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Special Fruit Logistica 2015
Fruit&Veg
Technology
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n°2 - January 2015
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Innovation 10th Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards
Interview « Tech Stage is a forum dedicated to equipment
and technology»
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Already commonplace in greenhouses, new technologies
are being gradually introduced in fields and orchards.
Drones, better suited to the size of fruit and vegetable
plots than satellites, and increasingly sophisticated
sensors are opening up new possibilities in terms of
decision-making aid, while robots and operator support
systems will help address arduous working conditions
and the issue of labour availability and cost.
New technologies New technologies step by step
Drones Drones are opening up new possibilities
Sensors Next-generation sensors embedded in robots
Glasses Smart glasses soon to hit the farms
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The place to be
Fruit Logistica open a new forum, Techstage,
for technology and equipment sector companies.
Fruit Logistica From 4 to 6 February, Berlin will be the place to be for all players
in the fruit and vegetable sector as this is where the unmissable Fruit Logistica trade
show will be held.
T
he reputation of Berlin's Fruit Logistica
show is unblemished.
This unmissable event
for the professionals
in the fruit and vegetable sector
plays host to an ever increasing
number of visitors and exhibitors. The 22nd trade show will
open its doors on 4 February for
three days of exchanges, conferences and round tables to discuss the production, packaging,
marketing and, more importantly, consumption of fruit and
vegetables. This international
event was attended by 62,000
visitors in 2014, including 83%
foreign nationals from 140 different countries, essentially
from the European Union but
also Latin America and Africa.
More than three quarters of the
visitors were decision-makers
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within their production (30%)
or import-export company
(25%) for the purchase of fresh
fruit and vegetables. Meetings
with the 2,630 exhibitors from
84 countries therefore yielded
very positive results for both
parties.
This year, Fruit Logistica is
launching a new discussion
forum for the machinery and
technology sector: Tech Stage,
inviting companies to present
their new developments to the
professional public as part of
one-hour showcases. Technical systems, alongside the
origin and logistics, play a key
role in the quality of the supply
in supermarkets. Particularly
focused on the storage, sorting, packaging and processing
technology, this forum provides an additional presenta-
tion platform while promoting
exchanges within the industry.
The conferences will be simultaneously translated into German, English, French, Italian
and Spanish so that they are
accessible to everybody.
Consumption,
a topical issue
This event will start on the eve of
the opening of the trade show,
i.e. on Tuesday 3 February, with
a round table on the question
"what do consumers want?". As
the European consumption of
fruit and vegetables has been
declining for years, the industry
is looking into changes in dietary habits, from organic to
conventional and including vegetarianism, fast food and food
on the go. Four experts (resear-
cher, seed manufacturer, surveyor, organic agent producer)
will exchange their viewpoints
during this round table in an attempt to answer this question.
Two other conference areas
will host the visitors interested
in these topics. The Future Lab
will continue to explore technical and marketing matters. The
event entitled "LED-essential
for product design" will focus
on the development potential
of LED lighting with a view to
influencing the nutritional characteristics and appearance of
plants. The opportunities provided by the automation of production tasks will be presented,
using the tomato industry as an
example. The changes brought
about by the use of mathematical models for production
scheduling purposes will be
62.000 visitors were at Fruit Logistica
trade show in 2014.
illustrated by the case study of
broccoli. Future solutions for
avoiding certain phytosanitary
issues will be addressed, with
two conferences on Drosophila
suzukii and the citrus black
spot disease. The conferences of
the Forum du Hall will be more
specifically oriented towards
marketing and consumption,
for example by examining
how to communicate with the
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younger generations on the
consumption of fruit and vegetables, via a conference entitled "Inheriting the future-stimulating consumers; the new
media in the sales outlet". The
consequences of the revision
of the European marketing
standards for organic farming
products will also be addressed
by Freshfel, the European fresh
produce association. ■ MLC
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10th Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards
Innovation The Fruit Logistica Innovation Awards have become the most important awards of the sector,
generating enormous media interest worldwide.
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Nominees
L
ike every year for the past
ten years, the Fruit Logistica
Innovation Awards will be presented in recognition of the ten
product and service innovations
which mark a genuine revolution in the international fruit
and vegetable sector. The jury,
composed of experts in quality
management and production,
wholesale and retail trade as well
In 2014 the winner
of the Fruit Logistica
Innovation Awards was
the BBQ vegetable grill
mix of Eisberg group
from Switzerland.
as services and the packaging
industry, has selected ten candidates from around sixty applications: For the first two days of the
trade show, all visitors can vote
for the innovation of the year in
the area where these innovations
are exhibited, located between
halls 20 and 21. The award ceremony will be held on 6 February
2015 at 2.30pm. ■ MLC
1. Aviv Flowers Packing House Ltd, Israel : "Aurora
Seedless Papaya" – small seedless papaya variety
2. Bakker Barendrecht B.V., Netherlands : "DIY fresh
packs" – packaging containing different fruit/vegetables and
recipes
3. Cabka Group GmbH, Germany : "Eye-Catcher" – a system
for the presentation of crates of goods in sales outlets
4. Atlas Pacific Engineering, Inc., USA : "FC 15 Fruit Chunker" – a cutting machine for pineapple and melon
5. Polymer Logistics, Germany : "Décor bois - RPC" – reusable crates with a natural wood look
6. BelOrta, Belgium : "Lemoncherry" – a variety of yellow
cherry tomatoes
7. Holfeld Plastics Ltd, Ireland : „Low Carbon rPETeCo“ –
packaging material made from 90% recycled plastic bottles
8. Sunforest Co. Ltd., South Korea : "Portable Nondestructive Fruit Quality Meter" – mobile measuring device to guarantee quality
9. Regal'in Europe, France : "Regal'in™ Apple" – a new apple
variety
10. Hepro GmbH, Germany : "UP-8000" – a machine for peeling long vegetable varieties such as carrots, cucumbers and
radishes.
" Tech Stage is a forum dedicated
to equipment and technology "
Interview with Gérald Lamusse, Fruit Logistica's general commissioner.
What are the reasons behind
the creation of the Tech Stage
area ?
Technology, machines and
equipment play a key role in
the fresh produce supply chain.
