Packing Innovations
Grape sizer
In high-tech grape farming, coupled with world-wide demand for food safety and best agricultural practices, this sizer is a breakthrough in minimizing human handling. The machine sorts grapes by color, berry size and accurate carton or punnet mass, as well as providing productivity statistics. Furthermore, it can be programmed to deliver the grape bunches at individually suited packer rates.
A major operational advantage is the ability of the sizer to change packing types, adapt carton weights, trim berry size classification and adjust class color bands. Packing different pack types simultaneously will simplify the allocation of resources and optimize throughput.
The sizer system is capable of determining cartons produced per sorted class. If the function is used to register the delivered grapes per batch, critical management production reports detailing costs and yield per variety or block can be produced.
By integrating a tracing system into the machine, a packed product can be tracked back to its vineyard block. A further electronic and software function is throughput monitoring and both packer and cutter productivity.
This machine was developed by Vizier Packing from South Africa and Fresh Look is the first company in North America to own and operate this machine.
PACKING STYLES
18 lb Sliders (Mexico)
19 lb Sliders
16 lb Wrapped
21 lb “Heavy Pack”
8-2 lb Clam Shells
4-4 lb Clam Shells
6-3 lb Clam Shells
21 lb Institutional
*Bi and tri-color packing in all clam shells are available as well.
