Vegetables
Handling boost as Haith Group announces two new alliances
he Haith Group has an- nounced new alliances with two companies allow- ing it to further extend its product portfolio and provide customers with complete package solutions. Haith is now able to offer products from UK-based com- pany Brillopa – including auto- mated end of line packing and palletising solutions – and from Belgium-based Deprez Construct, specialists in automated box han- dling and storage systems. Deprez specialises in products aimed at improving efficiencies for packers and large scale vegetable growers. Coupled with the Haith range of pack house equipment, Deprez systems will enable Haith to offer the complete package. Haith says it allows the com-
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A Brillopak Robotic tray filling and stacking with automated tray and pallet feed
pany to focus on gentle handling, high wash quality, improved pack out, and further reduced labour
costs by creating handling solu- tions specifically aimed at limited forklift truck movements. Brillopak provides innovative end of line automation solutions, complementary to Haith’s exist- ing range. The company special- ises in the high-speed packing of product into trays and boxes as well as tray handling and stacking
systems that reduce labour costs and increase throughput. These two strategic
part-
nerships allow the industry to move to the next level with high quality fully automated lines incorporating 3D layout design, proven project manage- ment, HMI line
control, and diagnostics incorporating Haith
Group technologies. With their new and long-stand- ing industry partners, Haith be- lieves it offers the best in grad- ing, handling, washing, optical sorting, packing and water treat- ment – coupled to industry lead- ing project design knowledge, manufacturing facilities, on-site installation and aftercare.
New advice to eradicate tomato virus
Tong helps processor handle more onions The new system can process up to 1000t of onions daily
UK-based Tong Engineering has installed an automated processing system for New Zealand grower Bostock – capable of handling 100 tonnes of onions per hour. Based in Hawke’s Bay, Bostock
needed to increase the capacity and efficiency of their onion han- dling process. Tong equipment, supplied by local dealer Dobmac Agricultural machinery, won the contract. “After many years of positive
growth, we are now exporting pro- duce to over 20 different countries throughout Europe, the Middle
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East, Asia and North America,” explained Bostcok’s Neville Gil- lespie. “With demand for our onions continuing to grow, we needed to upgrade our handling equipment to allow us to achieve a much high- er throughput whilst improving our cleaning and inspecting ca- pabilities.” Tong sales manager Simon Lee
said: “The first phase of equipment upgrades at Bostock allowed them to effectively receive their harvest- ed onions with a 2.4m wide Tong Caretaker machine.”
The machine incorporates six rows of adjustable coils for effec- tive removal of onion waste prior to a four-person inspection area. Tong has also now commissioned two fully automated custom built EasyFill-style box fillers to suit 5t capacity onion boxes.
The 5t harvest bins can be filled at up to 100 tonnes per hour in good conditions, which means Bos- tock are now capable of a through- put of over 1000 tonnes per day. Mr Gillespie said the system had re- sulted in throughput increasing “out of sight”.
Tomato growers can help to eradicate Pepino mosaic virus (PepMV) by following new bi- osecurity recommendations. PepMV is one of the most economically important dis- eases of tomatoes. As a result, steps must be taken to ensure- no additional strains of Pep- MV are brought into the site.
Debris
An intensive clean-up process, thorough composting of crop debris and a review of source waters will reduce the chanc- es of the virus being viable, according to a project funded by AHDB Horticulture to in- crease understanding of Pep- MV.
In addition, the risk of
PepMV transmission from small root pieces that remain in the soil after the crop has been removed appears to be very small – a finding which is of particular relevance to or- ganic growers.
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