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Optical sorting offers a return on investment

Optical sorting is rapidly becoming an indispensable part of modern (seed) potato cultivation. Whereas sorting lines were traditionally set up primarily using mechanical methods, cameras and smart software now deliver demonstrably better results. This progress translates not only into higher sorting quality and capacity, but above all in bottom-line savings. Certainly in a year when oversized seed potatoes yield little, precision in sorting makes an immediate difference to profitability.

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Optical sorting in two different line configurations

Flexibility and capacity with the Optica CS and Q. Optical sorting gives a major boost to the capacity, quality and flexibility of a sorting line. It was precisely that last benefit that appealed to two seed potato growers from Flevoland province in the Netherlands. While one arable farmer opted for optical sorting throughout the entire line with the Optica CS and Q, the other chose a hybrid setup combining optical and mechanical grading. Recently, we sat down for coffee with both Tolsma-Grisnich users. “The calculation was straightforward: more seed potatoes in the right size, with fewer hands on the sorting line.”