Tore Planke

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Tore Planke
Born (1943-01-25) 25 January 1943 (age 78)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationEngineer
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Jerman, Gunnar. "Tore Planke". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tore Planke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 February 2016.


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