News on Optical Sorters from Europe

Herbert Engineering has added significant new features to their Oculus optical sorter, which will enable growers and packers to achieve superior quality product with increased accuracy in the detection of defects tubers.

TOMRA Sorting Food’s continuing worldwide growth has resulted in the opening of two brand new facilities and major investments being made at sites in three other countries.

TOMRA Sorting Food has launched its Blizzard free-fall sorter for the individually quick frozen vegetable and fruit processing market, and will be demonstrating it for the first time at Interpack.

Tong Peal has announced its appointment as the UK distributor for Swedish firm AGEC's innovative AGRISEP clod separator.

Key Technology will exhibit its Python laser sorter and Impulse® electromagnetic conveyor at Interpack Hall 02 / Stand C11.

Lamb Weston / Meijer, manufacturer of deep-frozen potato products and dried potato flakes, is investing 20 million euros in its biggest plant in Kruiningen, Zeeland (NL). A fully-automated potato sorting process is being implemented in a new, state-of-the-art potato grading area.

TOMRA Sorting Solutions will demonstrate its Field Potato Sorter (FPS) and Genius optical belt sorter at this year’s Fruit Logistica

Sensor-based sorting systems pioneer TOMRA Sorting Solutions will showcase its whole potato capabilities at a forthcoming major UK industry event.

Sensor-based food sorting solutions pioneer TOMRA Sorting has appointed Ashley Hunter as senior vice-president and head of its food business.

Sensor-based sorting systems pioneer TOMRA Sorting Solutions will showcase its whole fruit and vegetable capabilities at the world’s leading international exhibition for agricultural machinery and equipment, Agritechnica.

Sensor-based sorting system designer and manufacturer TOMRA Sorting Solutions has announced the appointment of Volker Rehrmann as its new head.

Sensor-based sorting systems pioneer TOMRA Sorting Solutions will showcase its whole potato capabilities at potato industry event Potato Europe.

Insort and EVK have signed a worldwide license agreement with Key Technology for use of Chemical Imaging Technology in proven Key solutions provided to the potato industry.

Herbert’s new Oculus optical sorter is the next generation in optical sorting for potatoes and, since it first saw the light of day at last year’s Interpom, it has been generating considerable interest amongst growers, packers and processors alike.

Because labourers are becoming an ever-scarcer commodity, today’s farmer requires customised machines that perfectly match the way he works. In order to meet this need, Miedema has formed a new department: Miedema Smart Solutions.

Herbert Engineering has launched Oculus, the next generation in optical sorting for washed and peeled potatoes. See for yourself this new vision in optical sorting on the Herbert stand, no 1100 at this year’s Interpom.

ODENBERG and BEST, part of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, will showcase different systems from their market-leading Halo and Genius range of sensor-based optical sorters at Interpom | Primeurs

Visys NV, the advanced sorting technology provider, today announced it expands its successful vegetables sorting applications towards dedicated potato processing applications.