Sorting and grading system for elongated pears
Maximize your pear processing efficiency with precise sorting and defect detection, ensuring each fruit meets market quality standards while minimizing handling damage and packaging costs.

Grades and Sorts Elongated Pears
The UNICAL 200 Pear Grader, offered by Unitec, is designed to optimize the grading and sorting of elongated pear varieties such as Abate Fetel and Conference pears. This equipment is equipped with advanced optical sorting systems that enable precise grading based on size, color, shape, and length, ensuring a consistent and appealing product presentation. Integrated into fruit processing plants, it automates key processes from feeding and washing to sorting and packing, significantly reducing labor costs and improving throughput for fruit processing and agricultural producers. The UNICAL 200 can handle both semi-automatic and fully automated operations, providing flexibility for different production scales. Constructed with durable materials, it ensures long-term reliability and easy maintenance, accommodating the rigorous demands of continuous processing operations. With its ability to improve the uniformity and quality of packaged pears, this grader is essential for any operation focused on producing high-quality fresh pear packs for supermarkets and premium markets.
Benefits
- Ensures consistent product quality with precise grading based on size, shape, and color.
- Increases efficiency and reduces labor costs through automated feeding and sorting processes.
- Enhances product appeal for premium markets with uniform and attractive packaging.
- Offers flexible integration with existing lines, suitable for both small-scale and large-scale operations.
- Minimizes processing costs through optimized resource utilization and automation.
- Applications
- Pears,Fruits,Abate fetel pears,Conference pears,Vegetables
- End products
- Fresh pear packs for supermarkets,Pre-sorted fruit baskets,Packaged conference pears,Gourmet pear presentations,Pear-based fruit salads,Packaged abate fetel pears
- Steps before
- Harvesting,Bin Dumping in Water
- Steps after
- Packing,Optical Sorting,Electronic Sorting,Weight-Based Sorting,Precision Grading
- Input ingredients
- Abate Fetel pears,Conference pears,elongated pears
- Output ingredients
- processed Abate Fetel pears,optically sorted pears,graded pears based on size,length,shape,and color,uniformly packaged pears
- Market info
- Automation
- PLC-controlled,Semi-automatic,Fully automatic
- Sorting Accuracy
- High precision optical sorting
- Capacity
- Variable,depending on size of operation
- Weight-Based Sorting
- Available
- Optical Sorting
- Available
- Gentle Handling
- Guaranteed at every stage
- Defect Sorting
- PEAR VISION technology-enabled
- Versatility
- Applicable to different pear varieties
- Cycle Time
- From dumping to final packing
- Feed Rate
- Automated feeding stage
- Cost Efficiency
- Great cost savings through automation
- Automation level
- Manual / Semi-automatic / Fully automated
- 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
- Integrated steps
- Feeding,washing,singulating,sorting,selection
- Working mechanism
- Optical sorting,precision grading
- Versatility
- Can process multiple pear varieties
- Density/particle size
- 0.5–2.5 g/cm³ / 50–1000 µm
- Optical sorting capability
- Electronic optical
- Color differentiation
- Color sorting
- Shape grading
- Yes
- Machine footprint
- Compact design
- Feed method
- Bin dumping in water
- Discharge method
- Automated ejection
- Handling method
- Gentle handling via water transport
- Control panel type
- Touchscreen interface
- Control panel type
- PLC/HMI interface
- Integration possibilities
- Optical sorting integration
- Automation level
- Semi-automatic to fully automated solutions
- Line scalability
- Small to large scale production
- Sorting technology
- Weight-based and optical sorting
- Versatility
- Applicable to various pear varieties