Apple grading machine

Leading apple grading machine

Maximize your return on every apple and leave nothing to waste.
  • Optimize throughput
  • Less labor
  • Consistent quality

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Elisam grading machine
powered by Ellips technology

This is how Starr Ranch Growers guarantees consistent quality

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Starr Ranch chose the Ellips - Elisam system because the internal quality capabilities are unique compared to the other suppliers.

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Apple King grades, sorts and packs varietal apples. See how this realizes significant benefits for them!

Apple grading machine:
this is how you can expand your business potential

Do you have the ambition to increase the capacity of your business? Are you facing challenges such as labor issues and inconsistent quality? With our leading apple grading machine you have the full control to grow as a preferred supplier.

Maximize throughput with less labor


Every apple counts, every single minute of grading is important – it’s why the Elisam GranTorino apple grading machine is build for speed and exceptional capacity. Such huge throughput will transform your business productivity, profitability and reduce dependance on labor. Make every single apple from your harvest count, with minimal waste.

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Consistent quality is everything


By consistently achieving your client’s quality requirements every season, it takes your reputation to the next level. And so GranTorino analyzes each apple inside and out, detecting size, weight, color, stem bowl cracks, sunburn, punctures, russet, internal browning, water core and internal bruising. With every apple graded correctly, you’ll maximize the return on each harvest while delivering exactly what your customer needs.

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Get the most value from every apple


When it comes to growing apples, you’re the expert. And when it comes to growing revenue, we know how to help. With the combination of our world-class grading software and the GranTorino grading machine you’ll get the most value from your apples by maximizing yields and reducing food waste. It’s highly flexible and lets you to meet any market demands or export criteria – helping you strengthen your position as a preferred supplier and achieve a faster return on investment.

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Already dozens of companies use the apple grading machine daily

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“After 5 years of tremendous studies, we chose Ellips based on their unique internal and external quality technology.”

Joe Schwilke | Starr Ranch Growers | USA

"The TrueAI technology is truly ground-breaking.  From day one, the improvements like productivity and quality consistency were immediate and visually apparent."

Ray Keller | Apple King | USA

"We are now able to detect even the most difficult defects, such as stem bowl cracks, at a very high level of accuracy with minimal false positives."

Kyle Mills | Apple King | USA

Advanced apple grading

See the unseen

Internal defects have nowhere to hide with world-leading Ellips TrueSort™ technology. It precisely analyses the internal quality of each apple and detects a multitude of defects at incredible speed such as internal browning, water core, internal bruising, bleeding and more

360° precision grading

Whatever the size or shape of your apples, GranTorino grading machine handles them all. Its unique rotating carrier creates a 360° view of each apple, allowing you to analyze the entire surface for characteristics and defects such as sunburn, punctures, russet, damage from birds or insects, frost damage, bruises, shrivel (dehydration), stem bowl cracks and more

A heavyweight in weighing

The GranTorino apple grading machine volumetrically weighs every apple at high-speed using images from advanced cameras. Our unique TrueSort™ software also monitors the average product weight and capacity per hour.

It all measures up

Every apple rotates under the camera as 40 images are taken to measure the entire surface. This lets the machine calculate the precise diameter, length and surface area. It will also recognize shape related defects or doubles (2 apples in 1 cup).

Grade every color

Ultrafine color separations are created using TrueSort™ software allowing operators to quickly create or modify color profiles for apples. Then using live feedback from the cameras, the apple color is accurately graded.

The next generation of apple grading

Ellips developed a deep learning toolbox called TrueAI. This toolbox is going to help you with near-perfect grading accuracy and detecting complex defects such as stem bowl cracks. The new software has been trained using large amounts of data combined with the expertise of quality control personnel. You still want the best of both worlds: an operator who has knowledge of the different apple varieties and how to target the right defects combined with this powerful new tool.

Stay in full control

TrueSort’s™ easy-to-use dashboard gives real-time data such as the percentage of defective apples, the amount of waste and the distribution of different quality aspects for each batch. This lets you make accurate operational decisions on-to-go whilst also giving you the freedom to incorporate data from your sorting process into dashboards and ERP systems.

