Tore Planke | |
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | 25 January 1943
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Engineer Inventor |
Known for | Reverse vending machines |
Relatives | Petter Planke (brother) |
Tore Planke (born 25 January 1943) is a Norwegian engineer, inventor and businessperson.
He was born in Oslo to Sverre Martens Planke and Vivien Brath, and is a brother of Petter Planke. He was married to Grete Lind from 1970 to 1991, and to Ingrid Elisabeth Planke from 1994. [1]
Planke graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1969, specializing in cybernetics. He co-founded the industry company Tomra in 1972, along with his brother. The company produced reverse vending machines based on his inventions using electronics and optics for recognizing the bottles. [1] [2]
Tore Planke | |
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Born |
Oslo, Norway | 25 January 1943
Nationality | Norwegian |
Occupation(s) | Engineer Inventor |
Known for | Reverse vending machines |
Relatives | Petter Planke (brother) |
Tore Planke (born 25 January 1943) is a Norwegian engineer, inventor and businessperson.
He was born in Oslo to Sverre Martens Planke and Vivien Brath, and is a brother of Petter Planke. He was married to Grete Lind from 1970 to 1991, and to Ingrid Elisabeth Planke from 1994. [1]
Planke graduated from the Norwegian Institute of Technology in 1969, specializing in cybernetics. He co-founded the industry company Tomra in 1972, along with his brother. The company produced reverse vending machines based on his inventions using electronics and optics for recognizing the bottles. [1] [2]