UNITEC innovation at Macfrut 2013

At Macfrut 2013 UNITEC presented a range of technologies developed in line with the company’s commitment to making customers more successful by improving competitiveness through innovative but reliable new technology capable of increasing the efficiency of fruit and vegetable processing plant. The machines displayed are designed not only to reduce the cost of processing but, at the same time, to increase income by improving the quality of the product presented to the market. The technologies on UNITEC stand at Macfrut 2013 included: UNI_ONE LF jolly©, picture 2, an extremely versatile electronic sorter capable of processing a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, from apricots to peaches, persimmons, lemons, aubergines, mandarins, apples, pears and tomatoes.  The machine’s great versatility allows it to use the same system to sort products of different shapes. This dramatically reduces investment cost amortisation times and increases the profitability of the entire processing cycle. SUPERSOFT_EXIT©, picture 3, an ultra-delicate unloading system capable of ensuring that apples leave the sorting process in perfect condition. The system is designed to eliminate all kinds of damage to apples as they are unloaded from the sorting machine. The system is installed with APPLE_VISION© internal and external quality, colour and size selection technology. UNI_FLY©, picture 4, an optical-electronic sorter designed and developed to provide an effective solution to the difficult process of sorting small fruits like grapes and cherries in syrup. The UNI_FLY© system is equipped with a vision unit with high resolution camera to identify fruits of non-conforming colour or shape and foreign bodies, depending on the program selected. UNI_FLY© technology delivers a range of benefits, including:- the ability to detect defects that are not visible to the naked eye, resulting in a sorted product that is perfect for downstream processing or sale on the market;- reduced labour costs for sorting personnel and more reliable sorting quality;-  the possibility of installation in existing lines.     About UNITEC: Unrivalled excellence in fruit and vegetable handling systems UNITEC S.p.A. is a group specializing in the design and manufacturing of innovative technologies for processing, sorting, quality selection over 35 kinds of fruit and vegetables. For nearly a century, UNITEC has been improving fruit and vegetable processing quality in countries all over the world, providing technology and services to the highest standard of reliability and profitability. Listening to the requirements of our clients and markets, designing solutions for increasing efficiency and reducing costs in handling processes: these concerns are at the heart of the mission of UNITEC, the only Italian company capable of fully designing and building technology spanning the whole handling process. The UNITEC group is organized into different operations units, each in charge of a key phase in the production sequence, right through to after-sales services and a modern help-desk channel. On the international level, UNITEC has a network of branches in some of the leading fruit- and vegetable-producing countries (United States, France, Spain, Chile, Argentina) and a sales structure that permits it to meet the requirements in the 20+ countries in which it operates. As a leading company in its sector, UNITEC has ISO 9001 quality certification (2002), as well as OHSAS 18001 certification for management of safety in the workplace, and ISO 14001 certification for environmental management. UNITEC closed 2012 with annual sales of 40 million euros, and employs over 100 people. The first picture belongs to Angelo Benedetti, UNITEC President.   For further information:UNITEC S.p.A.Micaela Rambelli – Ph. +39 342 9316471micaela.rambelli@unitec-group.comwww.unitec-group.com