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Fraunhofer ILT and Cronimet Ferroleg develop laser scrap metal sorter
25 Jan 2021
German Government-funded âPLUSâ project yields sensor that boosts efficiency of metal recycling.
Sorted: laser-based process developed in the BMBF PLUS project.The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and Karlsruhe, Germany-based metal scrap and recycling group Cronimet Ferroleg have together developed a laser-based sorting process for metal scrap. Their aim is to improve industry access to such raw materials. The development is part of the German BMBF-funded PLUS project.
A new sensor they have developed makes the recycling of metallic raw materials more efficient than previously possible, says ILT. The EU project REVaMP goes one step further: in this project, Fraunhofer ILT experts have also been contributing their expertise in the field of materials analysis at the European level since January 2020, making a significant international contribution to securing a resource-eff