Table Grapes: Precision Packing

Outcomes and Benefits

Dashboard and Hardware

Smart-Scale that can be converted to the module of your choosing

The Setup

How it Works (Simplified)

1. Pre-cooler

• Each feeding line of the packhouse is fitted with a Smart-Cut scale that has an optional scanner.
• The Smart-Cut scale logs the weight of each crate and can scan the crate to allocate the weight to the individual that harvested it
• The scale operator can only start logging crates once the Cultivar and orchard is selected to bring more value to the data being logged.
• The following data is logged:
  • Number of crates
  • Average weight per crate
  • Nett Weight yield per orchard
  • Balance reports
  • Number of crates and weight per crate per harvester
  • Number of crates left in pre-cooler
  • Speed per station / line (Crates per hour)

2. Packing

• Each Smart-Weigh station has a team that cleans out the grapes and places it in the correct packaging to be weighed
• The scaler selects the pre-set product on the touch screen and places it on the scale platform
• Each product is weighed and the scale guides the user to get the product to the perfect weight by using arrows and indicators, making it easy to understand
• When the product is on weight, the user confirms it by pressing OK on the screen and the carton is fitted with a traceability sticker allocated to that table
• The following data is logged:
  • Output per individual on the station
  • Nett-Weight per station
  • Waste per station
  • Speed per station
  • QC logs per station
  • Stations ranking in the packhouse
  • Cartons weighed vs cartons scanned
  • Output per product weighed

3. Scanning

• Each weigh station’s QR sticker is scanned by the Smart-Trace station and only then does the weigh station’s ranking and output increase. This prevents users from cheating the system
• Each QR sticker has a unique ID and therefore it cannot be scanned a second time
• Each palletising line has a Smart-Trace scanner that can scan the whole line’s stations
• Having a unique sticker for each of your boxes helps a lot for traceability. You can log a carton from anywhere on earth down to the time of scan and individuals on the stations using the unique code
• The output per line is displayed in real-time on the Smart-Trace interface

4. Quality Control

• Your quality is your main differentiator in the market. Adagin’s QC module helps you keep your reputation in check. Our QC is able to be set up with your unique criteria along with a point keeping system
• When Quality issues arise, the QC officer is able to press the “Call to QC” button that will block the Smart-Weigh scale from working on without going to the QC officer.
• Each problem that is logged appears as a red flag on the Smart-Weigh scale for line- and packhouse managers to see
• When pressing on the scale’s red flag, the information will be displayed giving feedback on the reason for the QC mistakes
• When giving workers bonusses, the QC module deducts the workers bonus by the pre-set points allocated to the specific QC mistake

All of the information above can be seen in real-time on the packhouse server for a holistic view of packhouse speed, individual station performance and QC output per station, individual and cultivar.