The companies in this industry
are constantly developing products and systems which provide increasingly innovative
solutions. We have designed
Tech Stage to provide exhibitors with a dedicated forum
and another opportunity to
present specific products and
technologies to Fruit Logistica
trade visitors. Tech Stage also
helps raise the profile of this
major fresh produce segment.
What is the level of business
participation ?
It is excellent. Companies from
Austria, France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the USA have already
confirmed their participation.
The products and systems
which will be presented cover
the domains of greenhouse
growing, sorting, packaging
materials and equipment as
well as traceability
solutions.
What is being done
to promote this
area ?
Tech Stage will be promoted in our communication to the media,
on our website, on
social networks, in
our direct communications with trade visitors registered to attend the show and of
course on site. ■ MLC
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A
lready commonplace
in greenhouses, new
technologies are being
gradually introduced in fields
and orchards. Drones, better suited to
the size of fruit and vegetable plots than
satellites, and increasingly sophisticated
sensors are opening up new possibilities in
terms of decision-making aid, while robots
and operator support systems will help address arduous working conditions and the
issue of labour availability and cost.
Feature compiled by Véronique Bargain
summary
New technologies step by step
Drones are opening up new possibilities
Next-generation sensors embedded in robots
Smart glasses soon to hit the farms
A 3D printer to manufacture your own spare parts
Robots are descending upon fields and orchards
Asparagus harvesting robots
A harvest without fruit pickers ?
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New technologies
step by step...
New technologies They will gradually flood fields and orchards, providing performance gains.
crops and using this information via decision-making aid
tools or directly via machine
automation is an avenue for
development.
Robotics is also an emerging
domain, with the development
of relatively autonomous mobile platforms and applications
for weeding and harvesting
operations.
Man-machine
combination
Most farmers regularly use the
Internet, smart phones and social networks to get rapid access
to information and to communicate. While their evolution
towards «measured farming»
should therefore be relatively
seamless, it is another thing altogether to leave a robot unattended on their vegetable plot.
«Farmers shouldn’t be worried», states Gilbert Grenier.
«There will always be a need
for expertise and field work.
Data acquisition will only be
an additional tool to enhance
responsiveness and precision».
With robotics, the future can
also lean towards a man-ma-
chine combination. «The robot
doing most of the work, with
man performing the more delicate tasks», cites the expert.
The main obstacle to the development of new technologies in
the fruit and vegetable sector is
the small size of plots, making
it difficult to use satellite data
“
and, more importantly, the
diversity of crops and their
limited economic importance,
which means that industrial
companies have a poor understanding of producers’ needs
and little incentive to invest in
research & development in this
domain. ■
Expert
Gilbert Grenier, professor of Automation and Equipment engineering, Bordeaux
National School of Agricultural Sciences.
«From sustainable farming
to measured farming»
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N
ew technologies will gradually establish themselves in the fruit and
vegetable sector. «Glasshouse
growers have long been using
sensors to measure different
environmental criteria relating
to plant behaviour, transmitting
them to computers which then
automatically manage climate
and fertigation», points out Gilbert Grenier, from the Bordeaux
National School of Agricultural
Sciences. «The current trend is
to start doing to outdoor crops
what has already been done in
the glasshouse». The primary
objective is to improve working
precision (treatments, fertilisation, irrigation, harvest, etc.)
as well as the quality and uniformity of the products, with
a dual economic and environmental perspective, consistent
with agroecology. This also
involves a social dimension, the
objective being to reduce work
difficulty and find a partial
solution to the lack of qualified
personnel interested in seasonal work in market gardening
or fruit growing. Measuring a
substantial amount of data on
«The development of information and communication technologies opens the door to measured farming. We are moving
from an approach based on reasoning, involving a small number of measurements or samples (Sustainable Farming), to an
approach based on the measurement of a large number of values. These values are acquired via increasingly numerous and
sophisticated sensors, placed on the ground or on board the
machines, or via the images provided by satellites and drones.
All these measurements are used to fuel decision-making aid
tools. Finally, the third phase is the automation of machines and
equipment to ensure maximum precision of their actions. Precision Farming is a very advanced form of Measured Farming, as
the actions are adjusted on a very fine scale, from the intra-plot
area to - why not - the scale of the plant».
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Drones are opening up
new possibilities
Drones More adapted to small plots than satellites, drones are opening
up new usage possibilities for the production of fruit and vegetables.
For the past fifteen years, the
use of satellite data has become
increasingly common in agriculture. The most frequent
application is GPS-aided guidance or auto-guidance, the
objective being to optimise
tractor passes in the plot to minimise gaps and overlaps and
improve working precision.
Another possible use is the interpretation of the images sent
by satellites. For more than
ten years, satellite images have
been used in wheat, barley and
rape production to assess the
crop development situation,
notably their nitrogen nutritional status, thereby determining recommendation charts.
«However, in the vegetable
sector, the lack of precision of
these images, the small size of
plots and the limited economic
importance of each vegetable
means that no algorithm has
been developed to interpret
satellite images», observes
Images taken by drones help
estimate the rate of emergence of
a vegetable crop.
Pierre Havard, the head of the
Cormiers experimental station, the Brittany Chamber of
Agriculture’s specialised agricultural machinery tool. The
real revolution for vegetables
could therefore involve drones.
These GPS-guided robotic
flying devices, which appeared
in agriculture two years ago,
take photographs which are
subsequently analysed and utilised. Fixed-wing drones can
fly at an altitude of 50 to 150m
while multi-rotor drones can
fly just 5m above ground level.
The use of drones for arable
crops is expanding rapidly to
assess the nitrogen nutritional
status of wheat and rape crops.
An on-board sensor measures
canopy reflectance and, using
an algorithm, deduces the
chlorophyll level, foliage density and biomass. Based on this
data, a nitrogen input recommendation chart is produced
for each area, which is then
More than 900
operators in France
are currently providing
drone-based services
(in all fields).
professionals are beginning to
take an interest in the matter.
implemented manually by the
farmer or directly by linking it
to agricultural machinery. The
use of drones does not seem
well-suited to orchards as the
image only focuses on the surface of the crop and is therefore of limited interest to tall
crops. The outlook is however
promising for vegetable crops.
