Blueberry packing line for larger growers

Description: 

The unit is designed to remove dirt from fruit. The machine effectively removes leaves, sticks, dried flowers and undersized fruits. It is an extremely useful and helpful machine for sorting mechanically harvested fruit.

Purpose

• Berries:
  – Blueberries
  – Cranberries
  – Black currants
  – Chokeberries
  – Bilberry

Features and advantages

• The patented separation system makes it possible to separate small fruits that can still be used for processing
• The system is Very gentle on the fruit
• The self-cleaning mechanism makes it easy to keep the unit clean
• A stainless-steel housing
• The machine’s legs are equipped with wheels to ensure full mobility
• Adjusting the blowing force
• A simple design for easy maintenance.

Description:

A unit for sorting blueberries by size. It uses technologies that enable accurate and gentle sorting. Removes undersized fruit and debris with specially adjustable slots between belts.
The belt calibrator is a very flexible grading machinery for blueberries. Thanks to its modular design, the grading machinery easily adapts to both large and small packaging lines. A jumbo calibrator is the best solution for removing wrong-sized and undersized fruit.

Purpose

• Berries:
  – Blueberries
  – Cranberries
  – Black currants
• Sweet and sour cherries
• Tomatoes

Features and advantages:

Made of materials that are gentle to the fruit and do not rub off the bloom;
Belt width adjustable in the range of 8-12 mm;
A very gentle system with a low drop height on the reject belt conveyor;
A patented size adjustment system to easily adjust the calibrator to customer requirements;
A direct, stepless drive for smooth operation;
The simple design allows for easy disassembly and assembly, as well as cleaning of the machine;
The machine’s legs are equipped with wheels to ensure full mobility;
Made of stainless steel.

Description:

It is the part of a sorting and packing line where the workers visually inspect the sorted fruit.

Features and advantages

• A safe and hygienic design that protects the natural characteristics of the fruit, such as the wax bloom
• An ergonomic design of the belt conveyor ensures easy and fast cleaning, thus saving time and labour costs
• Use of high quality materials for the fruit and vegetable segment
• Side channels to eliminate fruit of bad quality

12-scale packing machine for blueberries: device’s description

The 12-scale device is designed to pack fruit into various container types, with a processing speed of up to 180 punnets per minute, ensures a great level of productivity. Engineered and manufactured by the American producer A&B Packing Equipment, this weigh and fill machine can work with multiple packaging types. Its straightforward design ensures superb ergonomics, making it easy to operate, clean, and maintain. The unit is constructed from durable materials and features an intuitive control touch panel. The G2 Evolution weigh and fill machine is also available in 4, 6, 10, and 16-scale versions, so you can easily adjust the equipment to your present needs and future plans. If you need more details about the 12-scale packing machinery, feel free to contact Milbor’s expert.

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What types of fruits can be packed with this machine?

This packing equipment is suitable for packing different fresh products, ranging from blueberries, cranberries, black currants, bilberries, and chokeberries, to cherry tomatoes. It works well with various types of frozen fruit, too.

Top blueberry packing equipment: why it is worth investing?

• Avoid unnecessary expenses from overweight: This highly precise 12-scale weigh and fill system reduces overweighing to the weight of a single fruit (approximately 2 g).
• Sell top-quality fruits: The machine employs an exceptionally gentle method for distributing the fruit, ensuring the preservation of the natural wax bloom on the fruit’s surface.
• Streamline operations: Dedicated software, available in multiple languages, records each packed container.
• Enhance your packing efficiency: the 12-scale packing machine for blueberries delivers a high packaging output, handling up to 180 containers per minute (125 g punnets).
• Get ready for changing market demands: It provides versatile packaging options, accommodating various container types such as punnets, clamshells, buckets, cardboard boxes, shakers, etc., for weights ranging from 125 g to 1.5 kg.
• Maintain cleanliness: The unit is designed for easy cleaning and maintenance.

Other versions of G2 Evolution
4-SCALE   6-SCALE   10-SCALE   16-SCALE

12-scale packing machine for blueberries: a conveyance system

• Simple modification of packaging configurations
• A mechanism for swift container exchange
• Rapid conveyance of containers to the scales
• Crafted from stainless steel

In search of dependable packing machinery but undecided on the optimal choice for your enterprise? Look no further! Our team at Milbor, with vast, international expertise in the blueberry field, is ready to assist you! Our experts can seamlessly incorporate this 12-scale blueberry packing machine into your existing production setup. Complete the form provided below to delve deeper into how this equipment can elevate the efficiency of your blueberry packing operations.

Description:

This conveyor is used to transport containers with fruit. We offer different types and shapes of conveyor belt conveyors.  

Features and advantages

• A hygienic design for safe transport of packages
• An ergonomic design of the belt conveyor ensures easy and fast cleaning, thus saving time and labour costs
• Use of high quality materials suitable for the fruit and vegetable segment
• Possibility to design a conveyor according to individual needs and requirements

Description:

The Revolution traysealer makes it possible to seal trays with containers filled with blueberries with film on the top. The fastest all-electric fruit container traysealer available on the market. The machine allows the topseal shrink film to be bonded to the container, preventing spillage of packaged fruit and giving the packaging an attractive and hygienic appearance. The Revolution traysealer is designed for customers who are interested in automating the packaging process and want to achieve high sealing efficiency.

