A&B Packing Equipment Home Packing Cleaning & Grading Harvester About GP Graders Contact BLUEBERRY PACKING HAS JUST BEEN REVOLUTIONIZED GP Graders’ AirJet® Blueberry technology will revolutionize your business. It will allow you to open export markets and get premium prices for your very best product. Our technology will all but eliminate the requirement for sorting staff while substantially increasing your production throughput with greater accuracy. Our AirJet® Blueberry grading technology puts you in control of what market prices you will achieve, thereby substantially increasing your company’s profitability. AIRJETTM BLUEBERRY VISION The AirJet® Blueberry grader utilizes Ultra High Definition (HD) cameras to provide the sharpest picture resolution for size, color, softness, shrivel and defect analysis. This advanced level of analysis is unprecedented in the fresh produce industry and places GP Graders firmly at the forefront of the blueberry grading industry. SIZE SEPARATION The dimensions of each product are calculated using multiple images of the product. Our software takes multiple diameter measurements to determine the maximum width of the product. Specialized algorithms determine the shape of the product if you wish to separate flat blueberries from more round shaped products. COLOR SEPARATION The color module enables you to specify the color that you wish to grade the fruit using live feedback from the high-resolution cameras. The AirJet® Blueberry grader achieves perfect color separation that provides consistency and uniform pack color. The software is able to remove red and green blueberries from full blue products. SOFTNESS The AirJet® Blueberry grader is a world first! Its advanced camera and software technology allows blueberry packers to separate blueberries according to softness / firmness. In fact the software allows the separation 5-7 categories of softness to firmness, i.e. very soft (IQF), semi-soft, medium, semi-firm and firm. Separation of fruit according to softness / firmness will determine which market to send your produce, i.e. freeze grade, local markets or export markets. HYGIENE & SANITATION The AirJet® Blueberry is designed according to strict hygiene and sanitation standards. The design of the machine is robust using food-grade materials and can be washed down after the operating shift. DEFECT SORTING GP Graders’ AirJet™ Vision technology is programmed to detect both internal and external defects. It successfully detects and removes internal defects that affect blueberries such as softness, bruising, cell breakdown, shriveling and compression damage. WHY CHOOSE GP BLUEBERRIES GRADING MACHINERY? SUPERIOR TECHNOLOGY Six images are recorded at each point of rotation allowing you to sort by color, size, external defects and softness / firmness for greater market prices and reduced sorting costs. FAST Each lane moves at speeds of up to 30.2 units per second allowing high productivity while maintaining grading accuracy. GENTLE So that your product retains its high quality and high value. ACCURATE 97% sizing accuracy and 100% accurate color separation. REMOVES DEFECTS Identifies over 80% of defects including cracks and softness. COST EFFECTIVE Reducing the number of inspection staff required by up to 60% and therefore lowering your overheads. Contact Us Today! A & B PACKING EQUIPMENT A&B has become the leader in fresh packing and cleaning equipment for fruits and vegetables worldwide. We have achieved this by relentlessly working to produce new and innovative ideas, along with the best customer service on Earth combined with hard working, dedicated, loyal employees and the latest industrial manufacturing techniques. QUICK LINKS Home Packing Cleaning & Grading Harvester About GP Graders Contact A & B PACKING EQUIPMENT A&B has become the leader in fresh packing and cleaning equipment for fruits and vegetables worldwide. We have achieved this by relentlessly working to produce new and innovative ideas, along with the best customer service on Earth combined with hard working, dedicated, loyal employees and the latest industrial manufacturing techniques. We are now proud to say that we manufacture The Fulcrum Fresh Harvester, this is a one of a kind Berry Harvester that was specifically designed to handle fresh pick blueberries. CONTACT INFORMATION 732 W. Saint Joseph Street Lawrence, MI 49064 Phone: 269-539-4700 Fax: 269-539-4705 info@abpacking.com A & B PACKING Packing Equipment Cleaning & Grading The Fulcrum Fresh Fruit Harvester About A&B Packing News Contact © COPYRIGHT 2014 A & B PACKING EQUIPMENT · ALL RIGHTS RESERVED · SITE DESIGN: NET DESIGNS, LLC