While their use is currently
limited due to the lack of an
algorithm (detection of underground power lines, assessment of damage caused by
game, storm, etc.), in the field
Yield assessment
The Chamber of Agriculture of
the Somme department acquired a fixed-wing drone in January 2014 with a view to working notably on vegetables and
potatoes. «Drones take photographs from at a much lower
altitude than a satellite, thereby
providing much more detailed
images», points out Aurélien
Deceuninck, head of the Vegetable Crops department at the
Somme Chamber of Agriculture. While a pixel on a satellite image corresponds with a
10-15m x 10-15m square, it is
equivalent to a 10-30cm x 1030cm square on an image taken
with a drone. Furthermore,
drones are not dependent on
cloud cover and are far more
flexible to use». In 2014, in
partnership with Bonduelle
and the Airinov Company, the
Chamber of Agriculture initiated trials on peas and beans.
The most successful protocol
relates to the calculation of the
rate of emergence. Tests were
also carried out on peas looking at crop uniformity at key
stages, the detection of nitrogen
deficiencies and datura, which
is creating a growing number of problems for vegetable
crops. «All these protocols
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2cm accuracy with RTK
auto-guidance
are only in the early stages of
development», states Aurélien
Deceuninck. «The difficulty
lies in interpreting the images
but numerous applications
can be envisaged for weeding,
nitrogen inputs, water stress
measurement for potato crops,
etc.» In Brittany, the Cormiers
experimental station worked
on a pre-estimate of broccoli
crops based on drone images.
Its partner specialising in image
analysis defined a digital processing software configuration
capable of detecting shapes,
enumerating and locating broccoli heads and ranking them in
order of size. «This provides a
yield estimate and helps adjust
sampling in the different areas
of the plot», states Pierre Havard. More work needs to be
done however before the process can be industrialised”.
While the potential seems infinite for estimating yields, fertilisation and irrigation needs,
contamination by weeds and
pests, much remains to be done
to develop image interpretation models and then integrate
The GPS guidance system provides visual tractor driving assistance, indicating the driver’s position in relation to a reference
line and allowing them to correct their path manually. Due to
its 5 to 30cm accuracy, it is essentially used for spreading fertiliser and spraying. Auto-guidance with a correction system,
which is far more accurate, uses a signal which corrects the
tractor’s actual position by determining its location in relation
to reference ground bases. The correction signal can come
from bases hundreds of kilometres apart, transiting through a
geostationary satellite (dGPS system), in which case accuracy
ranges from 5 to 50cm. It can also come from bases located
near the farm (RTK signal), transiting through radio link, with
an accuracy of 2cm. The driver, after adjusting the tractor’s
ground speed, is no longer required in the cab, except for
manoeuvres, so they can focus on operating the tool. As the
accuracy of the RTK signal is constant over time, it is possible
to return to exactly the same spot for future work. An increasing number of producers are using the RTK system for planting
artichokes, cauliflowers, leeks, hoeing and thermal weeding.
Working accuracy helps gain surface area, save on fertiliser
and plant protection products and avoid damaging crops. In addition, GPS aided section shut-off (automatic shut-off of sprayer
sections when the tractor enters an area which has already
been treated), essentially used in arable crops for the moment,
helps increase savings on treatment products.
the recommendations resulting from these images into
the agricultural equipment. All
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of trichogramma, a corn borer
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Next-generation sensors
embedded in robots
Sensors The past few years have seen an increasing number of sensors collecting crop-related data.
Next-generation sensors have recently been installed onto autonomous robots to monitor the crop condition.
M
onitoring crop development via sensors is a
growing trend. For some time,
capacitance probes have measured soil moisture at different
levels, making it easier to manage irrigation. Growers are
also increasingly using microweather stations throughout
the plot, taking on-site temperature, relative humidity and
wind speed measurements. In
the Landes department, carrot
growers have installed these
micro-stations in their plots.
The data collected, combined
with weather forecasts, helps
target the treatments and, using
models, assess the risk of disease such as sclerotionia. In the
Netherlands, potato growers
are also using these sensors to
locally monitor the temperature and relative humidity of
the air. When the microclimate
is conducive to phytophthora,
an alert is sent to the grower
who can intervene locally.
And tomorrow’s outlook is
much brighter, as new sensors
based on imaging have recently
been developed. These sen-
Anatis is scheduled
to be launched in
November 2015.
sors, which use different vision
systems, help recreate highly
detailed 3D images and map
the fields on a plant scale. They
help identify weeds and pests,
assess the density and stage of
the crop, monitor the nutritional state of the plants. The latest
feature is that they can be installed onto autonomous robots
which circulate throughout the
plot. The crop can therefore be
continuously monitored, making it possible to intervene at
night and detect parasites such
as cutworms or slugs. Finally,
these robots can also perform
other tasks with complete autonomy.
Embedded vision and
image analysis
Having gained recognition at
Sima 2015 (Paris Agri Business Show), the Carré Company, in partnership with Naïo
Technologies, has developed
Anatis, a hoeing and decisionmaking aid robot primarily
dedicated to market gardening,
notably for seedbeds. This
robot, whose track can vary
from 1.45m to 2.05m, travels
autonomously via GPS camera
and laser guidance, by straddling the seedbed. It can hoe
between rows and in the row.
Using GPS, laser (Lidar) technologies and two stereo cameras, it collects a range of data
(air and ground temperature,
hygrometry, luminosity, presence of weeds, plant density
and development stage). It also
produces a plot report which
enables the farmer to monitor
how the plot is developing and
therefore anticipate the treatments or tasks to be performed. It can be connected to a
smart phone or tablet, which
helps monitor its progress, and
can send SMS messages. It is
available in an all-electric or
hybrid version (complemented
by a generator). It can run for 4
consecutive hours, with a charging time of 4 hours. In Australia, the University of Sydney
has developed a robot called
LadyBird, designed for industrial crops (onion, beetroot,
spinach, etc.), which collects
data via stereo cameras and hyperspectral and laser sensors.
It helps assess the nutritional
state of the plants while identifying weeds and pests. In the
future, it may be equipped with
weeding or harvesting tools.
Other applications based on
sensors can also be envisaged.
Research is underway in the
fruit growing sector to mechanise crop thinning operations.
Embedded vision and image
analysis will also be key, and
practices will certainly need to
be adapted (adaptation of the
orchard architecture, etc.) to
facilitate access to plants and
data collection. ■
Ladybird collect data
thanks to stereo camera,
and hyperspectral and
laser sensors.
