{"id":6414,"date":"2018-03-23T11:51:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/?p=6414"},"modified":"2018-03-23T11:51:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T11:51:50","slug":"caretakers-latest-optical-sorting-option-proves-top-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tongengineering.com\/es\/2018\/03\/23\/caretakers-latest-optical-sorting-option-proves-top-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"The Caretaker\u2019s latest optical sorting option proves top-grade"},"content":{"rendered":"
Since Tong Engineering launched the option of integrated optical sorting within its market leading grading machine, the Caretaker, back in 2016, the inclusion of advanced optical sorting on dirty grading systems has proved to be a very welcome addition.<\/p>\n
Introduced to offer potato and vegetable growers and processors automated optical sorting of dirty crop, Tong has been offering the option within its Caretaker mobile grader and static grading lines, as an alternative to traditional manual inspection facilities. The optical sorter for dirty crop can also be specified as a stand-alone unit or within a complete intake grading line, to replace manual removal of stones and clod from crop.<\/p>\n
And now, after almost two years in daily action sorting up to 40 tons of potatoes per hour, the optical sorter has proved itself to be invaluable. \u201cOne of our most recent Caretaker installations that features the optical sorting system, is for a large potato grower and processor in France, where the integrated optical sorter is working very well on dirty crop,\u201d explains Charlie Rich, Export Sales Manager at Tong Engineering. \u201cThe addition of the optical sorter, which is built upon the Caretaker\u2019s heavy duty chassis, has meant that they are now achieving very consistent and reliable removal of debris from crop without any manual inspection, and at high capacities.\u201d<\/p>\n