California-based Packer Processor installed Key Technology's VERYX optical sorter at its Marysville facility last year.
These movements helped Mariani find and remove several foreign bodies (FM). It also helped increase the company's profits by identifying many levels of product defects.
With so many farmers diversifying and growing different varieties of food, it's not uncommon to see cross-fertilization,” said Andrew Kennedy, Mariani's manager of farmer relations.“With VERYX, we have a powerful tool to find FM and hard-to-find faults.
"First, we removed all Class 1 FMs, which contain allergens such as small pieces of almonds and walnuts that may come from nearby plantations. This is a change for us."
Mariani selected the VERYX C140 supply sorter, which features front and rear color cameras, a laser scanner and Key Technology's proprietary Pixel Fusion detection module. We can perceive the color, size, shape and structural features of everything. The solution is designed to detect and remove all types of FM, such as glass, rock, plastic, insect and animal parts, as well as defects such as chips, cracks, exposed flesh and brown rot.
"VERYX is much better than conventional dispensers in many ways," said Mark Krause, Mariani's plant manager in Marysville. "On the one hand, our translator checked the product from above, so it is not possible to identify all the errors. Thanks to VERYX, it is possible to check the entire screen for plums with defects. If there is no blind spot, it can be checked. adjust more precisely."
Until recently, optical fibers were primarily used for the recycling industry in plastic and metal applications. In recent years, this technology, which has been integrated into artificial intelligence, monitoring and control systems, robotics and even faster vehicles, is increasingly in demand in the recycling of fiber, glass, cardboard, carbon, e-waste and C&D. application . All of these rivers are fast moving and continuous, and visual inspection is very important.
I'm having a good time. Indeed, the breadth of options and the speed at which optical imaging technology is advancing are staggering.
"If you look back 15 or 20 years ago, the primary purpose of Mineral Sorting Machine was the extraction and purification of plastics," said Jonathan Ménard, vice president of sales and operations, strategic position at Machinex, the only Canadian manufacturer of multiple machines.“About six or seven years ago, we started seeing a lot of requests for fiber flow automation, we're able to control fiber quality by sending solid, metal and paperboard films, OCC, even films.
It has a positive effect on the fiber (taken from the stream) to increase cleanliness.
The famous Italian pasta maker uses Martaş frozen spinach in tortellini sold all over the world. Martaş frozen fruit products are widely used in the cake and yogurt industries in many European countries.The first phase focuses on the production of spinach, peas and broccoli through TOMRA.
Ayhan Gürbay emphasizes the importance of being able to process several products at the same time in time, as Turkey is considered an agricultural paradise. "Because we use local products, we may have to process a variety of products and large quantities in a short period of time. This means that it is important to organize the processing lines well. Different types of products like TOMRA can increase productivity. TOMRA can process different products on the same machine.
In the summer many types of Coffee Bean Sorting Machine arrive at a facility and two weeks later different types of products can be processed on the same line.European ice cream manufacturers can source their products from different countries at different times and extend processing over 12 months. However, in our case, product planning is more difficult because we use local agricultural products. In this regard, the benefits offered by TOMRA tools cannot be denied.
