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Stourgarden doubles capacity and improves quality levels with AI onion grader

“With the AI system, we’ve improved grading accuracy, reduced complaints, and lowered waste. All while handling more volume with fewer people.” Ben Collins – Stourgarden

This is how Groka expands capacities with a guarantee for quality

"With this advanced technology, we can effectively meet the demands of retailers, handle larger volumes, and eliminate concerns about labor" - Volker Peters - Groka

Onion 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 onion grading machine you have the full control to grow as a preferred supplier.

Maximize throughput with less labor

Every onion counts, every single minute of grading is important – it’s why the Elisam GranTorino onion 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 onion 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 onion inside and out, detecting size, weight, color, rot, mold, sprouting, fusarium, root tear, balding, mechanical damage and more. With every onion 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 onion

When it comes to growing onions, 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 onions 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.

The next generation of onion 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 onion characteristics such as fusarium, misshapen and root tear. The new software has been trained using large amounts of data combined with the expertise of quality control personnel.

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AI-driven onion grading. What’s in it for you?

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“With the new AI system, we’ve seen a clear improvement in defect detection. Both internal and external. Waste levels have dropped, complaints have gone down, and growers now get more accurate data on their crop.”

Ben Collins | Stourgarden | United Kingdom

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"Times may be tough, but together we emerge stronger. With Ellips True-AI, you can consistently guarantee your onion quality. AI provides the flexibility to adapt to varying conditions and market demands"

Larry Bauman | Target AG | USA

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“With this advanced technology in place, we can effectively meet the demands of retailers, handle larger volumes, and eliminate concerns about labor availability.”

Volker Peters | Groka | Germany

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“The upgrade to True-AI has been a huge step forward. With True-AI, we have been able to greatly reduce post-control”

Benny Murre | TOP the onion group | Netherlands

"The new packing line has successfully met production, efficiency, and quality targets. The system's internal defect detection and operational efficiency are considered top-notch and even exceed industry standards"

Cameron Skeen | Baker & Murakami | USA

"The efficiencies has gone through the roof incorporating this new technology. And we're also able to ensure a quality product to our consumers. Its truly the next level of grading."

Troy Bland | Bland Farms | USA

"It has been a huge step forward. Facing labor issues and market competition, we always look to stand out. The technology improved our delivery, with more consistent quality and fewer rejections. It helped us in a challenging environment.""

Shay Myers | Owyhee Produce | USA

Advanced onion grading

See the unseen

Internal defects have nowhere to hide with world-leading Ellips TrueSort™ technology. It precisely analyses the internal quality of each onion and detects a multitude of defects at incredible speed such as core rot, fusarium, bulb rot, root plate, ring rot, neck rot and more

360° precision grading

Whatever the size or shape of your onions, GranTorino grading machine handles them all. Its unique rotating carrier creates a 360° view of each onion, allowing you to analyze the entire surface for characteristics and defects such as balding, external rot, black mold, sprouting, misshapen, mechanical damage, sour skin, watery scale and more

A heavyweight in weighing

The GranTorino onion grading machine volumetrically weighs every onion 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 onion 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 onions in 1 cup).

Grade every color

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

Stay in full control

TrueSort’s™ easy-to-use dashboard gives real-time data such as the percentage of defective onions, 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 onion 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 onion and detects a multitude of defects at incredible speed such as core rot, fusarium, bulb rot, root plate, ring rot, neck rot and more
360° precision grading

Whatever the size or shape of your onions, GranTorino grading machine handles them all. Its unique rotating carrier creates a 360° view of each onion, allowing you to analyze the entire surface for characteristics and defects such as balding, external rot, black mold, sprouting, misshapen, mechanical damage, sour skin, watery scale and more
A heavyweight in weighing

The GranTorino onion grading machine volumetrically weighs every onion 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 onion 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 onions in 1 cup).
Grade every color

Ultrafine color separations are created using TrueSort™ software allowing operators to quickly create or modify color profiles. Then using live feedback from the cameras, the onion color is accurately graded.
Stay in full control

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

Meet a next-generation onion sorting machine

The robust and reliable Elisam GranTorino is an industry-leading onion grading machine. Its unique mechanical design delivers gentle, yet fast and accurate handling of any type of onion. 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 onions at lightning speed whilst knowing you’ll meet all quality requirements.

Best product handling and full surface inspection
GranTorino delicately handles your onions without ever damaging them. Its unique rotating carrier them gives you a 360° view of each onion. 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.

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Onion 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.

Onion packing as efficient as our grading

As we offer a complete solution, our service doesn’t stop once the onions 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 onions into boxes, bags, bins, totes or tanks, eliminating the need for human labor.

Customer stories and insights on onion grading

Stourgarden doubles capacity and improves quality levels with AI onion grader

Discover how Stourgarden increased throughput, improved defect detection, and reduced waste with advanced AI grading technology for onions.

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Maximize your harvest value with AI onion grading

Ready to grow your business but struggle with quality, costs, and labor? Discover the video to explore all benefits of AI-driven onion grading.

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Target AG invest in AI to enhance customer satisfaction and efficiency

Discover how Target AG achieves consistent onion quality, faster processing, and lower costs with Ellips True-AI. Explore powerful defect detection.

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This is how Groka expands capacities with a guarantee for quality

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Stourgarden doubles capacity and improves quality levels with AI onion grader

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