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Smart
glasses
soon to hit
the farms
A 3D prin
your own Print 3D printing will
soon allow farmers to
manufacture their own
spare parts in a matter
of hours.
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Glasses Having achieved popularity in April with the launch of Google
Glass, smart glasses could have
multiple applications in agriculture.
I
magine an enhanced, handsfree smart phone. «Smart
glasses are enhanced smart
phones» explains Michel Buchet, MD of Senoë, a company
specialising in the creation of
custom-made software for agriculture and computer data hosting. This tool takes the form of
a mini-screen which fits behind
the ear, like glasses, and where
images overlay the reality. It
possesses all the functionalities of a smart phone: voice
command, operating system,
GPS, wifi and bluetooth access,
photo and video. «But the major advantage is that it can be
used with dirty, wet or otherwise busy hands as everything
is voice operated», stresses
Michel Buchet. The first prototype application developed by
Senoë on VuzixM100 glasses,
imported from the USA before
the arrival of Google Glass in
France, relates to the detection of artichoke pests. «The
grower enters the plot which
is GPS-located by the glasses»,
explains Michel Buchet. «They
confirm the name of the plot
and say «artichoke». The list
of parasites is displayed. They
look for parasites on a determined number of artichoke heads.
Then they state the number of
parasites they can see out loud,
e.g. «3 cutworms», after which
the application calculates the
The first example of how
the smart glasses developed
by Senoë can be used relates
to the detection of artichoke
pests.
plot’s level of contamination.
If they do not recognise the
pest, they can consult a database or take a photo and send
it to an advisor». This application is only the first one created
by Senoë, who are envisaging
multiple uses for this tool. After Vuzix and Google Glass, a
dozen brands of smart glasses
are currently available for sale
at less than €1,000. ■
ven though the cost of a
3D printer remains elevated, 3D printing could soon be
used in agriculture. The technique which consists of manufacturing an object through the
deposition of successive layers
of raw material from a digital blueprint is now well established. While the main applications relate to the printing
of ABS or PLA plastic objects
using cornstarch, it is also possible to print metal, ceramics,
chocolate, sugar, etc. Companies are even working on 3D
printers for concrete, pasta and
even meat. For now, one of the
first applications in agriculture
could be to manufacture spare
parts for old equipment whose
spare parts are obsolete or to
reduce the delivery time of a
part required for a harvesting
operation for example. While
the delivery of a spare part can
take several days, it only takes
ter to manufacture
spare parts
a few hours for a 3D printer to
manufacture a part. Another
advantage is the possibility
of testing modified parts and
prototypes or building models,
which is generally impossible
as the creation of a mould
is only worthwhile for large
production runs. Many other
applications can also be envisaged. In practice, several operating modes are conceivable.
«Either the farmer has his/her
own printer and purchases the
blueprints of the objects they
wish to manufacture» points
out Jésahel Briens, from the
Vtech Group based in the Ven-
dée department, authorised
distributor of US Company 3D
System, «or they use a dealer
equipped with a printer, who
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for them in a few hours, instead
of ordering it, or they contact a
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Robots are descending upon
fields and orchards
Robots Already present in packing stations, robots are now descending upon fields and orchards.
C
ommonly used in stations for palletisation,
handling box pallets
(stacking, unstacking, emptying box pallets of apples into
water, etc.) and packaging
(robot placing the fruit in the
trays, etc.), robotic automation
is now being used in fields and
orchards. Market gardening
and fruit growing involve numerous strenuous and repetitive physical tasks, which can
pose health & safety problems
and for which it is increasingly
difficult to find staff. In addition, regulations restrict phytosanitary solutions and impose
extra mechanical or manual
interventions.
Manipulator arms
In this context, robotic automation seems to be a solution for the future. One of the
challenges is to develop robots
capable of moving and finding
their way in an unstructured
open space, on uneven ground
and without risk to humans.
The geolocation technology,
more efficient vision systems
and smaller robots are all part
of tackling this challenge. Another challenge, in particular
for harvesting, is the accurate
perception (locating the fruit
to be picked, assessing their
ripeness) and the autonomous
and appropriate action of these
robots (picking fruit of different sizes and shapes without
damaging them). Another yet
is to remove the psychological
obstacles to robotic automation for users (does this really
work?) and society (will robots
not create unemployment?).
The first solutions are slowly
robots», states Michel Berducat, from Irstea. «In the event
of an unexpected obstacle, the
machine stops and consults
the operator, who must remain
available. And for greenhouse
harvests, the success rate of
the platforms equipped with
manipulator arms developed
in Northern Europe or Japan is
only 60% to 70%, with one fruit
harvested every ten seconds.
Remain pragmatic
Weeding robots
Naïo Technologies has designed a small electric weeding robot.
Oz (60cm high, 40cm wide, 70cm long, 200kg) moves unaided
throughout the plot, passes between plants and turns around at
the end of the plot to change rows. It removes weeds between
rows and in the row, using cutting blades, V-shaped ploughshares, chain harrows, brush skimmers, etc. Once the plot has
been completed, it informs the grower by SMS. It can carry up
to 90kg and pull 300kg (harvesting trailer, seat on wheels). It
can run for 4 consecutive hours, i.e. 1 acre. It can weed onions,
shallots, cabbage, Swiss chard, leeks, etc. Its price ranges from
€15,000 to €20,000. In the Morbihan department, the Bretagne
Sud experimental station has implemented, in conjunction with
the Cormiers station (Ille-et-Vilaine department) and the MSA,
an Oz testing programme. «The working conditions in organic
market gardening are arduous», points out Maët Le Lan, head
of the station. Oz will be tested on outdoor and greenhouse
crops, for tomatoes and beans. Tests will focus on weeding and
the use of Oz to carry harvesting crates, as well as lower plant
(with the operator on a seat) and upper plant operations (with
the operator standing on the robot). The Carré Company has
recently developed Anatis, a hoeing and data collection robot
adapted to larger farm sizes (see article on sensors).
arriving on the market for
weeding, spraying, harvesting
applications. «For the moment,
weeding or spraying solutions
are semi-autonomous mobile
platforms rather than actual
On a more advanced level,
real robots must be capable
of coping with more difficult
situations without relying on
the operator». These solutions
are a first step towards robotic automation. Furthermore,
ongoing academic and industrial research suggests future
improvements. «We must
however be realistic and pragmatic when it comes to the
development of technological
solutions», points out Michel
Berducat. Working in an external natural environment adds
to the complexity. There is
also the issue of the profitability of real robots. It is better to
encourage intermediate operator support solutions». With
this in mind, Irstea, the Pascal Institute and the Effidence
Company will present the Baudet-Rob mobile platform at
the 2015 Sima, a mobile robot
capable of following a person
wherever they go, for example
by carrying part of their equipment. «Discussions with stakeholders on the ground are
vital», stresses Michel Berducat, «to take into account their
actual needs, user-friendliness
and safety». ■
Strawberry picking robots
Several strawberry harvest robotic automation initiatives have
been implemented. In Spain, the Agrobot Company proposes a
robot which harvests strawberries grown on ridges. An operator on the machine sorts the fruit and places them in punnets.
