Food sorting system for nuts and dried fruit
Streamline sorting processes by removing visual irregularities, defects, and contaminants from a variety of food products, ensuring enhanced quality and safety across your production line.
Sorts and Detects Defects in Food Products
The Nimbus BSI+ from TOMRA is a cutting-edge free-fall laser sorting machine renowned for its Biometric Signature Identification (BSI) technology. It excels at sorting a variety of food products, including nuts, grains, dried fruits, and pet food, by detecting and removing defects and foreign materials. With capabilities spanning from fresh-cut vegetables to processed meats and IQF products, the Nimbus BSI+ efficiently handles high-speed and continuous operations. It integrates seamlessly into production lines, utilizing TOMRA Insight for data analytics to optimize efficiency. The machine’s robust construction supports rigorous food processing environments, ensuring consistent product quality and operational safety, and is engineered for easy cleaning and maintenance.
Benefits
- Enhances product quality by effectively removing defects and contaminants.
- Minimizes risk of cross-contamination in diverse food processing applications.
- Boosts operational efficiency with real-time data insights and analytics.
- Supports high-speed, continuous processing, reducing overall production time.
- Streamlines maintenance and cleaning, ensuring minimal downtime.
- Applications
- Grains and seeds,Seafood,Dried fruit,Pet food,Meat,Iqf fruit and vegetables,Nuts,Vegetables,Fruit
- End products
- Iqf carrots,Canned seafood products,Pistachios,Frozen vegetables,Dried mango,Fresh-cut vegetables,Macadamias,Pet kibble,Raisins,Processed meat,Iqf peas,Almonds
- Steps before
- Sorting preparation,Pre-cleaning,Initial inspection
- Steps after
- Quality control,Packing,Distribution
- Input ingredients
- nuts,grains,seeds,dried fruit,pet food,fruit,vegetables,seafood,meat,IQF fruit,IQF vegetables
- Output ingredients
- sorted nuts,sorted grains,sorted seeds,sorted dried fruit,sorted pet food,sorted fruit,sorted vegetables,sorted seafood,sorted meat,sorted IQF fruit,sorted IQF vegetables
- 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.
- Detection type
- BSI (Biometric Signature Identification) / Laser
- Accuracy
- Effective Foreign Material (FM) removal
- Data Connectivity
- TOMRA Insight platform
- Scanning Capabilities
- Aflatoxin detection,nut defect detection
- Automation
- Free-fall laser sorting
- Product Compatibility
- Nuts,grains,seeds,dried fruit,pet food,fruit,vegetables,seafood,meat,IQF products
- Automation level
- Manual / PLC / SCADA
- Batch vs. continuous operation
- Batch / Inline Continuous
- CIP/SIP
- CIP 121°C / SIP 135°C
- Cleaning method
- CIP / Manual
- Energy efficiency
- 0.5–2 kWh/kg moisture
- Choice of scanning capabilities
- BSI+ scanner module
- Defect detection
- Visual irregularities,aflatoxins
- Data connectivity
- Integrated with TOMRA Insight
- Biological compatibility
- Aflatoxin-free
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2 g/cm³
- Discharge method
- Free-fall
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen / HMI