DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes

Dubrulle DOWNS, the French manufacturer of reception and storage solutions for potatoes, launches DOWNS CropVision®: a new generation optical grader for unwashed potatoes.

Fitted with the latest technological innovations, it allows a high-speeded and qualitative grading of the potatoes before the storage at a capacity of up to 100 tons/h.
 

This unique and patented combination makes it possible to observe and analyze the whole surface of the product (360°) in order to classify it according to its quality: clods, stones, other waste, good potatoes, green potatoes, cut potatoes, spoiled potatoes, misshaped potatoes, and cracked potatoes.

Another unique feature: DOWNS CropVision® is fitted with three possible exits for the product. A first exit for the product to keep, a second one for the waste, and the third one for second category potatoes.
  Thanks to the 360° scan of each potato, the DOWNS CropVision’s® user has access to very accurate information about the stored potatoes. Information such as the size of the potatoes for each batch of product or their quality.

This new generation optical grader is the solution to recurrent problems encountered before storage: labour availability, sorting quality, economic profitability, food safety, and environmental impact.
  The DOWNS CropVision® is easy to use thanks to a user-friendly touchscreen and can be integrated into DOWNS receiving hoppers and graders. This way, the user will benefit from all the DOWNS' know-how and experience in custom-made integration projects but also in customer follow-up.