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Comex AS Headquarters located in Norway Comex AS delivers industrial system solutions and processing equipment for sophisticated and demanding applications. The main core activities are related to technologies for advanced optical sorting of large particles, and production and classification of fine powders towards the mining and process industry. After significant efforts in R&D projects, Comex AS provides today the latest state-of-the-art equipment together with the know-how for industrial solutions. Comex AS was established in 2003 as a spin-off from SINTEF, which is the biggest research institution...

camera vibrating chute feed material rejecting valves non-rejected or flaps splitter fraction rejectedgate fraction lights transport belt main control unit Advanced sorting based on 3D particle scan (VSX) feed material v-shaped transport belt analyzer unit separation unit Specifications for OSX-1000: Particle size: 15-300 mm Capacity: 5-250 t/h Std. size: L (7.1 m), H (2.5 m), W (1.7 m) + + + Specifications: Particle size: 20-300 mm Capacity: 5-40 t/h per line Std. size: L (10 + m), H (1.8 m), W (0.6 m/ per line) + + + Advantages over competitors: Multi-parameter sorting Sorting efficiency up...

Case Study: Iron Ore Let us assume that we have the same energy consumption. We also assume that the material stream into the processing plant is the same as before (500 t/h). However by using the OSX we reduce the concentration of waste materials in the feed. By increasing the material stream out of the mine (with the same 30% fraction of waste material), we can increase the production capacity by 37%. In addition we reduce the waste disposal after processing by 87%. Results: Energy consumption reduction: Waste disposal reduction after processing: Reduced transport requirement from the mine...

Results: - 90% - 27% Waste disposal reduction after processing: Reduced transport requirement from the mine to the plant: - 85% Production capacity increase: Waste disposal reduction after processing: + 37% Today’s Solutions Innovative Industrial Technologies 500 t/h 30% waste material waste material 135 t/h 365 t/h 4.1% waste material 500 t/h 30% waste material product: 350 t/h waste disp.: 150 t/h processing plant product: 350 t/h waste disp.: 15 t/h OSX (Eff. 90%) mine mine Today’s Solutions Innovative Industrial Technologies 685 t/h 30% waste material waste material 185 t/h 500 t/h 4.3% waste...

Results: - 99% - 40% Waste disposal reduction after processing: Reduced transport requirement from the mine to the plant: - 99% Production capacity increase: Waste disposal reduction after processing: + 66% Today’s Solutions Innovative Industrial Technologies 500 t/h 40% waste material waste material 198 t/h 302 t/h 0.66% waste material 500 t/h 40% waste material product: 300 t/h waste disp.: 200 t/h processing plant product: 300 t/h waste disp.: 2 t/h OSX (Eff. 99%) mine mine Today’s Solutions Innovative Industrial Technologies 828 t/h 40% waste material waste material 328 t/h 500 t/h 0.6% waste...

Case Study: Gold Results: - 67% - 64% Energy Consumption Reduction: Waste Disposal Reduction: Today’s Solutions Innovative Industrial Technologies 100 t/h 20% gold bearing material concentrate waste material without gold concentration 178 t/h 36 t/h 56% gold bearing material concentration 100 t/h 20% gold bearing material concentation gold concentrate: 10 g/h Waste Disp.: 100 t/h processing plant gold concentrate: 10 g/h waste disp.: 36 t/h OSX (Eff. 80%) mine mine processing plant Initial Gold Bearing Material Concentration in Feed = 20% Let us assume that we have the same material stream into...