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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2010
Stephen B. Mcclain, St. Charles, MO (US);
James J. Schuster, Olathe, KS (US);
Ricky G. Byers, Florissant, MO (US);
Gerald L. Adams, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Stephen B. McClain, St. Charles, MO (US);
James J. Schuster, Olathe, KS (US);
Ricky G. Byers, Florissant, MO (US);
Gerald L. Adams, Sugar Grove, IL (US);
Smurfit-Stone Container Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method for analyzing performance of a sorting system is provided. The method includes recording downtime experienced by the sorting system, recording runtime experienced by the sorting system, and recording an optimal characterization of a product stream to be sorted by the sorting system. The optimal characterization includes at least an optimal weight of a first commodity of the product stream. An actual characterization of the product stream as sorted by the sorting system is recorded. The actual characterization includes at least an actual weight of the first commodity sorted from the product stream. The method further includes determining the performance of the sorting system based on at least two of the downtime, the runtime, the optimal characterization, and the actual characterization.