Several machines are currently in operation in Spain and the
USA. In Japan, where strawberries are picked and then cooled
down before being packed, the Brain research institute and the
Shibuya Seiki Company have developed two robots designed
to pick strawberries and pack them in punnets. The harvesting
robot includes cameras, a two-pronged clamp and a compartment which holds four crates. Two cameras identify the strawberries and assess their ripeness. If they are sufficiently ripe, a
third camera locates the stem. The clamp moves forward, cuts
the stem and places the fruit into a crate. In its mobile version,
the robot moves along rails. When the crates are full, it unloads
them and returns to its initial position. Initial trials revealed a
55% success rate. Researchers are also working on a fixed harvesting robot combined with mobile crop beds. The principle is
the same as the mobile robot but its fixed nature helps optimise
vision and improve success rate.
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Crops Project
Since 2010, the Crops European programme has been working
on a robotic platform capable of harvesting fruit in orchards
and greenhouses and spraying pesticides on targeted locations. Apples and sweet peppers have been used as models.
Researchers have developed an optimised coverage sprayer
which consists of a tractor-drawn sprayer with a blower, equipped with a laser scanner, ultrasonic sensors and a camera. In
addition, two prototypes have been developed for harvesting
purposes, both using an adaptive picking technique to adapt to
the different fruit sizes and shapes, along with optical sensors
to recognise the position and ripeness of the fruit. The project,
completed at the end of 2014, could result in the mass marketing of harvesting and/or spraying robots.
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robot doesn’t exceed 55 %.
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Asparagus harvesting robots
Asparagus Two harvesting robots are currently available.
ZZ Comet by Corné Ooms
ZZ Comet, by the Dutch company belonging to Corné
Ooms, is a self-propelled electric machine which lifts the
mulch of white asparagus, detects the asparagus which
has sprouted using a camera and puts it into crates. When
it reaches the end of a row, it sends an SMS to an operator who comes and unloads the full crates, installs empty
crates and places
the machine into
another row while
dealing with mulch.
One person alone
can manage 4
machines. Its output is 15 to 25kg/hr
and its price ranges
from €50,000 to
€70,000.
Bagioni self-propelled robot
The other robot, designed by
Bagioni, is a self-propelled
machine which combines an
electric motor with a generator,
which harvests green and white
asparagus. The machine detects the asparagus, cuts it at
the required height and puts it
into crates. For green asparagus, it performs a pre-calibration by putting
large and small asparagus into two separate crates. It can turn around at
the end of the row but cannot lift the plastic film. Its output is 20 to 30kg/
hr, its purchase price is approximately €50,000, and there is also a leasing option. «Due to their output, only slightly higher than hand picking,
and their price, these two robots have had limited success», observes
Christian Befve, asparagus consultant. «They are used for only 0.1% of
the European asparagus harvest».
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University are seeking to develop fully automated
apple harvesters. Two approaches are being
envisaged: the shake & catch and the pick & drop
systems.
I
n the apple growing sector, the
harvest workforce remains
the largest item of expenditure,
accounting for approximately
30% of the total production
costs. In the USA, harvesting
has remained unchanged for
75 years, using ladders and
picking bags. In order to drastically reduce labour costs, the
Washington State University
college of agriculture and other
research centres have sprung
into action to create an automated harvesting machine.
The objective for this machine
is to harvest 95% of the fruit at
the minimum rate of one apple
every 2 seconds, reducing the
workforce by 80% while being
economically
competitive.
The system being worked on
by Karen Lewis’s team from
the Washington State University college of agriculture is to
use trunk vibrators so that the
apples drop onto harvesting
trays. So far, the best results
have been achieved when the
settings result in a circular
movement for the apples. For
the Gala variety, the percentage of damaged apples was
less than 10%. The other area of
research focuses on designing
a automated picking machine.
Three prototypes have already
been produced in Florida,
China and Belgium, involving
a camera which detects the
apples, combined with an arm
which grasps them, using a
three-fingered hand or by suction, and subsequently places
them in a container. One of
the unresolved issues is the
best way to detach the fruit: by
pulling, turning or twisting the
stalk. In addition, the difficulties in terms of apple location
are making it impossible to
achieve the harvesting target,
and these machines are still far
too slow. ■
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quipments
New equipments
for 2015
Innovation & performance Innovation is essential to the development
of performance. That is why Fruit&Veg technology suggested companies to share
their news in 2015. You will find some of them in exhibitions early this year,
for example at the SIVAL, in Angers (France) but also at Fruitlogistica in Berlin
(Germany) where agricultural supplies is increasly represented from variety
to packaging.
Gautier
A red multileaf lettuce for sandwiches
The Rubygo 1 variety was developed by Gautier Semences to offer a
multileaf segment product suitable for the processed food industry
and catering, especially for garnishing sandwiches. Rubygo 1 is a red
batavia-type multileaf lettuce variety with uniform red-green leaves
of an average 10 to 13 cm size and regular square shape, with a
wide, flat blade and curly edges. It is easy to cut and resistant to postharvest handling and has a good shelf life. The leaves are thick and
strong but remain soft and flexible, and are crunchy and sweet without bitterness.
De Ruiter
New tomato varieties
De Ruiter is expanding its tomato range with DR7024TS, a pointed beef heart
variety with uniform sizes, an even heart shape and better resistance to blossom
end rot. In San Marzano types, Portento has arrived to replace Corianne. The new
DR0607TC cherry tomato is suitable for harvesting both loose and on the vine.
