Your yard changes every week. Your drawings do not.

Metals Recycling

A visual twin of the whole yard in seven days. RecycleTwin when you are ready for live data.

Recycling yards are the fastest-changing facilities in heavy industry. Piles move, conveyors get rerouted, a shredder line gets rebuilt over a weekend, and the last drawing anyone trusted is years old.

Spartan captures your yard to 1/8 inch while you keep running and delivers a visual twin your maintenance, safety, and project teams can open in a browser. When you are ready, RecycleTwin puts live yard data on top of it.

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Visual twin of a metals recycling yard with live production panel
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Built for recyclers

The problems a visual twin solves in a yard.

The most expensive mistakes in a yard come from good decisions made against bad information. A visual twin gives everyone the same measured picture of the yard as it stands today, so the next conveyor move, the next shredder rebuild, and the next safety review start from reality.

Equipment moves and rebuilds

Lay out a new shear, a rerouted conveyor, or a shredder rebuild against real geometry. Vendors pre-fit before they ship. No surprises on install day.

Safety and training

Walk crews through crane paths, exclusion zones, and confined spaces in the twin before they set foot in them. Onboard new hires from a desk.

Maintenance without the site walk

Pull clearances, belt runs, and access routes from a browser. Plan the outage before anyone climbs the structure.

RecycleTwin

Live yard data on measured reality.

RecycleTwin is the recycling digital twin, built on your visual twin. Tons per hour, kilowatt-hours per ton, moisture, recovery, and downtime codes show up on the equipment they come from, inside the model of your yard.

Your team sees where flow stalls and fixes the constraint that actually limits the yard, not the one that is loudest.

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Physical Drift

Scan again and see what moved.

A yard never stops changing. Scan on your schedule and Physical Drift Monitor compares each new capture to the last one and reports what moved, where, and by how much.

You see the measurement. You decide what it means for the yard.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Reality capture refers to the process of collecting data of physical spaces or objects using various types of technology such as laser scanning, photogrammetry, lidar and SLAM. The captured data is then processed to create accurate digital representations of the real world conditions that can be used by a variety of professional disciplines like operations, architecture, engineering, construction, entertainment and more.
The level of accuracy depends on the type of technology used and the purpose of the project. Generally, modern reality capture systems can achieve accuracy levels ranging from a few millimeters to a few centimeters.
Our equipment varies depending on the specific needs of each project. We use advanced laser scanners, cameras, drones, and other specialized tools that allow us to capture data with high precision and detail.
Laser scanning uses laser beams to measure distances and create 3D models of objects and spaces, while photogrammetry uses photographs to extract geometric information and create digital models. Both techniques have their advantages and disadvantages, and the choice between them will depend on the specific requirements of your project.
The duration of a project depends on its scope and complexity. Generally, it takes a few days to a few weeks, but larger or more intricate projects may take several months or even years to complete.
Reality capture can capture a wide range of data, including geometric measurements, textural information, color and lighting, as well as metadata such as GPS coordinates and time stamps.
Reality capture has many applications in fields such as architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing, entertainment, and virtual reality. Some common uses include creating digital models of buildings, surveying terrain, designing and visualizing products, creating 3D maps, and producing immersive experiences.
Yes, modern reality capture technologies can capture data from all kinds of environments, including outdoor spaces. In fact, some technologies like Lidar are particularly useful for scanning large areas such as cityscapes or natural landscapes.

Frequently asked questions

Can you scan a working yard without stopping it?

Yes. We plan capture around loader traffic, crane movement, and shift changes. Most yards never pause production for the scan.

What does a visual twin of a yard give my team?

One measured model of the whole yard, open in a browser. Maintenance pulls clearances without a site walk. Projects lay out new equipment against real geometry. Safety reviews crane paths and exclusion zones before crews enter. Everyone works from the same picture.

What is RecycleTwin?

RecycleTwin is our recycling digital twin. It sits on top of the visual twin and connects live yard data: scales, shredder and sort line signals, energy, and downtime codes. It reads from the systems you already run and shows the data on the equipment it comes from.

How accurate is the capture?

1/8 inch across the yard, from terrestrial laser scanning. UAV capture covers stockpiles and rooftops where a ground scanner cannot go.

How fast can we have it?

Standard delivery is seven days from the site visit. When a rebuild or outage needs it sooner, we can deliver in as little as 72 hours.

What happens when the yard changes?

You scan again on your schedule. Physical Drift Monitor compares the new capture to the last one and reports what moved and by how much.