Complete sorting lines for the waste and recycling industry
Contract for a complete sorting facility
15.01.2026: An agreement has been signed with Halden Municipality for the delivery and installation of a complete robotic sorting facility for residual waste at the Rokke waste disposal facility in Halden. The contract includes the establishment of a new sorting facility that will sort commercial waste and bulky waste, and also utilize the facility to sort out food waste bags on its own shift.
This will be the second facility in Norway to use AI-based robotic technology from Finnish ZenRobotics for sorting commercial waste. The first facility was delivered in Skien in 2021. Managing Director of Tandberg Engineering AS, Jørn Tandberg, is very satisfied with the chosen solution, and believes this is a very good and profitable investment compared to the facility's expected sorting rate.
The facility will handle waste from approximately 32,000 residents in the municipality, with an annual waste volume of around 11,000 tons, and is scheduled to be completed in Halden during 2026.
The successful installation at Kuljetusrinki
26.11.2025: As the Norwegian ZenRobotics dealer, we are more than happy to share the successful installation at Kuljetusrinki Oy, Helsinki, which has invested in robotic sorting. We are also convinced that the future promises a lot of interesting things in our industry and we want to bring many players in Norway with us to meet the requirements for waste sorting in the future.
New plast sorting facility in Skien
13.01.2026: Installation of Polymertrade's new sorting facility in Skien is well underway and will continue over the next 2 months. We sure look forward to an exciting time ahead👍
Revolutionise Your Scrap Metal Sorting
AI-Powered Precision for Maximum Profit
and Purity
30.09.2025: The global demand for high-quality recycled metals is increasing, yet the scrap industry faces significant challenges in achieving the purity and efficiency required.
Inefficient manual sorting, hazardous working conditions and critically, copper contamination in ferrous streams – particularly from End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs) and "meatballs" – hinder profitability and sustainability.
We offer ZenRobotics advanced AI-powered robotic sorting technology to overcome these obstacles, transform your operations, and maximize your returns. Contact us for guidance on how to build your sorting line.
Why sorting bottom ash should be a high priority.
10.09.2025: Norway has some large incineration plants burning household waste. Metals that are not delivered for recycling will often end up in the bottom ash when the waste is burned. After that, everything ends up in a landfill unless it is recovered.
With the help of AI-based robotic technology and various sorting techniques, it is entirely possible to get these metals out of the ash for recovery.
Some benefits:
- Metals recovered from the IBA can be sold for recycling.
- Sorting out metals provides a sustainable construction aggregate material.
Tandberg Engineering AS has entered into a significant contract with PolymerTrade AS.
24.01.2025: The contract involves the construction of a new sorting facility of nearly 4,000m2 for sorting plastic waste. This will be the first facility in Norway where sorting of plastic resources with both AI-based robot technology and NIR technology (Near Infrared) will be done together.
-The facility will handle and process plastic waste from all over Norway instead of plastic waste being sent out of the country, says CEO of PolymerTrade AS, Per Haakonsen. CEO of Tandberg Engineering AS, Jørn Tandberg, also emphasizes that this will provide PolymerTrade with the very best in plastic sorting technology. He is pleased to be selected by an experienced and well-reputed company in the plastic recycling industry.
The sorting plant will process up to 30,000 tons of plastic waste per year and is planned to be completed in the Bjorstaddalen industrial area, Skien in 2025/2026.
New MRF facility installed in Skien
2024-12-12: The world's first AI-based robot sorting facility for sorting of household waste is now up and running in Skien. In the first test runs we have already sorted out over 30% ! Far more than initially expected.
Now another step towards the green shift has been taken! More precise results will come.
Agreement
between JSC "Motecha" and Tandberg Engineering AS
2024-09-04: Tandberg
Engineering AS has entered into a dealer agreement with Lithuanian Motecha, a
technical engineering company that develops innovative technical and structural
solutions for waste management, secondary raw material sorting and recycling of
plastics etc. The agreement gives Tandberg Engineering the right to distribute
Motecha's products in the Norwegian market and thus expand the competitive
opportunity in this field. - We look forward to this in the future, and we have
faith in many good solutions, says CEO, Tandberg Engineering, Jørn Tandberg.
Now robots controlled by artificial intelligence can sort out plastic from discarded cars
2024-04-05: AUTORETUR - the car industry's own recycling company - writes this on their website:
"Everyone is talking about the plastic. The car recycling industry can do and already does something about the raw material. The EU's requirements for plastic recycling, reuse of plastic parts and handling of plastic waste are changing.
In short: In the future we will have to sort and reuse plastic waste."
The videos explain how ZenRobotics robots can be trained to recognize and sort plastic using AI (Artificial Intelligence) and how it can solve the plastic challenge in the automotive industry.
In late summer 2024, Tandberg Engineering is well underway with the installation of Norway's first and largest MRF plant to be set up in Skien.
AI robots in new and cost-effective technology
2023-09-06: We and ZenRobotics are naturally very proud to have entered into a contract with Bjorstaddalen Næring AS for a specially adapted factory for sorting residual waste from households. The facility will be delivered and completed in Bjorstaddalen, Skien municipality by the end of 2024.
This new and cost-effective technology with the use of AI robots solves many challenges with sorting different waste fractions.
We wish Bjorstaddalen Næring the best of luck with their project.