Its looks and taste make it the variety of choice for many marketers’ premium
category. De Ruiter also has 2 varieties of oblong cocktail tomatoes: SV0946TS
(black streaked) and DRK 936 (pink). This year the DR0141TX tomato rootstock
has brought improvements in performance and yields from the various standard
varieties on the market.
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Equipments
Ortomec
A vegetable harvester
The 8200 vegetable harvester developed
by Ortomec is a self-propelled wheeled unit
fitted with a 4x4 hydraulic drive. Equipped
with a Kubota motor, it is suitable for working long distances. The equipment is fitted
with a self-levelling hydraulic system, so the
product can be harvested from the first centimetres even if the access to the field from
the road is not level. The 8200 harvester is
also equipped with self-diagnostic software,
allowing the operator, with the assistance of
the Ortomec technician, to check any problem with the unit quickly and easily.
CEP Innovation
CEP Innovation
Since 1997, together with INRA, NOVADI has been leading a scab
resistant apple-breeding programme that fits in perfectly with the
current sustainable development process. This programme has
given birth to the STORY® Inored PVC variety. STORY® Inored is
really well adapted to southern
areas and has
a subtle sweet
taste. This very
attractive apple
has a shiny red
colour on 3/4 to
4/4 of its surface
and very high
keeping potential in normal
cold stores (8
months).
Aramis®, the range
of apricots resistant
to PPV (Plum Pox
Virus), is the result of
active collaboration
between INRA researchers and the nurserymen at CEP Innovation. All the varieties in the Aramis® range of
plum pox resistant apricots have been subjected to tests in order
to guarantee real resistance to the M strain of PPV, the most virulent strain of this virus. These are varieties with long-term resistance that prevent the virus from spreading through the plant.
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A new range
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Prof
Herbisol is self-steered by electronic sensors and self-propelled by solar
energy. It has benches for the workers and can be used with equal success for manual weeding, planting or harvesting. The roof of the cart is
covered in photovoltaic panels, making it totally self-sufficient in terms
of energy. The surplus energy it produces is stocked in batteries housed
in the chassis, so it can continue to operate for up to 24 hours even
when the sun is not shining. It can be set to a steady working speed of
between 0 and 2.8 km/hour. A number of options are available to adapt
Herbisol to
each working environment:
different
numbers of
beds, of solar panels,
track widths
and wheels
or caterpillar track
traction.
The DA Meter developed by Prof measures the chlorophyll content of the fruit, which is a precise index of its
stage of ripeness. It helps farmers to optimize pruning
to obtain a very homogeneous product and, at harvest
time, to identify the best moment to pick. In cold stores,
it detects the ripeness of the stored fruit. It also helps
retailers to buy products at the desired level of ripeness.
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Equipments
Ducrettet
An increasingly wide range
Ducrettet offers
some novelties
in conventional seeds. The
highlights are a
basil with a lime
aroma; EGREGIO,
a courgette especially designed
for ultra-fresh
harvesting with
its flower; HUNTER: a butternut-type squash
that weighs in
at a steady 1 kg
size; a watercress
with variegated
leaves; a rededged spinach;
a yellow-fleshed
watermelon; a
new, more versatile parsnip
variety with a
smooth, uniform
root, available as
naked or pelleted seed; a small Swiss chard for family consumption; and the purple Gournay radish. In flowering assortments,
Ducrettet has seeds that are suitable for growing with integrated
biological protection methods.
Terrateck
A tool-carrier tractor for small market
gardens
The Culti’track tool-carrier tractor developed by Terrateck is desi-
gned for everyday cultivation operations such as sowing, hoeing,
tine harrowing and thermal weed control. Culti’track’s special
feature is its under-mounted lifting arm, giving the operator autonomy thanks to good visibility of the work carried out. There is
also a rear lifting arm to hold tools that complement those of the
central arm, such as track eradicators, seed drill, gas cylinder carrier, or a flexible tine harrow. The wheel track is adjustable from
1.5 to 1.8 metres in width to adapt to standard bed sizes. As it is
available in a 4-wheel drive version, the Culti’track is also suitable
for difficult soil conditions.
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Terrateck
A universal tool carrier
The EDEN tool carrier sold by TERRATECK is the result of joint efforts by a group of 10 market gardeners, an agricultural machinery
design company, a research institute (Pole légume Nord), a producers’ association (GAB NOR) and a machinery sharing syndicate.
EDEN (an acronym derived from the French for «better equipment
to weed better together”) only requires a minimum investment to
carry out all the normal spring-time operations involved in growing
vegetables. The operator can work alone on all the processes of
hoeing, tine harrowing, earthing up, thermal weed control, stale
seed bed preparation and sowing, and help with the harvesting
and pallet or pallet box lifting. The machine is walk-behind or
semi-carried. Hydrostatic drive transmission allows great accuracy
when using the machine for all kinds of precision work.
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Dewulf
A modular harvester
The GKIIS, Dewulf’s new top lifting harvester with discharge elevator, is able to harvest 3 to 4 ha a day in all conditions. Its 2
independent harvesting elements combined with independent
harvesting shares guarantee maximum stability even at high travel speeds. 8 wheel set-ups are possible. Thanks to its modular
construction, the GKIIS is available in 3 models. When more cleaning is required, a sieving module with agitators (GKIISL) can be
added. More intensive cleaning is possible by adding a hedgehog
unit (GKIISE), which separates soil and haulm from the product
flow.
Contact
04 66 70 70 05
Equipments
Sudlac
Innovative greenhouse shading paint
Agro Sélections Fruits (ASF)
Peach range expands
ASF has launched new products to complement current ranges,
particularly in round peaches, and to respond to the needs of new
markets with new low chill cultivars. These are high-yielding, hardy
varieties with good keeping quality both pre- and post-harvest.
Another addition to the range is 2nd generation flat peach varieties, perfectly closed over the stone, fully coloured and with the
characteristic flavour of this type of fruit. In apricots, one of the
essential criteria for selection is that they must be self-fertile.
Micron group
Spot sprayer for row crops
The Micron group’s Varidome sprayer ensures safe
spraying between the rows. Each sprayer head has a
nozzle placed under a dome. They are all mounted on
a parallelogram in order to follow the ground contours
perfectly and cut the risk of drift to a minimum. In this
way, the Varidome makes it possible to use non-selective weedkillers between the rows. Thanks to its modular structure, it is available in 1.6 to 12 m widths and is
adjustable in a number of ways (band width, distance
between rows, working height), making the Varidome
suitable for most row crops.
