Apple sorting and packing line
On apple, external defects and internal quality matter together: russeting, hail damage, sunburn, bruising and bitter pit appear on the surface, while watercore and internal browning must be measured without cutting the fruit. Tarend lines grade apple on five axes — weight, size, colour, external quality and internal quality.
Line flow
The six process steps the produce passes through, from entering the line to being palletized.
De-Palletizing
6-axis robots, rotary and cartesian de-palletizers02Infeed
Bin unloading robots, dumping pools, inspection conveyors03Treatment
Brushing, washing, waxing, drying tunnels04Sorting
Electronic sorters and mechanical pre-graders05Packing
Manual stations, automatic crate and bin fillers06Palletizing
4-axis and plate-type palletizers, handling conveyorsLayout plans
3D line layout plans for this crop, taken from delivered projects.
The plans are taken from delivered projects. Every plant is redesigned around the crop, the required capacity and the building dimensions; these drawings are indicative.
Defect library
Examples of the external and internal quality defects distinguished on this crop.
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