
A combination of enhanced feed system and Bühler
SmartEject TM technology allows accurate detection
of defects especially during high capacity sorting
delivering high yields with low rejection of good grains.
Also suitable for a variety of whole and split pulses
such as dry beans, pigeon peas, green and black gram
applications.
Seed spices
Bühler's proprietary PROfile TM technology can eliminate
challenging foreign materials which are similar in colour
to good products such as sticks, mudballs and stones
as well as hollow and diseased infected seeds delivering
maximum food safety.
Sesame seeds
Bühler's own high-resolution cameras and broadband
LED lighting removes challenging defects such as light
brown from natural sesame seeds and yellows from
hulled sesame seeds to deliver a pure and export quality
end product.
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SORTEX A.
Sophisticated optical sorting technologies for
pulses, spices and sesame seeds.
Breaking the mould - featuring Bühler's most sophisticated and versatile sorting capabilities, the innovative
SORTEX A range delivers exceptional performance for the most challenging sorting application for all varieties of
pulses, seed spices and sesame seeds.
Available in two variants, the SORTEX A MultiVision™ and
SORTEX A ColorVision™ demonstrate a commitment to
providing processors with dedicated customised options to
meet specific sorting requirements.
Featuring Bühler innovation - new advanced vision, lighting
and ejection systems, this state-of-the-art optical sorter
provides the ultimate sorting performance delivering superior
premium quality accepts with concentrated rejects.
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 Empowering
 Ensuring
sorting performance
consistent operation
 Optimising
productivity, lowering cost
of ownership
Technical excellence and flexibility.
Designed with flexibility to handle small to large capacities, both SORTEX A MultiVision™ and SORTEX A ColorVision™
are available with one to five module, in three different frame sizes.
One module
Two/Three module
Four/Five module
Empowering sorting performance
Minimal loss of good product - featuring new lighting
technology, simultaneous resorting options and SmartEject TM
system
Maximum profitability; premium export quality end product
- uses multiple wavelengths of visible light technology for
better detection, PROfile TM and Enhanced InGaAs technology
to remove subtle colour variations and challenging foreign
materials
Bühler high resolution cameras designed and built in-house
Ensuring consistent operation
Reliable and consistent machine performance for a uniform,
premium quality end product - Bühler proprietary technologies;
Auto-calibration and Product tracking combats varying
changes in input contamination and colour variations
Bühler software designed around the operator
Optimising productivity, lowering cost of ownership
Ease of operation and increased productivity - combination
of auto-filter changer, multiple product modes and quick chute
release system facilitates an easier sorting operation
Lower cost of ownership and reduced operational costs packed with cost-effective and reduced energy consumption
features; durable broadband LED lighting and long-life
serviceable ejectors
Quick chute release system
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SORTEX B.
Optimising conventional sorting for pulses,
spices and sesame seeds.
The SORTEX B range demonstrates a commitment to help processors get the most value from day-to-day optical sorting.
Available in two variants, in one to five modules, the SORTEX B ColorVision™ and SORTEX B optical sorters deliver a
strong performance and reliability in high capacity mainstream pulses, spices and sesame seed sorting applications.
Enhanced sorting performance
Trusted Bühler quality and reliability
High capacity sorting - features a superior feed system
to deliver a high capacity sorting solution
Dependable and reliable machine performance designed to operate in harsh operating conditions, up
to 45 oC, the control and optical cabinets are sealed
for performance, reliability and machine stability
Outstanding value - a combination of proprietary
technologies such as lighting, inspection and ejector
systems offer processors a range of sorting solutions,
from high performance defect removal to everyday
mainstream sorting
Available with standard InGaAs technology to target
foreign materials which are of the same colour to good
products
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Greater configuration flexibility and capacity
Designed for flexibility and varied capacity needs modular system with different sorting configurations;
up to 5 modules to suit individual sorting requirements
SORTEX E1C.
Engineered solution for large, dry spices.
A customised solution, for processors with larger, dry commodities such as whole dried chillies. The SORTEX E1C
is built with a stainless steel frame and an open design construction for easy access to cleaning and maintenance
operations - safeguarding food safety whilst delivering premium export quality end product.
