Blueberry sorting and grading system
Enhance your fruit processing line with a cutting-edge system designed for precision sorting and grading, ensuring every piece meets your high standards and maximizes market value.
Sorts and Grades Blueberries with AI Precision
The KATO260 and LUCAi™ solution from TOMRA Food elevates the blueberry sorting process by integrating AI-powered precision with gentle handling techniques. Utilizing a unique rolling conveyor system, it singulates and rotates blueberries for a comprehensive inspection, detecting color variations and defects such as bruises or dehydration. This machine caters to fruit processors handling blueberries and other solid food products like almonds, dried apricots, and potato chips. Capable of processing up to 572 berries per second, the KATO260’s multi-outlet design offers versatile sizing options and efficient defect removal. Equipped with precision controls and customizable settings, it interfaces seamlessly with existing production lines. It reduces energy consumption through optimized motor control and minimizes labor processing costs. Made with anti-bruise materials, it preserves product integrity, ensuring quality preservation. Maintenance is simplified with easy-access points and global support from TOMRA’s service network, ensuring minimal downtime and extended operational life.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality with precise defect detection and grading.
- Increases yield while reducing waste through AI-driven sorting accuracy.
- Lowers operational costs by minimizing manual inspection labor.
- Preserves delicate fruits with gentle handling, extending shelf life.
- Optimizes processing space with a compact, versatile footprint.
- Applications
- Seeds and grains,Potatoes,Protein,Pet food,Confectionery,Coffee beans,Vegetables,Nuts and dried fruit,Fruit
- End products
- Blueberries,Chicken breast fillets,Dog kibble,Milk chocolate coated almonds,Broccoli florets,Roasted coffee beans,Potato chips,Dried apricots,Raisins,Sunflower seeds,Almonds
- Steps before
- Harvesting,Sorting,Cleaning
- Steps after
- Grading,Packing,Quality Inspection
- Input ingredients
- blueberries
- Output ingredients
- sorted blueberries,graded blueberries,high-quality blueberries,defective blueberries removed
- 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.
- Speed
- 286 or 572 berries per second
- Number of Outlets
- Five or seven outlets
- Singulation and Rotation
- 100% inspection of the fruit’s surface
- Precision Detection
- Color,softness,bruising,decay,dehydration,stems,peeling,scarring
- Automation
- Optional LUCAi™ artificial intelligence
- Surface Handling
- Anti-bruise surfaces
- Working Mechanism
- Rolling conveyor system
- Integrated Steps
- Sizing,sorting,grading
- Automation Level
- Advanced AI (LUCAi™)
- Speed
- 286 to 572 berries/second
- Footprint
- Compact/sensible
- Batch vs. Continuous Operation
- Continuous (inline)
- Fruit Handling
- Anti-bruise surfaces
- Biological compatibility
- N/A
- Cleanability
- High
- Abrasion resistance
- N/A
- Corrosive resistance (e.g. acids)
- High
- Density/particle size
- N/A
- Sizing Bands
- Five or seven outlets
- Compact footprint
- Sensible footprint
- Discharge method
- Five or seven outlets
- Footprint
- Compact
- Outlet Options
- Five or seven outlets