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26 Extrusion International 3/2026 26 INDUSTRY NEWS New Americas Test & Training Center Opened Global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions, TOMRA Recycling, has marked a new era of customer support for recyclers in the Americas with the opening of its new Americas Test & Training Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The facility features a testing circuit equipped with the latest sorting technologies, a dedicated warehouse for critical parts storage and extensive training facilities. “The expansion of our testing, training and ware- house space at our Americas headquarters reects a commitment to continuously investing in growing markets and getting closer to our customers,” said Lars Enge, EVP and Head of TOMRA Recycling. “We are providing far more than just increased material testing capabilities. From pre-sale consultation and machinery installation to after-sales support and ongoing technical training, TOMRA Recycling partners with our custom- ers throughout the equipment's full lifecycle to ensure long-term, optimal plant performance.” Latest technologies TOMRA Recycling’s new 425 sq m dedicated Test & Training Center is equipped with the company’s latest sorting technologies, providing customers in the region with a facility to test waste and plastic materials. It fea- tures the latest generation AUTOSORT™ equipped with TOMRA’s deep learning AI technology, GAINnext™. AUTOSORT™ combines a variety of features in a single machine with a exible sensor con guration to meet the challenges of a dynamic market landscape, from municipal solid waste and paper to plastics and packaging. GAINnext™ leverages AI-based visual classi- cation to identify hard-to-classify objects, maximizing recyclate recovery and purity levels. For advanced testing of plastic ake materials, the new facility also includes AUTOSORT™ FLAKE and IN- NOSORT™ FLAKE technologies. The exible INNO - SORT™ FLAKE delivers simultaneous detection of poly- mers and colors, using an advanced near-infrared (NIR) spectrometer and dual-sided imaging with high-reso- lution cameras to sort high-purity akes from contami - nated mixed streams. AUTOSORT™ FLAKE offers a powerful combination of NIR spectrometer, full color camera and metal sensor to deliver exceptional performance for high-purity end products. Providing end-to-end material tracking, the Waste Analyzer from PolyPerception – included in the circuit – harnesses the power of deep learning AI. Color cameras capture real-time images of material ow at strategic points in the line to analyze key performance metrics, such as throughput, waste composition and yield loss. Bringing transparency to operations, the real-time mon- itoring provided by the Analyzer increases performance and lowers costs through actionable data. “Our customers based in the Americas can now en- joy expanded testing capacities, shorter lead times and greater exibility when it comes to scheduling tests,” said Michelle Landon, SVP and Head of Americas for TOMRA Recycling. “Recycling operations are bene ting Michelle Landon: “Our customers can now enjoy expanded testing capacities, shorter lead times and greater exibility” The facility in Charlotte features TOMRA’s cutting-edge waste and plastic sorting systems Part of the new center are the deep learning solution GAINnext™ and the PolyPerception Analyzer