In today’s produce industry, grading is just one piece of the puzzle. Packhouses face increasing pressure to improve product quality, boost operational efficiency, ensure food safety, reduce waste, and meet growing demands for traceability from field to fork. That’s why Ellips TrueSort 2.0 isn’t just a sorting system. It’s a smart data platform that connects, automates, and empowers your entire operation.
From infeed to packing and from live dashboards to historical insights, TrueSort provides full visibility, smart automation, and real-time control. All designed to help you make better decisions and grow with confidence.
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In this article, we’ll explore how Ellips TrueSort 2.0 helps you take full control of your packhouse by focusing on four key areas:
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Ellips TrueSort 2.0 fits effortlessly into any packhouse setup. Whether you use ERP systems, WMS platforms, packing lines, or third-party analytics tools, TrueSort connects everything. Bringing more automation and control with less manual input.
TrueSort’s open Web APIs allow you to:
Automatically activate sorting batches (e.g. via bin tipping or scanning)
Create batches from ERP/WMS systems with all relevant metadata
Sync product and packaging presets from your database
Generate exit-specific packaging instructions
This level of automation not only reduces operator workload but also prevents input errors and keeps all your systems aligned.
TrueSort also connects with a wide range of external equipment such as:
It uses industry standards like Modbus and Profibus to ensure interoperability, regardless of brand or supplier. Everything stays in sync from intake to packing, making workflows smoother with fewer hands needed.
Reduce human error on the packing floor with smart user-friendly tools:
Together, these tools minimize mistakes, improve efficiency and packing accuracy, and streamline communication.
TrueSort tracks every package from infeed to exit, tracing it back to the grower, field, and batch. This isn’t just about compliance. End-to-end traceability gives you control over the full journey of every product.
These insights help you:
✅ Improve product quality
✅ Prevent costly recalls
✅ Support accurate grower payouts
✅ Reduce food waste
✅ Protect your brand reputation
As a premium apple brand, Elbe Obst uses TrueSort 2.0 to generate SSCC traceability codes for each package. All data is exported to their ERP system via our External Statistics Database, giving them total control over traceability from orchard to table.
From the operator on the floor to management teams in the office, TrueSort 2.0 provides real-time visibility to help teams make smarter decisions.
Live Dashboards
Display dashboards on big screens to monitor:
Your team can spot issues early, optimize decisions, and stay aligned in real time.
Built-in Reports
TrueSort provides ready-made reports for:
These reports can be downloaded or connected to Microsoft Power BI (or similar tools) for deeper, custom analysis or grower/customer communication.
Ellips helped Koala Cherries move from manual dashboard updates to live, custom dashboards using Web APIs. Reducing errors and saving time during packing.
Ellips TrueSort 2.0 doesn’t just grade produce. It captures detailed measurement data on every piece, including size, shape, color, and internal and external quality. With the optional Data Acquisition feature, this raw data can be exported for advanced analysis or integrated into external systems.
Customers use this data to:
✅ Compare growing techniques across fields
✅ Monitor yield differences between growers or batches
✅ Predict harvest timing and volume
✅ Build predictive models for quality optimization
✅ Support phenotyping and R&D with deeper insights
Vegafruits is building a central data lake that combines TrueSort data with weather inputs, mineral analysis, and phenology to develop predictive models for harvest planning and quality forecasting. Their agronomists and data scientists use TrueSort’s detailed measurement values (and even image data), as part of their R&D efforts. By scaling the size of their datasets, they aim to uncover deeper insights into how growing techniques, orchards, and environmental factors influence fruit quality.
Looking ahead, Vegafruits also sees TrueSort as a source of training data for future robotics and AI applications. Collecting image-based defect data at scale will allow them to train smarter machines while keeping their field robots lightweight and efficient.
By using TrueSort data across different fields and growing techniques, Sant Orsola continuously improves crop quality and yield. The insights allow them to validate experiments and make data-driven farming decisions.
ABB Growers uses a one-lane TrueSort system to pre-analyze every incoming blueberry batch before storage. Later, they use this data to match the right batch with the right customer order based on specific quality needs.
With Ellips TrueSort 2.0, packhouses move from manual, reactive workflows to smart, proactive operations. Driven by real-time data, deep traceability, and full automation.
By combining:
✅ Seamless integration
✅ End-to-end traceability
✅ Real-time dashboards
✅ Big data insights
Ellips TrueSort 2.0 becomes the central source of truth in your packhouse, helping you reduce risk, increase consistency, and grow your business with confidence.
Ready to take your operation to the next level?
Let’s talk about how Ellips TrueSort 2.0 can fit into your unique environment.