Tore Planke (born 25 January 1943) is a Norwegian engineer, inventor and businessperson.

Tore Planke
Born (1943-01-25) 25 January 1943 (age 81)
Oslo, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Occupation(s)Engineer
Inventor
Known forReverse vending machines
RelativesPetter Planke (brother)

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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.