Advanced food sorter for tomatoes and peaches
Achieve precise sorting and defect removal for a variety of food products, ensuring only the finest quality reaches your production line. Maximize efficiency and protect your brand by eliminating foreign materials and imperfections with advanced sensor technology.
Sorts and Ejects Defective Produce
The Sentinel II Optical Sorting Machine from TOMRA Food is engineered to enhance quality control for various food processors, packers, and agricultural producers. This equipment stands out with its robust design and capability to operate efficiently under harsh conditions. The machine uses advanced pulsed LED and sensor technology to meticulously detect and eject defects and foreign materials, such as stones, plastic, glass, and biological matter, from your production line. Suitable for applications involving vegetables, fruits, nuts, seafood, and more, the Sentinel II can handle throughput rates from 40 to 200 tons per hour, depending on the product and operational demands. It integrates seamlessly into high-speed, continuous processing environments, supported by local service and technical expertise from TOMRA’s global network. The machine also supports connectivity to the TOMRA Insight data platform, offering enhanced operational insights for improved decision-making and efficiency.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by reliably removing defects and foreign materials, safeguarding your brand reputation.
- Increases operational efficiency with high throughput rates up to 200 tons per hour.
- Minimizes maintenance costs with a robust and simple design that performs in harsh conditions.
- Optimizes resource use and decisions through integration with the TOMRA Insight data platform.
- Provides flexibility for year-round or seasonal operations with various machine sizes.
- Applications
- Seafood,Petfood,Protein,Potatoes,Confectionery,Fruits,Coffee beans,Vegetables,Nuts and dried fruit,Seeds and grains
- End products
- Lentil soup bases,Almond packaging,Dry dog food,Bell pepper strips,Canned tomatoes,Potato chips,Frozen fish fillets,Carrot sticks,Packaged seafood,Dried fruit mixes,Chocolate-covered nuts,Roasted coffee beans,French fries,Frozen peaches
- Steps before
- Harvesting,Washing,Pre-sorting,Trimming,Sizing
- Steps after
- Packaging,Quality Inspection,Labeling,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- tomatoes,peaches,potatoes,washed green beans,carrots,peppers
- Output ingredients
- sorted tomatoes,sorted peaches,sorted potatoes,sorted green beans,sorted carrots,sorted peppers,defect-free tomatoes,defect-free peaches,defect-free potatoes,defect-free green beans,defect-free carrots,defect-free peppers
- Market info
- TOMRA is known for its expertise in sensor-based solutions for resource productivity, particularly in recycling, food sorting, and mining industries, offering advanced technology to improve resource recovery and efficiency, enhancing sustainability and operational performance.
- Capacity
- 40-200 tons/hour
- Automation
- Sensor technology with pulsed LED
- Detection type
- Optical sorting
- Defect removal capability
- Foreign materials and product defects
- Material compatibility
- Vegetables,tomatoes,peaches,potatoes,green beans,carrots,peppers
- Stability and Reliability
- Stable performance in harsh conditions
- Capacity
- 40-200 tons/hour
- Defect removal capability
- Product discolorations,soft,moldy,broken,under- or over-sized pieces
- Foreign material removal
- Cotton stalks,corn cobs,stones,plastic,glass,metal,wood,bone,animal matter
- Automation level
- PLC-controlled
- Sorting mechanism
- Pulsed LED and sensor technology
- Operational scale
- Year-round production and seasonal operations
- Product Defect Type
- Discoloration,Soft,Moldy
- External Material Ejection
- Cotton Stalks,Stones,Metal
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Size variations
- Available in 3 sizes
- Operating capacity
- 40-200 tons/hour
- Feed/discharge method
- Optical sorting system
- Integration possibilities
- Connects with TOMRA Insight data platform