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TOMRA and Compac present new opportunities for packhouses with advanced sorting, inspecting and grading technologies at Fruit Logistica 2018
New opportunities for packhouses of fruits and vegetables are open now with advanced sorting, inspecting and grading technologies commonly presented by TOMRA and Compac at Fruit Logistica 2018.
Within trade show TOMRA and Compac kindly presented updated state-of-the-art post-harvest machinery, mainly:
- Inspectra 2 – officially launched at Fruit Logistica 2018 machine uses a spectrometer to measure the internal properties of fresh produce, ensuring a quality eating experience for consumers.
- Spectrim – The award winning platform is the most powerful inspection system to be offered to the fresh produce industry.
- TOMRA 5A - the potato sorting machine which brings more than 98% removal rate of foreign objects, quality inspection and peel quality control to customers and as a result significantly increases the level of food safety and yield.
- TOMRA 5B - the highly efficient, intuitive sorting machine thanks to three integral features, namely the delivery of optimum performance, improved ease of use and enhanced hygienic, improves yields and product quality, with minimal product waste and maximum uptime.
- Cherry Total View – the latest upgrade to Compac’s cherry grading solution, which is a combination of learnings from Compac’s Spectrim platform and newly developed End View camera, allowing cherry packers to see the whole cherry at production speeds.
TOMRA and Compac were especially proud to officially launch next generation platform Inspectra2..
Mike Riley, CEO of TOMRA Food exclusively shared with us key significant advantages of Inspectra2. He explains: “We do understand that consumers’ first purchases are based on the external appearance of the fruit, but repeat purchases are based on great eating experiences. Therefore Inspectra is our NIR solution for grading based on use of spectrometer allows to measure light absorption as an indicator of internal properties and defects without touching the produce. On practice Inspectra could be already applied to determine brix on citrus, defects on apples, and as dry matter on kiwifruit and avocados.”
Andrew McQueen, Senior Product Manager at Compac continues: “The focus for Inspectra2 has been improving the consistency and usability of our NIR technology. By replacing almost 80% of the hardware, we are opening a number of new doors for what is possible in software. We plan for operators to be able to regularly train their systems to match the changing fruit conditions, resulting in improved performance with significantly less effort. Like Spectrim, this generational step will allow us to continue adding incremental value over the coming years.”
The ability to detect brix and defects on each individual fruit allows packers to protect and enhance brand value by creating premium products. Inspectra2™ also helps to optimize the supply chain by improving orchard yield and reducing food waste during storage and transport. Inspectra2 has already been launched and first orders from New Zealand, Australia, Europe and Americas have been confirmed.
For contact:
Mike Riley, CEO of TOMRA Food
