The Bühler Group, a global leader in optical sorting solutions, continues to strengthen its prominent position as a technology partner in fruit and vegetable processing, with the announcement that Curt Maberry Farm, USA, has chosen state-of-the-art SORTEX optical sorting technology, following extensive trials on the sorting and quality control of delicate raspberries and blueberries.
Based in Lynden, Washington, Curt Maberry Farm produces a wide range of individual, quick-frozen fruit products and was looking to remove the foreign material and defects, such as mould in raspberries or stems in blueberries, colour blemishes or damaged items from its product, prior to packing. The company was also looking to automate this part of the process, in order to free up pickers on the line, for deployment elsewhere in the facility.