Unitec Technology at Fruit Logistica 2016

Operating since 1924, today UNITEC is working in over 50 countries worldwide with a strong focus on the field of continuous innovation with the aim of creating TANGIBLE RESULTS and improvement for more than35 types of different fruits and vegetables.With its branches in Chile, France, Spain, United States (California and Washington), South Africa and Argentina, UNITEC is at customers’ side to meet their requirements or projects for development.Today UNITEC is a highly internationalized company specializing in technologies designed to effectively and efficiently meet the requirements of the packing houses worldwide to improve their processing.This year as well, UNITEC will participate in Fruit Logistica, the leading international exhibition dedicated to fruit and vegetables, with new projects and solutions for the entire industry.The exhibition in Berlin is an ideal time to present to a qualified international audience the latest technologies developed by the Italian company.Technologies that are highly focused on the development of new systems for the non-destructive detection of the internal and external quality of fruits, and new projects for sorting and packing lines for many types of fruit and vegetables."We offer innovative systems that allow players in this sector to optimize the processing lines while increasing the quality and efficiency of processes. These solutions lead to save money and resources andcreate benefits throughout the supply chain" - says UNITEC president Angelo Benedetti.At the leading international exhibition dedicated to fruit and vegetables to be held in Berlin, UNITEC presents some of the latest, high performance technologies applied with great success for major operators worldwide.Among these, the technologies that stand out are the ones for quality detection individually designed and programmed for each type of fruit (Apple Vision, Vision Kiwi, Apricot Vision, Vision Plum, Cherry Vision, Blueberry Vision, etc.). Quality selection is a major strategic asset on which packing houses can count to improve their competitiveness and achieve objectives of growth and development."We are talking - Angelo Benedetti goes on - about very innovative and very effective solutions that allow you to select fruits according to parameters such as the degree of ripeness, firmness, Brix degree, shape, color, size, etc., allowing packing houses to provide the market with quality products which meet the needs and tastes of consumers. This aspect is extremely important to increase trust and satisfaction and, therefore, the overall demand for fruits and vegetables. "UNITEC designs and develops in-house 100% of solutions specifically dedicated to each type of fruit and suitable for the many needs of packing houses that work with products such as apricots, cherries, apples, kiwis, plums, blueberries, peaches, nectarines, pears and other products, achieving excellent results in terms of strong automation, low maintenance costs, rapid amortization, gentleness in fruit handling, versatility, high potential and long term guarantee for the customers in terms of Consistent Quality.Vision Unitec Technology systems ensure precisely a high level of quality detection of fruits and allow to select only the fruits that are suitable, for instance, to face long trips, and that can therefore be sold on markets that are most demanding and remote but that are also more profitable, such as the Asian markets.At Fruit Logistica UNITEC also presents UNICAL_200 cherry©, an electronic sorter designed for the processing of delicate products of small dimensions, in particular cherries and cherry tomatoes. It is a technology characterized by high potential and extreme gentleness, very popular on the market. The sorter is equipped with CHERRY_VISION©, which allows the non-destructive detection of external and internal quality of cherries. An extremely innovative, versatile and customizable system capable of fitting every customer needs.For further information: UNITEC S.p.A. Clara Colonelli - Ph +39 342 9316471 clara.colonelli@unitec-group.comwww.unitec-group.com