Sorting and removing impurities is the use of raw materials and light impurities suspended speed differences through the wind to separate the hemp, paper, plastic, and other light materials to remove impurities. Article to tobacco sorting machine video cabinet wind pressure control system principle as a guide, combined with the structure of the sorting and impurity removal machine and the principle of wind speed balance designed to balance the wind speed and wind pressure of the tobacco sorting machine. The control model of wind speed and pressure in the video cabinet system of the tobacco sorting machine is established, and the improved AO algorithm is used for the design of the overall PID controller and optimization of the PID controller’s setting parameters. The IAO algorithm optimizes the parameters of the PID setting controller with a steady state error within 3%, and the introduction of the IAO-PID controller can make the wind speed of the sorting machine system control from 16.4m/s to 11.1m/s within 17ms. When the system detects that the negative pressure of wire feeding changes sharply to about 1.12MPa within 20ms and exceeds the differential pressure start value of 0.9MPa set by the sorter system, the tobacco wire feeding anti-clogging function is activated. The PID controller optimized by the IAO algorithm can achieve precise regulation and control of wind speed and pressure of tobacco sorting machines, improving the sorting efficiency of tobacco production.