Excellent colour and foreign material sorting
Maximum stability and high up-time
Delivering export quality end product - a combination
of proprietary technologies; high resolution cameras
with InGaAs technolgy and Broad Spectrum IR lighting
improves defect detection
Dependable and reliable machine performance designed to operate in harsh operating conditions, up
to 50 oC
Improved yield and quality
Improved end product quality - PROfile TM technology
uses shape characteristics for size grading, and
detecting broken products or foreign materials
Increased performance and productivity - a
combination of integrated forward-feed vibratory
system with no need for wiping of optical viewing
area or machine calibration, maximises capacity and
productivity
Designed for dustier, drier product such as dried
chillies - built-in dust management device in the in-feed
vibrator and receptacle dust extraction points
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Innovative technologies and customer care.
Inspection system with broadband LED lighting
Bühler's high-resolution cameras are designed and built in-house to
deliver the colour registration needed to detect defects and foreign
material. When combined with broadband LED lighting, the sorters can
target defects within the entire visible spectrum.
Flexible broadband LED lighting
InGaAs technology
Suitable for applications that require a clear separation of challenging
foreign materials such as those of the same colour to the good grains.
InGaAs is available as standard and enhanced to meet different
application requirements.
Visible camera
InGaAs camera
SmartEject™ technology
Precision built for high speed ejection, SmartEject TM fires precisely at the
whole defect, efficiently removing unwanted product. Its easy serviceability
and long life span also lowers the cost of ownership of SORTEX optical
sorters.
Accurate ejection of defects
PROfile™ technology
PROfile™ (shape) technology is used to detect defects and foreign
materials which are of the same colour as the good product and enables
SORTEX optical sorters to sort by size, shape and colour.
Sorts by size, shape and combined defect area
SORTEX Customer Care.
SORTEX Total Care offers customers the opportunity
to create their own service package, composed of
individual service features, to best suit their needs.
Customers can tailor their individual package from the
following options:
WearCare - Preventative Maintenance
 RepairCare - Emergency Repair
 EjectorCare - Ejector Service and Repair
 AnywareCare - Anyware Health Check and Alerts
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SORTEX Spares Kits
For customers who require spare parts available on site,
Bühler’s technologists have created appropriate spares kits
for the different machinery available.
SORTEX Upgrade Kits
Customers seeking the latest technology available on their
optical sorter - whether software or extra functionality benefit from a range of upgrade kits available.
Bühler inspection systems and options.
Inspection Systems
MultiVisionTM*
Good Product
Visible Defect 1
Visible Defect 2
Visible Defect 3
Visible Defect 4
Visible Defect 5
Detects the subtlest colour variation by using multiple visible wavelengths.
ColorVisionTM
Good Product
Visible Defect 1
Visible Defect 2
Visible Defect 3
Detects light, dark and other colour variations simultaneously by using up to two visible wavelengths.
Standard**
Good Product
Visible Defect 1
or
Visible Defect 2
Detects either light or dark defects using one visible wavelength.
* Available for SORTEX A range only.
* Available for SORTEX B range only.
Product options
SORTEX A
SORTEX A MultiVision™
SORTEX A MultiVision™ InGaAs
SORTEX A ColorVision™
SORTEX A ColorVision™ InGaAs
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Flexible Colour Cameras
Standard InGaAs
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Enhanced InGaAs
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PROfile™ Technology
LED Lighting
IR Lighting
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Climate Control
Remote Access
CE Certification
ATEX
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SORTEX B
SORTEX B ColorVision™
SORTEX B ColorVision™ InGaAs
SORTEX E
SORTEX B
SORTEX B InGaAs
SORTEX E1C
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Flexible Colour Cameras
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Standard InGaAs
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Enhanced InGaAs
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PROfile™ Technology
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LED Lighting
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IR Lighting
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Climate Control
Remote Access
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CE Certification
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Standard
Optional
For the full feature list and product specifications contact your local Bühler representative.
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Buhler (India) Pvt. Ltd.
Kapil Complex
1/4 Main Baner Mahalunge Road
Pune 411045
T +91 (0)20 6649 7777
F +91 (0)20 6649 7700
www.buhlergroup.com/pulses-sorting
Buhler Sortex Ltd.
20 Atlantis Avenue
London E16 2BF
United Kingdom
T +44 (0)20 7055 7777
F +44 (0)20 7055 7700
[email protected]