Aweta Kiwi Sorting and Packing Line

In house hi tech kiwi sorting and packing robotization translated from your requirements into an innovative, tailor made turnkey solution.

Specific use case automation machinery to enhance your operation, increase your production and decrease your maintenance costs for post harvest, getting ready for logistics and the market processes.

INFEED
Gentle transition from bin or field box into the sorting machine.

Bin or Box Handling Infeed.

State of the art technology to help you achieve your goals whether your operation calls for an automatic box or bin dumper, or you prefer to feed your kiwis manually into your grading system. Our in feed systems guarantee a very gentle fruit handling and ensure a homogenous flow of kiwis towards your grader system.

Washing and Drying.

Fully automated washing and drying tunnels, lowering manual labour and increasing productivity.

GRADING AND SENSORS
Meet the growing demand for higher external and internal quality. External aspects are the main components in the decision to purchase. Internal quality (texture, taste and absence of internal defects) is linked to aspects that are not generally perceived externally but are equally important to returning consumers.

Rollerstar Sorting Machine.

The Rollerstar grading machine is specifically designed for a wide range of product sizes. The spreading V belts guarantee a smooth transfer onto the carrier and from there the mid positioned rotating axis of the carrier ensures an even transfer to the brushes.

• Robust patent design.
• Spreading V belts.
• Perfect singulation.
• Optimal camera presentation.
• Accurate weight measurement.
• Flexible design lay out for your spacing requirements.
• Automatic chain lubrication.
• Automatic chain tensioning.

Pentacup R Machine.

Pentacup R is specifically designed to handle kiwis. Thanks to the carefully designed V belts and cups our automated singulator can align your kiwis without manual operators. Ensuring perfect singulation and grading at high speed.

• Robust design.
• Ensures perfect singulation.
• Optimal camera presentation.
• Fruit friendly.
• Quiet and accurate.
• Low cost of ownership.
• Maintenance friendly.
  

Ultravision AI External Quality Sensor.

The kiwi Ultravision creates a full 3D representation of your kiwis. It works with a variety of user defined quality sorting parameters, allowing each and every product passing the cameras to fit into a category. Ultravision allows you to optimize batch quality and to add value by satisfying the needs of different markets.

• On skin defects: mechanical damage.
• Through skin defects: rot.
• Width, length, volume and density measurements.
  

Inscan Internal Quality Sensor.

Inscan non destructively measures the internal quality of your kiwis, providing a perfect product to your customers. 

• Remove the internal browning, or any internal decay from your batch.
• Determine the sugar content for optimum sweetness.
• Evaluate the maturity and firmness of the kiwi.

PACKING
Tailor made lines of unique and versatile packaging systems. Produce is packaged in accordance to the individual requirements of the customer (e.g. for supermarkets and retailers, wholesalers and distributors, local transport and exports). Options include crates, boxes, bags or punnets. All packaging can be labelled with the date of production and all other desired information, enabling accurate tracking and tracing on an international level.

Packing Tables and Stations.

Automatic packing tables and stations to help you achieve maximum productivity while packing your kiwis in boxes, trays or any other packaging material.

Box Fillers.

Semi or full automatic box fillers to take your production to the next level.

Accuveyor + Palletizing.

All of our palletization processes operate using a unique management and supervision system, which includes equipment such as buffering and strapping means that ensure perfect control of the packing lines, as well as efficient continuity and flow in production.

SOFTWARE

Our high end software systems collect an enormous amount of data concerning your kiwis. This means you have a total overview and control of your sorting and packing process. We lead in the field of tracking and tracing and plant control so that you reach the highest level of flexibility while maintaining a very high level of control of information.

Flow Master User Interface.

Flow Master is a user friendly interface that allows you to control your sorting and packing needs in a very simple and efficient way. It is a full operating system and can be used for all involved parties, from sorting to packing and palletizing your kiwis.

Plant Control Software Technology.

The Flow Master system is controlled from a central control panel assuring rapid and accurate processing with optimum reliability year in year out.

• Complete integrated plant solution.
• One screen with a clear structure.
• Easy to integrate in ERP systems.
• Article based.
• Tablet and phone compatibility.

Track and Trace Software Technology.

Track and Trace systems provide extensive feedback to 3rd party tools. The system records the entire route of your product data during the sorting and packing process. Information is collected and can be exported to 3rd party databases for further analysis.

Contact us today for your personalized build and installation.