News on Optical Sorters from Europe

November 11, 2021

TOMRA Food to demonstrate standard-setting potato sorting machine at BP2021

TOMRA Food, the leading manufacturer of sensor-based sorting machines for the food industry, has announced that it will run machine demonstrations at BP2021, the UK-based potato industry event, later this month.

Ton Hendrickx of Kiremko and Matthias Jeindl of Insort announce a long-term global strategic partnership between their companies

November 10, 2021

Kiremko and Insort announce long-term global strategic partnership

Kiremko, a leading manufacturer of turn-key potato processing lines, and Insort GmbH, worldwide known for highly innovative solutions for sorting, quality monitoring, and process control, have entered a long-term global strategic partnership.

November 04, 2021

Spain’s Patatas Melendez selected Wyma to deliver new potato packaging facility

Spain’s leading potato company Patatas Melendez has selected Wyma Europe as its primary partner to design and manufacture what will be one of the most innovative, quality-focused, and efficient potato packaging facilities.

Potato handling equipment manufacturerTong keeps an eye on automation at BP2021

October 12, 2021

Potato handling equipment manufacturer Tong focuses on automation at BP2021

Leading potato and vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, and sponsor of the BP2021 British Potato exhibition, Tong Engineering, will be showcasing equipment advances from field to pack, as well as the latest technologies in automation and optical sorting, at the UK’s largest biannual potato event in November.

August 17, 2021

Haith installs four potato sorting lines at R S Cockerill’s

Haith has this month marked 21 years of working with R S Cockerill. The anniversary coincides with the completion of £3m investment into R S Cockerill’s site in Dunnington, near York.

Tomra 5C Delivers On Promise of Added Value and Efficiency For The Almond Company

July 03, 2021

Tomra 5C Sorter adds value for The Almond Company

The Almond Company purchased a TOMRA 5C premium optical sorter which has been operating at its Madera, California facility for the past six months with excellent results.

May 06, 2021

Leading French Potato Producer PARMENTINE equips its New Line with two Optical Sorting Machines from TOMRA Food

Leading French potato producer PARMENTINE has equipped its new line in Samazan with two optical sorters from TOMRA Food - one the TOMRA 5A, the other the Sentinel-II.

April 30, 2021

HORTÍCOLA ESMA, empresa familiar española líder en el sector de zanahorias, confía en TOMRA

De carácter familiar, y con tres generaciones a sus espaldas, HORTÍCOLA ESMA es una de las empresas que generan mayor volumen de zanahorias en España.

SCEA HERMANT has invested in a TOMRA 3A Sorting Machine

March 25, 2021

French potato farmer SCEA HERMANT invests in a TOMRA 3A Sorting Machine

For two years, SCEA HERMANT carefully considered acquiring a new optical sorter to sort and grade potato and onion crops prior to storage. The launch of the new TOMRA 3A convinced Loïc and Alain Hermant to make the investment.

February 16, 2021

Bühler has proved reliability and robustness in 2020

In 2020, Bühler proved to be a reliable partner to all its stakeholders and showed robust business performance in 2020. Despite adverse conditions, Bühler fulfilled all customer contracts and delivery agreements without interruptions.

TOMRA Food focuses on growth by forming two new business units: TOMRA Fresh Food And TOMRA Processed Food

January 28, 2021

TOMRA Food forms two new business units: TOMRA Fresh Food And TOMRA Processed Food

TOMRA Food announced today its new organization focused on two business areas, Fresh Food and Processed Food.

January 19, 2021

Frozen Vegetable processor VIRTO GROUP once again partners with TOMRA Food

VIRTO GROUP, the largest frozen vegetable company in Spain and one of the most important in Europe, has again selected TOMRA for its sorters. The company has updated its main plant in Azagra (Navarra) with eleven Nimbus BSI+ sorters.

DOWNS CropVision®: The new generation of Potato Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes

January 12, 2021

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes

DOWNS introduces CropVision®: an Optical Sorter for Unwashed Potatoes, evaluates and categorizes potatoes using HD cameras combined with AI and splits them into three streams, at a capacity of up to 100 tons per hour.

December 17, 2020

TOMRA Food Launches Arabic Website

TOMRA Food has launched its Arabic language website, providing a dynamic online platform for its Arabic-speaking customers.

December 14, 2020

Tomra Food merges best-in-class engineering and intelligence with launch of the Tomra 5C

Revolutionary Upgrades to Sensors and Insight Tools of the Sorter Lead to Better Bottom Lines for Processors.

November 19, 2020

TOMRA Food and Ortofrutticola Parma: Selected quality, from the earth to the table

Installing TOMRA's Sentinel II sorting machine has enabled the Italian company to select large quantities of potatoes – its flagship products – with great precision and minimal waste.

November 10, 2020

TOMRA Food joins World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD)

TOMRA Food, a global provider of sensors, equipment, and digital solutions for the food supply chain, joined over 200 forward-thinking companies as the newest project member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). 

November 09, 2020

Legumbres Selectas Sierra Nevada, Calidad y Seguridad Alimentaria Gracias a la Nimbus BSI+ de Tomra Food

Legumbres Selectas Sierra Nevada, empresa española ubicada en Granada, está especializada en la producción, selección y comercialización de legumbres de altísima calidad.