News Release

June 30, 2026

SLASH β PLUS

Hiroshima, Japan; June 30, 2026 - Satake announces the global launch of SLASH β PLUS (Model: EMS-01B), a compact optical sorter that succeeds the widely acclaimed PikaSen α series.

In 2014, Satake released the optical sorter PikaSen α （FMS2000）, designed to handle a wide variety of materials such as small grains and plastics flakes. The following year, the company developed "PikaSen α PLUS（FMS2000-F）," adding shape-sorting functionality and  expanded the range of sortable materials, earning strong market recognition.

The newly developed SLASH β PLUS, inherits popular operator friendly features such as the automatic sensitivity setting system and tool-free cleaning and maintenance structure, while further improving sorting performance, usability, and product yield.

Equipped with ultra-fast, high-efficiency ejectors, the machine reduces the amount of acceptable product discharged together with defective material by approximately 10% compared with previous models. In addition, the sorter now supports two selectable air ejection patterns instead of a single pattern, enabling more precise sorting of materials with varying falling speeds, including lightweight defects.

The light source has been upgraded to LED technology, reducing startup warm-up time to approximately five minutes. The LED light source also offers a service life approximately 1.5 times longer than that of previous models. Furthermore, external input/output (I/O) signal functions enable seamless integration with upstream and downstream equipment to meet diverse customer requirements.

SLASH β PLUS is designed for a broad range of applications, including agricultural processing, food processing, and plastic recycling industries.

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Appendix

1. Adoption of High-Efficiency Ejector

• ・Approximately 1.7 times faster opening/closing speed than previous model, reducing Accepts in the Rejects by 10%
• ・Approximately 3 times longer service life
• ・Reduced air consumption and power consumption

2.Four-Color LED Optical System

• ・Warm-up time reduced to 5 minutes at startup
• ・Light source lifespan extended to approximately 1.5 times longer
• ・Equipped with RGB (red, green, blue) and white LEDs, allowing optimal illumination patterns according to sorting conditions and materials

3.Two Configurable Air Ejection Patterns

• ・Improved sorting accuracy by setting a second ejection timing to accommodate lightweight foreign materials with slower speed

4.External Input/Output Signals

• ・In addition to conventional alarm output, wiper signals and operation signals have been added
• ・Enables integration with surrounding equipment and operational control even outside of error conditions

5.Specification

*1 The capacity and required air are depend on the variety of material and content of the objects to be removed. Choose the right size of an air compressor.
*2 Depending on the condition of the raw material, some items may not be sortable.
*3 Maximum capacity is based on the contamination rate (up to 5%).
*4 The chute type depends on the material.

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