RVMs Accept up to 60 Recyclable Beverage Containers per Minute

Tomra RVMs with Flow Technology

by | Aug 19, 2015

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Tomra RVMs with Flow TechnologyTomra Systems, a provider of reverse vending machines (RVMs) and sensor-based sorting equipment, has launched the next generation of RVMs with Flow Technology, Tomra’s patented sensor technology for retail store RVMs.

Flow Technology provides 360-degree recognition of containers, allowing RVMs to recognize bottles and cans of varying shapes and sizes, and accept up to 60 recyclable beverage containers per minute.

The company says RVMs with Flow Technology provide retailers with the fastest, cleanest and most versatile solution for medium- and high-volume stores where consumers bring containers to be recycled in exchange for cash. Tomra Flow Technology takes up to 1,000 pictures per second, making it possible for the RVMs to read container shape, material, barcodes and security marks without rotating the containers, allowing the user to insert recyclables in a rapid continuous flow.

Tomra is now offering three RVMs with this technology: the T-9 Bottle, the T-9 Combi and the T-90. The T-9 Bottle, for single containers, and the T-9 Combi for single containers and crates, are designed to work with backroom storage systems, such as Tomra MultiPac or ProPac, and do not come with internal storage bins. The T-90 is a wide-body machine with an internal storage bin, optimized for supermarkets or other retail stores in the US that do not have space for backroom storage.

RVMs with Flow Technology feature large, high-resolution color touch display screens with video capability, to make it easy for customers to see that containers have been accepted, and that the deposit return amount is correctly registered. All models have a slim-line, contemporary design, with color options of light grey, dark grey, red or black. Stores can also order a store-branded four-color wrap to match its look and feel.

The outside of the T-90 is easy to keep clean, the company says. The machine is smooth and flat, which prevents dirt buildup and makes it easier to wipe down. The internal workings are also straightforward to clean, thanks to convenient interior lights; plus, there are fewer moving parts than earlier generations of RVMs.

At any time, personnel can use the machine’s external display screen to determine which internal areas of the machine need cleaning. The internal conveyor can be easily removed and cleaned when needed, Tomra says.

 

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