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Onion grading and packing line

On onion, colour variation, sunscald, black mould, sprouting, external rot and mechanical damage appear on the surface; internal rot, twins, neck rot and fusarium are separated by internal quality inspection.

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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-palletizers 02

Infeed

Bin unloading robots, dumping pools, inspection conveyors 03

Treatment

Brushing, washing, waxing, drying tunnels 04

Sorting

Electronic sorters and mechanical pre-graders 05

Packing

Manual stations, automatic crate and bin fillers 06

Palletizing

4-axis and plate-type palletizers, handling conveyors

Layout Plans

Layout plans

No published layout plan for this crop yet. Contact us to have one drawn around your requirements.

Quality Detection

Defect library

Examples of the external and internal quality defects distinguished on this crop.

External quality

Onion — Color — Color

Onion — Sun scald — Sun scald

Onion — Black mold — Black mold

Onion — Sprouting — Sprouting

Onion — External rot — External rot

Onion — Mechanical damage — Mechanical damage

Internal quality

Onion — Internal rot — Internal rot

Onion — Twins — Twins

Onion — Neck rot — Neck rot

Onion — New growth — New growth

Full defect library →

Machines used on this line

6-Axis De-Palletizing Robots

6-Axis De-Palletizing Robots

Bin Unloading Robots

Bin Unloading Robots

Dumping Pools

Dumping Pools

Rotary Crate Dumpers

Rotary Crate Dumpers

Inspection Conveyors

Inspection Conveyors

Brushing Units

Brushing Units

Drying Tunnels

Drying Tunnels

Electronic Sorters

Electronic Sorters

Automatic Crate Fillers

Automatic Crate Fillers

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