Discovery is an optical sorting machine with the highest resolution cameras to examine the product on the conveyor belt. The system is used to check whole or cut agro-food products: Fruit and Vegetables.

Discovery can dispose of colour defects, marked produce and foreign bodies also the same colour as the good product. The product is fed on the inspection belt used to stabilise the product so it doesn’t roll off. The inspection zone is clearly separated from the ejection zone to avoid product sprays which can prejudice selection over time.

Discovery is equipped with an air reject system with 288 electrically controlled ejection valves. It can have a single ejection system, or in 3Way mode, can have two reject systems that differentiate unusable produce from defects considered second choice.

• Baby salads
• Baby lettuce
• Spinach
• Frozen spinach
• Cut carrots
• Cut Potatoes
• Corn
• Peas
• Beans

• Whole and sliced green beans
• Sliced peppers
• Broccoli
• Diced onions
• Peeled garlic
• Potato chips and french fries
• Frozen berries

• Olives
• Diced peaches
• Diced pears
• Raisins
• Dried plums
• Dried apricots
• Dried cherries
• Dates

• Strawberries
• Frozen cherries
• Mussels
• Sea salt
• Habaneros peppers
• Jalapenos peppers
• Long chillies
• Cubed pumpkin

Raytec Vision – Al Thika Packaging LLC

Al Thika Packaging is the distributor of Raytec Vision. Since 1994 Al Thika Packaging has been supplying sorting machines for nuts, fruit and vegetable industries in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Al Ain – UAE, Muscat, Oman and many other Gulf countries.

Discovery is an Octa-Chromatic machine equipped with the following technologies:

• NIR (Near InfraRed) technology;
• Visible Color analysis;
• Chlorophyll analysis;
• Translucency analysis;
• Shape analysis.

NIR technology can detect the presence of rot and foreign bodies.

Visible Color analysis allows colour defects to be detected, such as green products, yellowing, etc.

The Chlorophyll analysis allows very accurate detection of foreign bodies in products with high chlorophyll content (lettuce, peas, green beans).

Translucency analysis enables the detection of stones in the dehydrated fruit and contaminants which are on the side towards the conveyor belt.

The shape analysis is used to detect small pieces of fruit and green beans. Furthermore, it enables the removal of waste as pieces are too small.

An ethernet connection is available for remote control.

The machine detects statistical data on rejected products for quality analysis of the selected raw material.