Blueberries are adored by people as being crisp, juicy and sweet. If they’re too hard or tart, and are not visible to an eye they’re dismissed. Magnus the grading machine that focuses on fragile fruits however, is able to detect those. Steve Raskin, Chief Sales Director at the Dutch company, describes Magnus’s technological capabilities allow it to spot any minor flaws.

“The fruit passes through the camera’s line scan at a speed of 1m/sec,” Steve says. Steve. The process of sorting begins when the camera is able to spot undesirable colours, such as the red or green fruit. The carefully placed white LEDs let light be directed directly at the berries, ensuring that shadows aren’t a problem for images. It ensures precise imperfection detection even the smallest small details.

Once the camera has spotted those flaws, the process of grading’s next stage starts. Steven states that “the grader could adapt” or in other words it is able to adapt to the grower’s demands. This is accomplished by using laser technology that can measure the texture of the fruit and the sugar content and also water content. A lot of competitors utilize only two lasers. Magnus utilizes six lasers to track several parameters at once, which results in highly precise sorting.

Magnus’s technology Magnus eliminates berries that are not suitable and improves the effectiveness of the machine. Magnus is small with a width of just one meter which makes integrating it in existing lines much easy. Additionally, it reduces expenses as it integrates two functions, colour and texture recognition as one unit, instead of having two separate devices. It results in lower operating costs as well as more efficient use of the available space.

It is Optimum Sorting’s exclusive leasing program specifically for Magnus especially to cover seasonal markets. Steve believes there are opportunities to extend this model into in the United States, where companies that are located from Florida up to Oregon could lease the machines to supply the whole season of blueberries. “With the power of a connection with compressed air the machine will start working to supply markets with platters filled with juicy, crunchy sweet blueberries” Steve concludes.

This grader gives blueberry growers with a cost-effective, flexible option equipped with cutting-edge technology, which takes fruit sorting to a new step. It is constantly innovating and growing, which makes Magnus not just an answer to market needs of the moment but also a ready-for-the future of processing fruit.

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