The Sherlock Belt Compact brings advanced optical sorting into a compact, retrofit-friendly design. Unlike conventional belt sorters, it inspects products in flight without a physical background, using high-resolution 4K RGB imaging and AI-supported deep learning. This reduces interference from belts, dirt and reflections, enabling stable defect detection and precise high-speed ejection with fewer false rejects and less loss of good product. Its short inspection-to-ejection distance, low-maintenance architecture and easy integration support consistent quality, higher uptime and improved yield.