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by zkms 3421 days ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lz88nsWL4kw there's also similar sorting machines for larger items (tomatoes in this case) that use mechanical paddles instead of air bursts to shoot down unwanted items.

Speaking of air bursts, here's an example of the sort of valve that gets used to actuate (with precise timing constraints) the air burst:

http://www.matrixairvalves.com/sorting-manifolds.php