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Sector | Machinery

Fruit Day 2024 highlights horticulture innovation

FS-3600 expands with MultiSystem upgrade

U.S. citrus packer rolls out Tomra's LUCAi deep learning tech

Uzbek cherry exports end early in 2025

AI sorter launched for fruit and vegetable grading

Erik Vernooij, De Kersenhut:

"The key to growing cherry sales lies in better early-season varieties"

AI in asparagus and cherry harvesting:

"Half as many people for the same output"

Suriname receives first Indian-funded fruit processing machinery

Stefano Renzelli - Coveser

Smart fruit and vegetable chain: tailor-made solutions for sustainable agriculture

Sormac debuts CH-30 harvester and OptiPro automation for CEA leafy greens

China unveils gesture-controlled fruit harvesting robot

AI tractor tech to boost Australian nut farms

Customer day showcases fresh produce tech

Gatton AgTech Showcase returns October 2025

Carrot packer boosts capacity with new polishing tech

Biocaptur

"We are going to offer customers exceptional tomatoes in summer without a trace of Tuta"

Intrac Geosystems S.L.

"During the rains, many potato growers managed to save their crops with aerial applications using our drones"

Greefa marks 85 years in sorting technology

Vietnam durian farmers turn to drones for efficiency

UAV strike destroys major potato storage site in Ukraine

Calderoni Company (Italy)

Biological weed management made easy, even on slopes

videocam Automated potato processing facility opens in Spain

Watermelon growers save 164M gallons with automation

Reduced waste with advanced citrus washing line

Green Sort blueberry sorting machine showcased during Macfrut

"Damage is something we can recognize, based just on the softness of the fruit"

De Zeeuw Brothers adopt year-round automation

Automated crate erector boosts production efficiency

Solving three key challenges in soft fruit packing

IIT Kharagpur develops robot for crop disease detection

Pune traders ban Turkish apples, Himachal seeks nationwide ban

Fabrizio Bertoluzzo from BFM:

"How we choose the right machinery for each farm"

Hans Kalter, Christiaens Agro Systems:

"Our 25th asparagus harvester is about to be put to work, also in the Netherlands"

Reservoir Farms opens robotics incubator in Salinas

Robotic vertical farm using automated cubic storage unveiled

Direct Carbon's compact Wunderpumpe-2 to debut at GreenTech Amsterdam

IPS Small by TopControl

A system that changes the packaging and weighing of berries

New cherry packing line for Washington grower

Marco Masotti, Maf-Roda

Dual Fast Pack packaging robot with fruit orientation system

Kronen and Urschel partner for food processing technology

China’s cherry prices drop as Latin American imports rise

Student teams win big at 2025 Farm Robotics Challenge

Automation in motion, from seeding to harvest

"We’ve designed a system that works across multiple farm formats"

Scottish farm boosts seed potato sorting with automation

Robotic apple picking tech acquired to boost automation efforts

Robotic harvesting tested for pome fruit viability

SM2 of PND (Italy)

A machine designed for shelling pomegranates

Sanodyna by Garbati Group (Italy)

Sanitizing fruit, vegetables and plants in an ecofriendly way

Machinery supplier Franz Führer on the Austrian fresh-cut market:

"The fresh-cut market is undergoing radical change, but the trend toward on-site processing remains"

New strategic partnerships for Icoel

Artificial intelligence at the service of fruit and citrus quality

Vincenzo Orso, HydroHunter Italy pilot

"We find water underground with almost 100 kg of instrumentation"

Complete carrot processing line up for auction at Industrial Auctions

Complete carrot processing line under the hammer at Industrial Auctions

AI-powered cultivator surpasses 60,000 acres and three billion plants scanned

Trials demonstrate commercially viable automated strawberry harvesting

Wilfried Garrigue, Sylektis: “A reliable, robust, and accessible tool built on a low-tech approach.”

AsperCut: A breakthrough innovation giving farmers back their independence?

Drones and soft robotics reshape fruit harvesting and handling

Color LCD screen for easier user experience

KA-750PM peeler launched

Creek Side Potatoes opts for Optica Q

"Stepping into the future with a new optical sorter"

Post-harvest potato tech showcased at Scottish demo event

Fruit Graders

Global availability of new and used grading and sorting tech

WA potato growers explore drones to boost farm efficiency

OrganicTank

No more rotting bell pepper stench in the trash can

Altes Land in Germany:

"We can pack around 100 tons a day"

Second palletiser reaches 20 million bags at Vos Onions

UC San Diego develops tape-inspired gripper for delicate produce

Western Cape avocado production expands as industry shifts south

Marco Mingozzi "Good results from field experiences in recent weeks"

The power of the flame weeder against frost

Season almost starting at Marc Geerts Aardbeien

"Mildew remains one of the biggest challenges for strawberry growers in autumn"

“Our belting technology and packer-to-palletizer solutions improve throughput and minimize downtime”

Chris Bray - MAF Roda NZ

"We have 30 sizers to grade and pack already in place within the kiwifruit sector"

Automation via optimization

Mateusz Maćkowski, Global Onions:

"I want to place optical graders at 100 Polish peeling plants in the coming years"

Beck Fruit from Sint-Gillis-Waas combines pellet heating with wind machines against night frost

Extra heat for Flemish pear orchards with eight eco boosters

Grupo MAS automates fruit logistics with Cimcorp

Biocaptur

"This spring, I'll be the one deciding how long my tomato campaign lasts, and not the 'Tuta'"