VDL Agrobotics

SortiPack® beef tomato

Beef tomatoes bruise easily, and sorting is costly and risky.
SortiPack® cuts labor, damage, and weight loss so you save time, reduce costs, and deliver perfect produce.

AI-Powered sorting for uniform quality and efficiency

SortiPack®

The SortiPack® system for beef tomatoes scans and classifies tomatoes directly from the harvest crates, eliminating the need to tip the crate and risking damaging the fruit. Robots gently pick the tomatoes from the harvest crates and pack them into the correct customer packaging.

SortiPack® can simultaneously pack multiple packages for different customers and select tomatoes by weight, size and color class. Completed customer packages are transported to the palletizing area and empty harvest bins are stacked and automatically redirected to the harvest carts for re-use.

The AI algorithm divides tomatoes into the best possible packing combinations. This results in a more uniform looking customer packaging and lower weight giveaway compared to manual packing.

View SortiPack® in 360°

Experience SortiPack® in this interactive 360° video. Click on the circles to move to different viewpoints, and press play to start see the SortiPack® in action.

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Testimonial

Reducing labor

We’re very happy with SortiPack, it helps us save a lot of labor. We now have SortiPacks running at 3 different locations

Bart van den Bosch from A & G van den Bosch, Beef Tomato grower, explains how SortiPack® helps their company.

Advantages of SortiPack® Beef Tomato

Less labor

Saves dependency on and costs of labor.

Decreased giveaway

AI-powered packing algorithm creates optimal packing combinations with minimal weight giveaway.

Less damage

Less post-harvest damage and longer shelf life due to gentle handling and picking directly from harvest crate.

Uniform result

Sorting is done by computer removing human interpretation or errors.

Track and tracing

Reliable data essential for food safety and retailer security.

24/7 production

The system can operate 24/7 making it more flexible to deal with peaks and seasonal trends. Limitations on work hours are no longer a factor.