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DEDICATED TO THE SCIENCE OF RECYCLING

Founded in 2001 as Austin AI Inc, (Austin Tx)., SorterStar is the latest iteration championed to continue to help recyclers enhance the processing of metal scrap in a more profitable and sustainable way. Over the years, we have grown into a leading laser-based sensor sorter company that is committed to making a positive impact on the environment.

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PIONEER IN LASER-INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS)

Rick Comtois, Ceo / President of SorterStar.  (Former founder/CEO of Austin AI).  Judit Jeney, Manag

SENSOR SORTING TECHNOLOGY

As a pioneer and an industry leader in the science of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS), we've built our reputation on a commitment to greater scrap sorting efficiency resulting in reduced processing times, lower energy costs, greater material purity, while promoting sustainability.

30 SYSTEMS INSTALLED WORLDWIDE - 20+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

The company charter is to provide custom and automated, real time sortation and separation systems to the markets of manufacturing and recycling. SorterStar offers consulting services in product development and distribution, and plant systems engineering design.  The company currently holds several patents and has licensed the manufacturing rights to 6 of its internally developed products to world-class companies.  

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Developed 11 proprietary methods for wet chemical processing and 38 standard operating procedures for calibration standards 
  • Authored/co-authored more than 40 technical papers on various atomic and molecular spectroscopic sensor methods
  • Awarded research grants from the US Army for Crystal Purification
  • Worlds first in automated sensor-based systems (Austin AI Listings only) - XRF, LIBS technologies
  • Developed new or innovative equipment using the following technologies: LIBS, NIR, WDXRF, EDXRF, XRT, XRR, ECD, NMR, EM, induction and gamma radiation detection.


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SorterStar

5401 Kite Tail Drive, Austin, TX, USA

Rick @ 512.422.3337 / Nick @ 402.740.1664

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