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Once fruits and vegetables are harvested, they need to
be packaged for sale -- whether as a roadside farm stand farmer's market stall,
local retailers and restaurants, a Community Supported Agricultural subscription
service or a wholesale broker. For smaller retail operations, some postharvest
handling practices can be done in the field. The facility used to handle
harvested produce can be called a packhouse or packing shed. Within the packing
shed, the physical arrangement of equipment and workstations that handle the
produce is called the packing line. It is basically a factory assembly line and
the packed produce is the finished product. Principals of designing a good
factory layout can be applied to laying out the packing line and packing
shed.
Agricultural Installations assists the industry in
fruit handling and efficient designs of complete packing systems. The refinement
of color sorters, blemish graders and sweetness testers on certain fruits can
reduce labor costs in the packinghouse. From basic conveyors to fully automated
packing systems, we're ready to serve you. For more info call Jerry @
760.489.2689. |
