Woburn, MA, July 11, 2007--- Innov-X announced it has received an order from OmniSource Corporation to co-develop and deliver a fully-automated, high-volume copper extraction system. The breakthrough system is the first in the world to automatically remove free and commingled copper (commonly known as 'meatballs-) from ferrous shred. Automated copper picking will be far more effective than manual picking. The throughput capacity of the system will be up to 150 tons per hour.

The QXR-CE (Copper Extractor) system uses proven X-ray fluorescence (XRF) technology which has successfully been applied to other sorting and separating needs within the recycling industry - non-ferrous metals, glass, engineered plastics, and contaminated wood. XRF technology positively identifies and then sorts mixed metal scrap into specific categories based on highly specific material chemistry. This high level of accuracy improves recoveries and increases asset value for metal recyclers.

The QXR-CE system is designed to maximize cost-effectiveness with a fast return on investment (ROI), driven by three factors:

- Produce lower copper shred (higher value ferrous shred), typically < 17 points
- Reduction of manual pickers
- Extract more of the higher value copper (pickings)

'Through necessity, comes invention. OmniSource chose to work with Innov-X, an industry leader in XRF technology, to develop a copper sorter to meet our customer' need for low copper shred.- noted John Marynowski, executive vice president - Ferrous Group.

More information can be accessed at: http://www.innov-x-sys.com

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