SUDLAC has developed Optimix®, a shading solution that combines a very high diffusion rate and great light transmission with
substantial protection against near infrared rays. This new protection solution is particularly suitable for crops that require high light
levels but are sensitive to controlled
temperature systems,
such as capsicums,
tomatoes, chrysanthemums, roses,
amaryllis, etc.
Porte-Greffe Tomate
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Chabas
Spraying as close as possible
to the tree
The CHABAS Opti-Ajust tangential flow sprayer
keeps losses to
the air and the
soil to a minimum by localised
spraying straight
onto the vegetation. The upper
ramp’s height
and width are
adjustable to suit
the architecture
of the orchards
and to allow it
to pass under
the netting. The
10 outlets can
be adjusted to target different directions and can operate independently. This sprayer can work at between 420 and 540 rpm,
cutting fuel consumption and noise. It moves at a speed of 6-10
km/hour.
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Garford
A ramp for ultra-localized weeding
The SpotOn weeding ramp achieves ultra-localized spraying
thanks to the row- and plant-recognition technology developed
by Stecomat. The 6-metre long self-driven ramp is equipped with
36 specific directional jet nozzles with ultra-fast (20 ms) opening
and cutoff. The 3 cameras analyse the overall image of its 6 metre
working length. When a weed is detected between the rows, the
appropriate nozzle is activated to spray only when passing that
spot. The working speed is around 7 km/hour. At this speed, a
5 cm2 target can be hit. This systems cuts the treatment dose
dramatically.
Depending on
the infestation
rate, it can be
around 1% of
the full dose.
The SpotOn
ramp can
also spray a
specific product within
the row and a
general product between
rows thanks
to its two
independent
circuits.
Contact
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Equipments
Koppert
Short flowering
bumblebee hive
The Natupol Booster hive by Koppert has been specially developed
for short-flowering crops. It offers all the advantages of pollination
by bumblebees but the crop is pollinated quickly and intensively.
That assures growers of efficient pollination at the right moment
even if the weather is less favourable, which is even more important for outdoor crops. This hive contains 85% less plastic than
existing hives, making it environmentally-friendly. It is well insulated, but thanks to extra ventilation it is also suitable for warmer
climate zones, which allows the bumblebee population to perform
better.
Sirane
The liners that extend
eat-by dates
The Dri-Fresh Fresh-Hold range invented by Sirane are absorbent
liners that prevent moulds appearing and reduce the effects of
ageing once the food is enclosed in its punnet or bag. Dri-Fresh
Fresh-Hold AF liners contain invisible natural inhibitors that prevent fungi spreading on the fruit. Dri-Fresh Fresh-Hold EA liners
contain a natural active insert that absorbs the ethylene given off
by the fruit or vegetables as they ripen. These two technologies
can be combined in a single liner.
Premier tech Faliénor
An endomycorrhizal
inoculum
MYKE® PRO P-501 is an
endomycorrhizal inoculum
formulated with a powdery
kaolinite substrate which is
compatible with most horticultural and fruit crops. This
product is used for plant
production in greenhouses
and when planting out in the
field. It is mixed (dry or diluted with water) with the seed
growing medium, or diluted
and sprinkled on the substrate surface. When planting
out in the field, it is diluted
and applied directly onto the
roots or onto the sides of the
planting hole.
Dosatron
Precision doser
Dosatron’s high output
D30GL doser has a dynamic
output regulating membrane
and a piston doser. This
ensures hydraulic injection at
a constant volume and dose.
The D30GL works with irrigation systems delivering 8-30
m3/h. Fertilisers or other
products, liquid or soluble,
are injected at a dosing
rate of 0.02% to 1%. An EC
reader directly linked to the
system checks the quality of
the mixture. Two connection
options, a BSP 80X90 thread or an ISO 80 flange, optimize the doser’s uses. The only source of energy required is the in-line flow of
the irrigation water. No electricity or supplementary energy source
is needed.
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Equipments
PerfoTec
Packaging to extend shelf life
PerfoTec has launched a new packaging solution based on the Respiration Control System that includes a laser perforation system
and a compact respiration meter.
PerfoTec’s system measures the
exact level of oxygen needed and
adjusts the packaging’s microperforations according to the
amount of oxygen required by the
vegetables. The entire system has
become 40% cheaper, while the
shelf life is extended.
Bejo Graines
A pest control application
The Cropalyser application developed by Bejo
Graines is a freeware solution for analysing the
main pathogens and pests of beetroot, cabbages, carrots and onions. Available for iOS and
Android, and soon also for Windows phone systems, it provides growers with a questionnaire
for mobile recognition of the pest or disease
responsible at the spot where the damage has
been observed. Individual illustrated cards present the symptoms, growth and infection paths
and prevention and control methods for each
disease or pest. The complete application can
be downloaded from www.bejo.fr.
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Dumona
Recycled growing media
DUMONA manufactures and markets grow bags
for strawberries, tomatoes, cucumbers and
other products. These growing media are made
with renewable organic raw materials (peat,
bark, coco). In order to help growers faced with
the accumulation and removal of waste when
the crop ends, DUMONA has set up a network to
recycle the bags in its factory in south-western
France. The specifications are now in place for
organising the collection and reprocessing of
the used bags.
Russell IPM
Gel traps
Ceranock and Zonatrac, developed by Russell,
are gel traps for fruit flies (Bactrocera dorsalis
and Ceratitis capitata) for use in mango, papaya, peach and table grape crops. They reduce
the damage to the fruit and considerably reduce the number of pesticide treatments required. Using these protection methods to combat
these pests reduces pesticide residues and has
no negative effect on beneficial insects or nontarget species.
Agdia-Biofords
A Plum Pox Virus (Sharka Virus)
detection kit
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Agdia-Biofords sells AmplifyRP® PPV, a Plum Pox Virus (Sharka
Virus) detection kit. This kit amplifies and detects PPV nucleic
acids (RNA) from raw sample extracts within less than 30 minutes.
The entire testing process can be completed by users of any level
of skill. The plant extracts are crushed in solution with the reagent,
then placed in a portable hot block for isothermal amplification.
