Blueberry grading machine - every blueberry counts

Elifab grading machine
powered by Ellips technology

This is how Dr. B' optimizes throughput, quality and shelf life of blueberries

“Elifab was a gamechanger for us. We are reducing a lot of costs and we can pack big volumes.” - Richard Arancibia

Full-speed automated blueberry grading with gentle handling at Vierfontein Boerdery

The biggest advantage is how gently the blueberries are handled." Willie Calitz - packhouse manager Vierfontein Boerdery

Blueberry 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 blueberry grading machine you have the full control to grow as a preferred supplier.

Maximize throughput with less labor

Give your packhouse the ability to accurately sort millions of individual blueberries at exceptional speed without damaging the fruit. As everything is automated with our Berry Class grading machine, you’ll maximize your throughput with consistent quality and reduce the need for workers.

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Consistent quality is everything

Extract the most value from every batch and maintain your reputation for quality with superior accuracy. High-tech cameras capture 30 images for every single blueberry, resulting in near-perfect size, color separation, and highly accurate sorting of defects such as softness, slipskin and shrivel (dehydration).

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Extract max value from every blueberry

When it comes to growing blueberries, 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 Berry Class grading machine you’ll get the most value from every single berry, by maximizing yields and reducing food waste. Plus you’ll be able to meet specific customer demands such as longer shelf-life berries or larger berries, strengthening your position as a preferred supplier and achieve a faster return on your investment.

The next generation of blueberry grading

Ellips developed a new technology called True-AI. You can now deliver near-perfect grading accuracy through superior detection of the most challenging defects and blueberry characteristics such as dehydration (shrivel), cracks, stem tears and mold. In addition, it offers sensational reliability in detecting stem and calyx. The new software has been trained using large amounts of data combined with the expertise of quality control personnel.

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Already dozens of companies use the blueberry grading machine daily

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We invested in AI technology to reduce labor costs and increase capacity, all while ensuring top-notch, consistent quality. This decision positions us to lead the market and secure long-term success.

Alana Deacon | Hall Hunter | United Kingdom

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“Elifab was a gamechanger for us. We are reducing a lot of costs and we can pack big volumes.”

Richard Arancibia | Dr. B's | USA

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"Outstanding grading results, yields increased considerably and unmatched flexibility."

Nicolas Díaz Barros | Agrícola Trucao | Chili

"The biggest advantage is how gently the blueberries are handled."

Willie Calitz | Vierfontein | South-Africa

“We ensured that the quality of the clam shell is consistent at the highest level. We ensured ourselves that if the quality goes down, we still can detect defects and guarantee premium clam shells".

Sukh Bubra | Dr. B's | Canada

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Advanced blueberry grading

Accurate quality checks

You need blueberries that look good, taste good and can travel. Ellips TrueSort™ software leads the industry in accurately detecting the most common defects and quality characteristics inside and out such as flower, slipskin, bruising, cuts, cell breakdown, compression damages, shrivel (dehydration).

It also allows you to sort blueberries into different classes based on softness, firmness and bloom. Great for meeting premium, local and export demands.

A heavyweight in weighing

Even at incredibly fast speeds, TrueSort™ is able to accurately weigh every blueberry. It does this by weighing each one volumetrically using images from high tech cameras. The software also monitors the average product weight and capacity per hour and displays it on your visual dashboard.

Next level measuring

From small to jumbo, the TrueSort™ software takes multiple diameter measurements to determine the size of every kind of blueberry. The blueberry rotates under the camera, so you’re able to measure the entire surface. Specialized algorithms then determine the shape of the product ensuring flat blueberries are sorted from those with a more rounded-shape.

When only blue will do

The Elifab BerryClass achieves precision color separation by using live feedback from its high-resolution cameras combined with TrueSort software. Together they’ll grade multiple color classes and make sure no green or red berries are mixed in with the desired blue colored berries.

Stay in full control

TrueSort’s™ easy-to-use dashboard gives real-time data such as the percentage of defective blueberries, 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

Always knowing where your blueberries are located, from infeed to packaging, is crucial to guaranteeing quality and safety. With end-to-end traceability, you can optimize your operating efficiency, analyze yields, and reduce food waste. Each package is labeled and can be tracked and traced back to the original grower and the field it came from.

Accurate quality checks

You need blueberries that look good, taste good and can travel. Ellips TrueSort™ software leads the industry in accurately detecting the most common defects and quality characteristics inside and out such as flower, slipskin, bruising, cuts, cell breakdown, compression damages, shrivel (dehydration).

It also allows you to sort blueberries into different classes based on softness, firmness and bloom. Great for meeting premium, local and export demands.
A heavyweight in weighing

Even at incredibly fast speeds, TrueSort™ is able to accurately weigh every blueberry. It does this by weighing each one volumetrically using images from high tech cameras. The software also monitors the average product weight and capacity per hour and displays it on your visual dashboard.
Next level measuring

From small to jumbo, the TrueSort™ software takes multiple diameter measurements to determine the size of every kind of blueberry. The blueberry rotates under the camera, so you’re able to measure the entire surface. Specialized algorithms then determine the shape of the product ensuring flat blueberries are sorted from those with a more rounded-shape.
When only blue will do

The Elifab BerryClass achieves precision color separation by using live feedback from its high-resolution cameras combined with TrueSort software. Together they’ll grade multiple color classes and make sure no green or red berries are mixed in with the desired blue colored berries.
Stay in full control

TrueSort’s™ easy-to-use dashboard gives real-time data such as the percentage of defective blueberries, 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

Always knowing where your blueberries are located, from infeed to packaging, is crucial to guaranteeing quality and safety. With end-to-end traceability, you can optimize your operating efficiency, analyze yields, and reduce food waste. Each package is labeled and can be tracked and traced back to the original grower and the field it came from.

Elifab Berry Class blueberry sorting machine

Trusted by world’s best growers and packers, Elifab Berry Class grading machine is an industry-leading solution. Not only are you guaranteed the lowest total cost of ownership, but you’ll be able to stay at maximum speed to meet all delivery and quality needs.

Consistent quality at high speed
Blueberry season is short, packhouse space is often limited, and you want to process and pack your harvest to get it to your customers as quickly as possible. It’s why growers and packers trust the Elifab Berry Class sorting machine that combines incredible speed and accuracy, with delicate handling and huge capacity.

Delicate handling, even at top speed.
Fast processing shouldn’t come at the expense of fruit. It’s why Elifab uses our world-first, specially designed silicon curtains that reduce speed whilst keeping the fruit separated. Together with the lowest transfer height throughout the whole process, we have achieved the most delicate handling with little or no impact on your blueberries.

Cleverly designed to fit any packhouse
World-class quality doesn’t have to mean giant machinery. By collaborating with customers in packhouses of all shapes and sizes, we designed Elifab to have the smallest footprint in the market. Added to this, its compact blueberry sorting machinery can be installed quickly and is very easy to maintain and clean – meeting all strict food safety requirements.

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Blueberry 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 blueberry grading 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 and blueberry packing machine (packing tables and automated packaging).

Blueberry packing machine

With MatExakta blueberry packing machine, everything is taken care of with minimal human intervention. It’s an automatic weighing and packaging solution, that allows you to easily switch between different packaging materials such as cartons, plastic, paper pulp and forms like punnets, shakers, buckets, and clamshells. Whatever’s used, everything happens automatically and precisely, down to the lids being placed on the trays and labelling with the correct label.

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Next-gen blueberry grading machine

This is how Dr. B' optimizes throughput, quality and shelf life of blueberries

Full-speed automated blueberry grading with gentle handling at Vierfontein Boerdery

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