Citrus sorting and packing line
On citrus, washing, waxing and drying directly affect shelf life. Surface blemish, navel defects, splits, exposed albedo and oleocellosis are separated by external quality inspection; losses from stem-end and rot are prevented by internal inspection.
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.
2-lane line layout · Plan 1
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2-lane line layout · Plan 2
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2-lane line layout · Plan 3
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2-lane line layout · Plan 4
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2-lane line layout · Australia
Enlarge plan →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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