Compac, New Zealand, launched the Sizer Simulator, a unique simulation tool that enables fruit and vegetable packhouses to prepare for incoming fresh produce batches.
The rising focus on automation to increase the productivity will provide an impetus to the optical sorter market.
October 10, 2018
The optical sorter market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1.5 billion to over $3 billion by 2024, according to a report by Global Market Insights, Inc., Ocean View, Del.
Key Technology’s line of equipment is complementary to Heat and Control’s processing and packaging portfolio, giving processors access to a more complete line solution from a single source.
August 21, 2018
Key Technology, Inc., a Walla Walla, Wash.-based member of the Duravant family of operating companies, and Heat and Control Pty Ltd., Hayward, Calif., entered into a strategic partnership to support customers in Australia, New Zealand and India.
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, Walla Walla, Wash., introduced VERYX digital sorters for fresh-cut leafy greens.
Key Technology, a member of the Duravant family of operating companies, Walla Walla, Wash., introduced VERYX digital sorters equipped with patented Sort-to-Grade software for both wet and frozen potato strips.
The collaboration will combine t-Sort and RightPick.
April 10, 2018
Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, and RightHand Robotics, Somerville, Mass., announced a collaboration that will combine t-Sort, what is dubbed to be the world’s first portable, automated sortation system, with RightPick, a robotic piece-picking system, to provide flexibility and throughput for e-commerce and omni-channel fulfillment.
Tompkins Robotics’ t-Sort robots combined with SI Systems’ broadest portfolio of Robotic A-Frame dispensing technologies creates optimized order flow.
April 9, 2018
Tompkins Robotics, a Raleigh, N.C.-based division of Tompkins International, partnered with SI Systems, Easton, Pa., to create faster, space-optimized, ''no-pick-labor-required'' solutions designed for the emerging uni-channel fulfillment ecosystem.
TOMRA will also acquire BBC’s traceability software, Freshtracker.
February 27, 2018
TOMRA Sorting Food, Austria, signed an agreement to acquire BBC Technologies, a New Zealand-based provider of precision grading systems and punnet and clamshell filling solutions for blueberries and other small fruits.
Sustainability is the efficient use of resources, which is vital for ensuring food supply for future generations. And, technology is the answer to making the food sector more sustainable, efficient and profitable.
The groups will work across the industry to integrate data through digital standards that lead to continuous improvements, from precision farming to trading to retail marketing of fresh and processed food products.
February 8, 2018
TOMRA Sorting Food, Austria, revealed plans to form cross-industry working groups to accelerate development of digital standards for the food industry.