KRONEN introduced its first robot solution to process avocados in April. The equipment and techniques the robot utilizes to peel and pit avocados were created by KRONEN and are now issued the patent.

They allow the delicate fruit to be prepared gently through an automated process. In addition, they are a crucial element in the exclusive Robot Avocado Line, which was unveiled first-time during the Fruit Logistica and Anuga FoodTec exhibits. KRONEN created the revolutionary solution as part of a research program together and the German Institute of Food Technology (DIL) It is the only one that is of this type that is available.

Fresh and ready to eat avocados have a high degree of sensitivity and present a number of problems when it comes down to their processing. This is why they’ve been handled manually and even in industrial facilities up to today. Automated avocado processing with robotics is a process that requires made tools that are able to are gentle in pitting and peeling the fruit, yet allowing production at a high rate and a fast procedure. KRONEN has fulfilled these requirements with its method of making avocados pit and peeled specially designed equipment, and the firm is now able to obtain an patent for their unique concept.

Method used within the Robot Avocado Line

The equipment and method can be integrated in The Robot Avocado Line, which utilizes one to three robots to cut or pit massive amounts of avocados effectively and cleanly, thereby guaranteeing a consistent high processing quality. Another motive for implementing an automated solution is that manual processing demands an ongoing rotation and puts a significant lot of strain on the employees their wrists.

Patents come as a product of research, expertise and creation

KRONEN was able to work with industry to design the process from initial request to the final market-ready or industrial-ready product. “When creating the line we could draw the maximum benefit of the team’s decades of expertise in the field of processing, particularly cutting and peeling sensitive food items. Also, we acquired a vast knowledge about the characteristics and processing of avocados.” explain Benjamin Keske, Project Manager for KRONEN.

“We have then integrated this specialist information into the robots as well as processing processes that we further refined by performing tests and optimizing our solution in accordance with the findings. Our combination together with the robotics of Staubli provides companies processing massive quantities of avocados, an efficient processing method that is highly automation.

Specific tools that are adapted to an automated method of processing

As well as the pitting and peeling units The other part that makes up the Avocado Robot Line is its grabber, specially designed to deal with the texture and shape of avocados. It was created by the DIL as part of its research program together with KRONEN.

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