REDWAVE is the industry leader in automated XRF (X-ray Fluorescence- compare it with a portable XRF-Analyzer/Handheld) optical sort technology, the most advanced commercially available nonferrous sortation equipment. A REDWAVE XRF/C unit has the advantage of being able to identify and sort not only heavy metals from aluminum or stainless steel in shredder streams but also sort the individual heavy metals (copper, brass, stainless, zinc etc.), PCB (printed circuit boards) and different grades of aluminum and stainless steel based on alloy composition. Furthermore, the technology can be used to process meatballs (shredded motor scrap) removing any residual copper impurities or to sort nonferrous residue from IBA (incinerated bottom ash) including precious metals such as gold and silver. Our innovative free-fall configuration allows for sorting a greater mix of metals with fewer processing steps while still producing a very high level of sorted purity. Many recyclers have opted for a REDWAVE XRF/C and according to their feedback the pure fractions recovered, and increased revenue can result in an attractive payback period window.