End-to-end traceability

From infeed to packaging, end-to-end traceability is crucial to guaranteeing apple quality and safety. These insights can help improve your profitability, optimize your operating efficiency, analyze yields, and reduce food waste. It’s why every package is labeled so it can be tracked and traced back to the original grower and the field it came from.
  • See the unseen

    Internal defects have nowhere to hide with world-leading Ellips TrueSort™ technology. It precisely analyses the internal quality of each apple and detects a multitude of defects at incredible speed such as internal browning, water core, internal bruising, bleeding and more

  • 360° precision grading

    Whatever the size or shape of your apples, GranTorino grading machine handles them all. Its unique rotating carrier creates a 360° view of each apple, allowing you to analyze the entire surface for characteristics and defects such as sunburn, punctures, russet, damage from birds or insects, frost damage, bruises, shrivel (dehydration), stem bowl cracks and more

  • A heavyweight in weighing

    The GranTorino apple grading machine volumetrically weighs every apple at high-speed using images from advanced cameras. Our unique TrueSort™ software also monitors the average product weight and capacity per hour.

  • It all measures up

    Every apple rotates under the camera as 40 images are taken to measure the entire surface. This lets the machine calculate the precise diameter, length and surface area. It will also recognize shape related defects or doubles (2 apples in 1 cup).

  • Grade every color

    Ultrafine color separations are created using TrueSort™ software allowing operators to quickly create or modify color profiles for apples. Then using live feedback from the cameras, the apple color is accurately graded.

  • The next generation of apple grading

    Ellips developed a deep learning toolbox called TrueAI. This toolbox is going to help you with near-perfect grading accuracy and detecting complex defects such as stem bowl cracks. The new software has been trained using large amounts of data combined with the expertise of quality control personnel. You still want the best of both worlds: an operator who has knowledge of the different apple varieties and how to target the right defects combined with this powerful new tool.

  • Stay in full control

    TrueSort’s™ easy-to-use dashboard gives real-time data such as the percentage of defective apples, the amount of waste and the distribution of different quality aspects for each batch. This lets you make accurate operational decisions on-to-go whilst also giving you the freedom to incorporate data from your sorting process into dashboards and ERP systems.

  • End-to-end traceability

    From infeed to packaging, end-to-end traceability is crucial to guaranteeing apple quality and safety. These insights can help improve your profitability, optimize your operating efficiency, analyze yields, and reduce food waste. It’s why every package is labeled so it can be tracked and traced back to the original grower and the field it came from.

Want to know if this apple grading machine is something for you?

Wondering if this will work for your own apples? Seeing is believing! Get in touch and bring your own apples.

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Meet a next-generation apple sorting machine


The robust and reliable Elisam GranTorino is an industry-leading apple grading machine. Its unique mechanical design delivers gentle, yet fast and accurate handling of any type of apple. Everything your business needs to accelerate its success.

  • The fastest and most accurate sorting machine in the industry
    Get the best of both worlds. Speed in order to deliver maximum capacity – and accurate defect detection to maintain consistent quality. With the Elisam GranTorino you can sort apples at lightning speed whilst knowing you’ll meet all quality requirements.
  • Best product handling and full surface inspection
    GranTorino delicately handles your apples without ever damaging them. Its unique rotating carrier them gives you a 360° view of each apple. Such grading means you’ll maximize the return on each harvest while delivering exactly what your customer needs.
  • Robust and reliable grading machinery for maximum uptime
    The Elisam GranTorino is the most robust and reliable grading and sorting machine in the industry giving your business maximum uptime, so your operation can keep running at a fast pace. As a result you can process twice the amount of orders you normally would.

 

Discover the GranTorino

Apple grading and packing with the finest results.

It’s all fully integrated so your entire packhouse works as one


Working directly with hundreds of packhouses around the globe, we’ve fully integrated our machines into each individual facility. Together with our partners, we’ll do the same for you ensuring your entire packhouse is optimized and seamlessly connected across multi-head weighers, bin tippers, washing and waxing machines, drying tunnels, palletizers, packing tables and automated packaging.

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Apple packing as efficient as our grading


As we offer a complete solution, our service doesn’t stop once the apples are graded, we can also offer customized packaging solutions. Our technology is designed to reduce packing and labor costs, whilst making your packhouse more efficient. As it’s an automated system, it will distribute the apples into boxes, bags, bins, totes or tanks, eliminating the need for human labor.

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Case studies on apple grading


Starr Ranch Growers chooses optical apple grading technology

Starr Ranch has implemented Ellips’ apple grading technology. The choice is based on the proven color, defect and internal quality grading.

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Apple King achieves groundbreaking grading results with Ellips TrueA

Sensational deep learning apple grading results at Apple King with TrueAI. This is how they significantly enhanced their grading capabilities.

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Ready to revolutionize your apple business?


  • Maximize throughput with less labor dependency

  • Consistent, superior quality

  • Extract max value from every apple

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