Inspection and sorting system

An inspection and sorting system comprising:

• a conveying device configured to convey articles;
• an inspection device configured to inspect the articles conveyed by the conveying device;
• a sorting device having a sorting mechanism being configured to execute a sorting operation in which the articles conveyed by the conveying device are sorted, and
• a reference signal sending component configured to send a fixed-interval reference signal each time the conveying device conveys a predetermined distance, the reference signal being sent independently from an inspection process of the inspection device,
• wherein the sorting device has
• a first receiving component configured to receive sorting information relating to the sorting of the articles based on an inspection result of the inspection device;
• a second receiving component configured to receive the reference signal relating to the conveyance by the conveying device;
• and
• a sorting mechanism control component configured to control the sorting mechanism to execute the sorting operation based on the sorting information at a timing determined by a receiving timing of the reference signal.