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Optical sorting performs best with a uniform product that is evenly distributed across the conveyor. But products like confectionery and chips behave differently. <\/em>They tend to stick together, overlap or spread unevenly, <\/em>which can lead to good product being rejected unnecessarily by your sorting machine. The issue often lies not in the product itself, but in how it is presented to the machine.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

A Defect Return System<\/strong> (DRS) is designed to solve exactly that. Instead of discarding wrongly rejected product, the system automatically recirculates it for a second inspection. This reduces food waste significantly and helps recover valuable product that would otherwise be lost, improving both yield and overall process efficiency. In this article, we take a closer look at how the system works and how it can be applied in real production environments.<\/em><\/p>\r\n

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What does a DRS module bring to your process?<\/h3>\r\n

A Defect Return System (DRS) introduces an additional sorting stage focused on recovering good product<\/strong>. During the first pass, the sorter inspects the product stream. Material that falls outside the defined specifications, such as deviations in colour, size or shape, as well as foreign materials, is typically directed to the reject stream. In confectionery<\/strong><\/a><\/span> applications, however, many rejects are not actual defects. Typical examples include:<\/p>\r\n