Apple sorting and grading system
Ensure precision and quality in apple processing with a cutting-edge system designed to optimize sorting and grading, enhancing production efficiency and product consistency in your operations.

Sorts and Grades Apples Efficiently
The Apples Sort 3 system by Unisorting, a subsidiary of UNITEC, is an advanced solution designed for apple growers, fruit producers, and the food processing industry. Featuring a sophisticated sorting and grading mechanism, it evaluates both external and internal apple quality, ensuring precise categorization for diverse varieties. The system supports high-speed automated processing, capable of continuous operation to handle significant throughput without compromising apple integrity. Seamlessly integrating into existing production lines, it provides traceability, custom packaging, and labeling functionalities, aligning with industry demands. Constructed for durability, it offers material options suitable for rigorous agricultural environments, with compliance to food safety standards. This solution features user-friendly automation controls and engineering support for tailored configurations, promoting operational efficiency and reduced energy consumption.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality with precise sorting and grading capabilities.
- Minimizes labor costs through automated, high-speed operation.
- Boosts market reach with customizable packaging options.
- Ensures product safety and compliance through detailed traceability.
- Integrates smoothly into production lines, reducing implementation time.
- Applications
- Vegetables,Fruits
- End products
- Labeled apple bins,Sorted cherries,Graded lemons,Apple slices,Traceable blueberries,Graded pears,Apple puree,Traceable apple products,Apple juice,Packaged apples,Packed tomatoes,Mandarins in custom packaging,Diced apples,Packed kiwifruit,Labeled plums,Waxed apples,Sorted cucumbers,Waxed oranges
- Steps before
- Harvesting,Washing,Pre-sorting
- Steps after
- Packing,Waxing,Labeling,Palletisation
- Input ingredients
- apples,fruits,varieties of apples
- Output ingredients
- sorted apples,graded apples,packed apples,classified apple quality,labeled apples
- Market info
- Accuracy
- High precision sorting
- Automation
- Automated sorting and grading
- Capacity
- Varies with customizable solutions
- Gentleness
- Non-invasive handling of fruit
- Multi-analytical technology
- Versatile for different apple types
- Traceability
- Records required information for traceability
- Customization
- Customizable packing lines
- Packing Versatility
- Supports various packing types
- Shelf Life Sorting
- Capability to sort by shelf life duration
- Vision System
- Apples Sort 3 technology
- Quality Classification
- External and internal apple quality
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Abrasion resistance
- Yes/No
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Machine footprint
- Compact
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen
- Discharge method
- Automated conveyance
- Basket shape
- Customized design
- Feed method
- Gentle handling systems
- Versatility
- Multi-analytical technology
- Traceability system
- Full traceability
- Control panel type
- Customizable HMI
- Integration possibilities
- Compatible with existing systems
- Customized packing
- Works with every type of package