Greefa have been at the forefront of the fruit and vegetable market since it's conception in 1940, and is a market leader in grading technology, for good reason. Pragmatism is key to Greefa's success, with their graders being modular to allow for change in what is a very fluctuant industry. This means clients can increase or decrease the size of their graders in small chunks, in order to suit the needs of the day; something other manufacturers don't. The logical nature of the machines and their longevity mean they are the favoured option.
Different machines service different produce; oranges, nectarines, peppers, apples, pears, avocados, kiwis, cucumbers and courgettes are all varieties than can be sorted with various machines. The UK market is predominantly apples and pears, with the Geosort (8 pieces per second, per lane) and Combisort (5 pieces per second, per lane) being used for these, both are high speed and are fitted with size, weight and colour sorting as standard. Additional sorting options include iQS and iFA, which measure external and internal quality of fruit with ingenious use of technology, to ensure as thorough a grading process as possible.
There are also bin filling options available, wet (hydro filler, up to 25 bins p/h) and dry (GBF, 6.5-13 bins p/h) that come straight from the grader itself, and can be used as part of a presizer or a hybrid packing/filling operation. This can be combined with bin stacking robots and palletisation to create an almost entirely automated process. Packing equipment includes crate fillers, loose lines, rotating tables and much more.
Different machines service different produce; oranges, nectarines, peppers, apples, pears, avocados, kiwis, cucumbers and courgettes are all varieties than can be sorted with various machines. The UK market is predominantly apples and pears, with the Geosort (8 pieces per second, per lane) and Combisort (5 pieces per second, per lane) being used for these, both are high speed and are fitted with size, weight and colour sorting as standard. Additional sorting options include iQS and iFA, which measure external and internal quality of fruit with ingenious use of technology, to ensure as thorough a grading process as possible.
There are also bin filling options available, wet (hydro filler, up to 25 bins p/h) and dry (GBF, 6.5-13 bins p/h) that come straight from the grader itself, and can be used as part of a presizer or a hybrid packing/filling operation. This can be combined with bin stacking robots and palletisation to create an almost entirely automated process. Packing equipment includes crate fillers, loose lines, rotating tables and much more.