A Romanian food processing company consulted FstSort’s fruit and vegetable sorting system to meet the industry challenge of accurately sorting elongated raw materials (such as cucumbers, carrots, and zucchinis) in their pickling production line.
Previously, the pickle processing factory faced significant difficulties: traditional diameter-based sorting methods were ineffective for irregular cucumbers or uniformly thick carrots, leading to inconsistent fermentation, raw material waste, and costly manual re-inspection. Vegetables of mixed lengths on the production line needed to be processed at high speeds of 3,000 kg/hour and precisely sorted into three specific length ranges ensuring strict batch uniformity.
To address the customer's unique requirements – high-speed operation and precise length sorting, – FstSort delivered an end-to-end innovative solution:
1. Efficient Pre-processing Unit:Integrates an automatic bin tipper followed by a bubble washing machine, spray cleaning and air drying, achieving cleanliness and preliminary sorting.
2. V-Belt System: Uses a unique three-stage progressive alignment to overcome the challenge of disorganized feeding of elongated vegetables.
3. Flexible Adjustable Bin Tipper: Accommodates bins of varying sizes, supporting stop flexibly and enables seamless integration with various equipment.
FstSort's Vegetable Sorting Machine
FstSort’s cucumber and carrot washing drying and sorting line can help the factory eliminate issues of inconsistent fermentation and raw material waste caused by inaccurate sorting. It can significantly improve production efficiency and product quality while reducing labor costs.