OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION OT-2026-000000685 Multiple stage sorting Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:15.303238Z Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000685 Categories: Material Handling > Sorting ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ABSTRACT A material sorting system sorts materials utilizing multiple stages of classification and sorting, including a vision system that implements an artificial intelligence system in order to identify or classify each of the materials, and an x-ray fluorescence (“XRF”) system or Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy to perform a subsequent classification and sorting of the remaining materials. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000685 Published 2026-09-15T19:03:15.303238Z https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000685