The amplified product is inserted into the detection chamber. The
results can be read easily on a strip. The AmplifyRP® test is also
available for Little Cherry Virus 2 (cherry), Cadidatus Liberibacter
asiaticus (citrus) and Fusarium Oxysporum f.sp.vasinfectum, Race
4 (cotton).
Abiotec
Sticky light traps
INSECTRON® light traps, developed by Abiotec, have a double
spectrum system that combines blue UVA lamps with special
green lamps with a power of attraction that has been demonstrated by the research Department of the University of Groningen
(Netherlands).
This makes
it possible to
control the proliferation of flying
insects such as
moths and other
pests without the
use of chemical
products. The insects are attracted by the light
and adhere to
the sticky plates
on the rear of
the lamps. These
are designed for
greenhouse use
and can cover a
surface area of
up to 950 m².
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Equipments
Neubauer
A sorting-weighing machine for asparagus
The Neubauer ALL IN ONE unit combines an asparagus sorting machine, an ASPAWAAG weighing unit and an ASPAPACK bundling machine to create a high-performance unit for enterprises which, because of the way they are structured, choose not
to operate a separate weighing machine. ALL IN ONE not only ensures optimal cutting and washing, it also provides automatic asparagus grading with up to 14 sorting criteria as well as the exact weighing of bunches within given weight limits.
Felix Instruments
Dupont
Instruments supply the F-750 Produce Quality Meter, which
measures the fruit’s sugar content, colour and dry matter. This
lightweight portable device can be used easily by farmers in
the field to assess the fruits’ ripeness. The measurement is fast
and requires less labour than traditional quality assessment
methods. This
technology
could improve
fruit quality
by providing
accurate information for
deciding the
timing of the
harvest.
Evalio®, the digital ecosystem by Dupont,
covers several pest and disease management applications. Evalio® AgroSystems,
the new name for Agro-control, makes it
possible for farmers to follow the flight
paths of insect pests and monitor the risk
of attack. The data are collected through
a network of traps in a large number of
crops. Evalio® FlashFlore is a tool for
recognising weeds in photos taken by the
farmer. Lastly, Evalio® PortFolio is an application to make it easier to choose plant
protection products. All these applications
are available through AppStore and GooglePlay as well as on the Dupont website, and
can be accessed by a smartphone or tablet.
Hand-held NIR spectroscopic sensor Pest and disease
The time for non-destructive ripeness assessment has come.
management
The near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy technology already
applications
widely used in packing houses is spreading to the fields. Felix
Key Technology
Sorting system for fresh spinach
Fresh spinach can be very hard to sort because leaves are light and flat. They
tend to lift and roll, which makes it difficult to stabilize them for accurate inspection and the targeting of rejects. Key Technology is introducing a new sorting
system which include an Iso-Flo fines removals or dewatering shaker, a specialized acceleration belt and a digital sorter, the Manta 2000. The three-deck fines
removal shaker removes clods, insects, small stones, etc. The acceleration belt
spreads out and stabilizes the product for optimal presentation to the sorter.
The Manta sorter is equipped with five VisIR cameras and two fluorescence-sensing lasers. They can recognize the colour, size and shape of a wide range of
leaf defects such as bruising, light decay or sunburn. This new system removes
100 % of foreign matter and inspects up to 5.9 m3 per hour of fresh spinach,
5.5 m3 per hour of cut romaine or iceberg lettuce and 22.7m3 per hour of
cabbage.
Bizerba
Besnard
Bizerba’s CWF weight grader is accurate to within 1 g. It stores
the nominal weights of the products by pre-set weight classes and
removes those that
are too heavy or too
light. This cuts the
costs caused by complaints, avoids overweights and improves
the quality of the
product. The CWF grader is equipped with
an integrated Varicon
metal detector which
checks the produce
for metal particles
and rejects non-compliant products.
The Visio Pack
from Besnard
is an electronic
grader that
weighs the asparagus spears
individually
for packing
in bunches or
crates. Each
spear is inspected for colour,
diameter, length, curvature, flowers at the tip and rust spots and
is directed towards the appropriate packing station for its quality.
The asparagus are collected by the operators for manual crate filling, with a luminous display signalling the fill level, or are bunched
and tied. This method can cut labour costs by around 30%. The asparagus pass under the camera at a rate of 10-12/second, giving
an output of around 1000 kg/hour for white asparagus.
Grading to within 1 g
Juran
A small, cost-effective pomegranate
extracting machine
JURAN has developed ArilSystem,
a small, cost-effective pomegranate
extracting machine.
It has a capacity
of 10-14 fruits per
minute and uses
very little power.
The ArilSystem uses
water to separate
the pomegranate
fruits from the shell. It is specially designed for small and medium
businesses.
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Equipments
Vigouroux
A bundling
machine for
small packs
BBC Technology
A sorting machine for cherries
The new compact MIRA-360 from BBC Technologies is a cherry
sorter. It sorts each fruit according to its colour and identifies and
removes defects, including cracks and splits, soft rot, wrinkles
and bruises and insect damage. The equipment can also sort in
multiple streams by size.
This machine features an
ATTALINK-6A tying unit,
mounted on a base with
an operating lever. The
mechanism has to be fixed
to a work table. The elastic thread is crimped by a
metal ring. The thread tension is adjustable. This fully
mechanical unit is capable of
tying packs of up to 6 cm in
diameter.
Aweta
A sorter to detect defects
The Power Vision 3D Hyper Spectral sorter incorporates
high definition cameras that can pick up imperfections
across specific ranges of the spectrum. This means that
skin defects are more readily identifiable and classifiable. The system is fully operational for apple sorting.
It detects both fresh and old bruising, net-like russeting
and stem cracks regardless of colour, even in bi-coloured
and dark-coloured apples. A smart user interface, also
designed for touch screens, Ipads and smartphones, is
integrated into the operative system to make it easier
to manage. The model for grading peaches, nectarines,
plums and kiwifruit will be introduced some time in the
coming year.
ARC
Packed means tied
and labelled
Arc’s KWIK LINK bunch tying and labelling machine performs the two operations simultaneously. The labels are
customizable: barcode, QR code, logo,
lot number, harvesting date, company
identification, recipes, promotions or
anniversaries are just a few examples.
ARC is developing the automatic version of KWIK
LINE that will instantaneously tie and label 3600
bunches/hour (onions, asparagus, carrots, mint,
coriander, chives, parsley, etc.), which will be
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