In a powerful step forward for sustainable resource recovery, TOMRA Recycling has launched the next generation of its flagship X-TRACT™ unit a cutting-edge X-Ray Transmission (XRT) sorter engineered to redefine how the world recycles wood waste. Renowned for its sensor-based sorting innovations, TOMRA is now setting a new global benchmark in purity, efficiency, and performance.
This revamped X-TRACT™ system isn’t just an upgrade it’s a leap. Capable of handling up to 30 metric tonnes of wood chips per hour, it uses advanced XRT technology to separate wood from contaminants like metals, inerts, heavy plastics, and glass based on atomic density with surgical precision.
Engineered for Speed, Built for Endurance
With a robust 16,000-hour warranty on critical components like the X-ray source and sensors, the new X-TRACT™ is designed to thrive in even the harshest sorting environments. Its new standard ejection module reduces compressed air consumption by up to 25%, offering customers substantial savings on energy costs all while maintaining unmatched sorting accuracy.
Purity Reimagined: Over 98% Precision Rates
Thanks to TOMRA’s deep expertise and mechanical refinements, the X-TRACT™ consistently delivers purity rates exceeding 98% for metals and inerts, and 97% for heavy plastics. Built with enhanced dust resistance, reinforced sensors, and smarter safety design, the system offers not only precision but long-term reliability and simplified maintenance.
Sorting Intelligence with GAINnext™
Complementing X-TRACT™’s raw sorting power is GAINnext™, TOMRA’s advanced deep learning-based technology. GAINnext™ identifies wood types and composites based on visual and shape-based characteristics, enabling fine-grained material separation. Whether distinguishing between raw and processed wood, or extracting high-purity MDF from demolition waste, GAINnext™ raises the bar for material recovery and circularity.
With this powerful pairing of XRT and AI-driven classification, TOMRA offers the wood recycling industry a future-ready solution capable of delivering near virgin material purity.
“X-TRACT™ combined with GAINnext™ opens entirely new frontiers in wood recycling,” says Jose Matas, Head of Waste Emerging Segments at TOMRA Recycling. “This is about giving our customers the confidence and capability to run 24/7 operations with maximum efficiency, and most importantly unlock new value from waste.”