The operating capacity of the Revolution traysealer is 16-18 cycles per minute. The technology used makes the traysealer perfectly suitable for producers of fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as ready-made meals.

Thanks to its lightweight design, the unit is very easy to operate and maintain.

Purpose

• Soft fruit
• Processed fruit and vegetables
• Tomatoes
• Salads and herbs
• Mushrooms
• Ready-made meals
• Dips and sauces
• Processed meat
• Poultry
• Fish

Features and advantages

• Extended use-by date of products packaged in topseal with modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and vacuum packaging (MAP-V), as well as the SkinPack technology
• The traysealer makes it possible to achieve savings on packaging by replacing expensive lids with shrink film
• Flexibility in terms of packaging formats
• Reduced plastic consumption – the lid is about 13 g of plastic and the shrink film is just over 1 g – savings compared to flowpack film
• Thanks to its intuitive and user-friendly touch screen and the quick exchange of parts, the traysealer is easy to operate
• A clear and easy to read touch screen provides real-time information on the status, performance, and diagnostics of the unit
• Thanks to the POWERDRIVE system, the traysealer does not require compressed air, which makes it energy efficient
• Easy access to the parts most sensitive to contamination for fast cleaning

  

Labeller

Here is a universal device for labelling packaging containing various types of fruits and vegetables. The labeller is compatible with different packaging (materials and volumes). The device is equipped with an advanced labelling system and a colour touch-screen to manage the labelling process. The intuitive, available in multiple languages, interface facilitates communication with the machine. One of the key advantages of the labeller is the possibility of programming and saving jobs – this feature cuts the time needed for machine changeovers and decreases the risk of errors. The solid design and durable components stand for the product’s long life.

Labeller – available models

The labeller is available in several variants that differ from each other in the place of sticking the marking.

TBF – this machine can mark the packaging up and down (bottom and top)
BF – this model marks the packaging at the bottom
TF – this labelled sticks the label at the top of the box
TBF+S – this extended variant can put the label on the top, bottom and side of the box.

These aforementioned models show different dimensions.

Optionally, the labeller can be additionally equipped with a printer (e.g. Ink-Jet) to adjust printing data on a label.

Features and advantages

• Modern Golf Plus labelling head
• Possibility of applying labels in various places of the packaging
• The universal labelling applicator can stick foil, paper, transparent labels
• Possibility of adapting the machine to changing market trends
• Flexibility: adjusting the linear speed of labelling and label location
• The universal design of the machine allows you to work in long and short production cycles
• Multilabelling
• Integrated label counter
• Easy-to-use software with a built-in user manual
• Quick (approx. 60 seconds) roller replacement, thanks to the QRC (QUICK ROLL CHANGEOVER) system
• Optical detection of the edge of the packaging allows for a precise application of labels in a designated place
• Compatibility with full automation of the packaging line, as well as manual administration of labelling packaging
• Managing – a colourful touch-screen, intuitive menu in Polish, English, Russian, optionally different languages

Labeller: how to choose the machine suitable to your needs?

You don’t have to know the answer to this question. Rely on the knowledge and experience of Milbor PMC experts and see what model of labelling machines will be most suitable to your current needs and development plans. Fill out the form below and make an appointment for a free conversation about regarding comprehensive labelling system. During the consultation, our specialist will provide you with the details of the device, but also explain, how we can integrate the new labeller with your packing line.

Description:

The automatic checkweigher additionally has an integrated metal detector to detect foreign bodies in the packaging.

Features and advantages:

• Process control
• Compliance certification requirements
• Product savings by eliminating overweighing
• Possibility to work on medium-weight (E-weights) systems
• Thanks to the special design, changing the transport height is no problem
• Automated reports provide production transparency and quality control for every piece produced – memory for 200 products
• Product safety guaranteed by differentiated statistical analysis of total, accepted, and rejected production
• The scale is designed for extension of its functions
• The design of the scale ensures highest stability and weighing accuracy
• A detection technology operating in many frequency bands – high rate of detection of foreign objects
• Quick and easy system changeover to subsequent product batches thanks to the storage of multiple product items
• A self-learning feature – fast, error-free setup and adjustment of product settings by the operator, requiring no specialized training or engineering knowledge
• Access protection – protection against unauthorized changes with a system of user passwords or fingerprint authentication
• A wide range of interfaces for easy integration into industrial data networks
• Easy to clean, even under demanding conditions (low/high temperatures)

Description:

The control machine is an advanced line control system based on a Siemens PLC. It makes it possible to manage the entire line from a single location using an operator panel (HMI) that has access to the diagnostics and status of each line component and continuously displays the production progress. The control machine displays the causes of stops, faults and errors, and is responsible for controlling, navigating, and monitoring the machine workflow, thus saving the operators’ time. 

Features and advantages:

• Product protection – prevents collisions and losses by automatically controlling the system from one location
• Power distribution for the machinery
• Intuitive operation of the production line from the 12″ operator panel (HMI) (line START/STOP, speed of individual conveyors, possibility to deactivate the signal from the charge sensor, additional functions programmed after consultation with the customer)
• Logic implemented using advanced SIEMENS PLCs
• An e-stop for all conveyors in the entire line and possibility to program E-stops for particular components of the line
• Possibility to reprogram and program additional functions, e.g. A delayed stop, adding a stop signal from the checkweigher
• A hygienic design, a machine suitable for use in the food industry
• An illuminated logo with indication of the line status