Haith to showcase new mobile optical sorter at Fruit Logistica

Developed in partnership with Grimme UK, the innovative Pro-Sort will be available for visitors to view at next month’s Fruit Logistica show, taking place on 8-10 February.

The unit efficiently removes clod and foreign debris from potatoes and has the capacity to handle up to 100 tonnes per hour with high levels of accuracy, thanks to its integral Tomra 3A optical sorter. Pro-Sort has been popular with UK growers faced with labour shortages, and Haith sales manager Rob Highfield is confident it will also appeal to European farmers.

“As well as wanting to find cost-effective, reliable and efficient ways to receive, wash and grade their produce they are all starting to talk about having the flexibility to move their handling machinery to where it’s needed,” he said.

“Labour shortages and the cost of labour are significant issues for growers. I think these two factors are behind the increasing interest we’re seeing in our mobile solutions, such as our new mobile water treatment plant and the new PRO-Sort.”

“We are looking forward to showing visitors to Fruit Logistica just how easy it is to transport and set up the PRO-Sort,” Mr Highfield added.

Being a modular unit, the product offers the flexibility of being used in the field, on-farm or integrated into a new or existing grading line. It is also compatible with the Grimme RH receiving hopper and the Grimme Cleanloader, adding to the versatility of the product.

Since 2020, Haith and Grimme UK have been working in partnership to deliver more complete solutions to their customers and make vegetable handling equipment and machinery easier to source.

To find out more about the new Pro-Sort, discover Haith’s full range of vegetable handling solutions and learn about the benefits its partnership with GRIMME UK offers, visit stand A-21 in Hall 4.1 at Fruit Logistica or visit www.haith.co.uk.