Sorma Group at Fruit Logistica 2023

“This weighing machine’s innovative concept,” explains Evert-Jan Wassink, Sales Manager of Sorma Benelux, “is that it assists people in completion of a partially pre-filled tray. In practice, the operative part-fills the tray with products by hand, and then depending  on the  weight reached, the  machine finds the best combination for reaching the guaranteed minimum weight and places the missing weight of fruit on the line next to the tray to be completed. The CP810 VW5’s throughput capacity is up to 60 punnets a minute, making it unique on the market.”

“Tomatoes are one of the fruits with the highest consumption rates globally,” comments Mario Mercadini, Marketing Manager of Sorma Group, “but the trade is currently facing a paradoxical situation, with on the one hand  staggering  rises  in  production  costs,  especially  for  greenhouse-grown products, which have partially been passed on to selling prices, the labour shortage and, on the other, the real risk of a fall-off in demand due to these price increases. Keeping processing costs down is therefore fundamental for maintaining competitiveness.”