VDL Agrobotics

SortiPack® Cucumber

Cucumber sorting and packing is labor-intensive, creating challenges like high labor costs, worker shortages, management issues, and virus risk.
SortiPack® reduces labor and handles multiple package types at once, letting growers focus on their produce.

Intelligent sorting and packing powered by AI

SortiPack®

SortiPack® Cucumber scans, grades and sorts every individual cucumber using Computer Vision and AI. Robots gently pick the cucumbers and place them into the customer packaging in the desired stacking pattern.

SortiPack® simultaneously packs multiple packages for different customers and selects cucumbers by weight or size. Completed customer packages are transported automatically to the palletizing area. A part of the cucumbers can also be redirected to manual packing stations for special packaging needs.

SortiPack® gathers data from all individual cucumbers for the best sorting and packing solution. Moving forward, data like size, volume, weight, origin and packing location can be used to optimize the supply chain; downstream for optimizing the yield and harvesting process, and upstream for track and traceability functionalities.

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Testimonial

Less people, more flexibility

With SortiPack, we need less people and have more flexibility. Our process runs much more smoothly now.

Kees Vahl, Gebroeders Vahl B.V., Cucumber grower

Advantages of SortiPack® Cucumber

Less labor

Saves dependency on and costs of human labor, and can work 24/7

Multiple box types

Handles various plastic crates and cardboard boxes simultaneously

Stacking patterns

Stacks cucumbers into different customer-specific patterns

Superior grading

Excellent weighing accuracy and 3D vision to assess dimensional properties

Data-driven decision-making

Match harvested produce real-time to customer orders

Track & tracing

Reliable data essential for food safety and retailer security