--- title: How can you improve kiwi grading capacity and reduce labor? description: Do you have a reliable labor force to be fully operational? Are you achieving maximum capacity to exploit full market potential? Discover your solution. image: https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Kiwi%20Grading%20at%20high%20speed%20for%20maximum%20capacity.jpg --- [![Ellips](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/ellips-elisam.svg "Ellips")](https://ellips.com/) ![Flag en](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/en.svg "Flag en") en [![Flag nl](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/es.svg) es](https://insights.ellips.com/es/mas) [Contact](https://ellips.com/contact/) [Client portal](https://ellips.com/client-portal/) Menu Close - [Fruit and vegetables](https://ellips.com/fruit-vegetables-grading-machine/) - Fruit and vegetables - [Potatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/potato/) - [Onions](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/onion/) - [Apples](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apple/) - [Dates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/date/) - [Oranges](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/orange/) - [Blueberries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/blueberry/) - [Cherries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry/) - [Cherry tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry-tomato/) - [Peaches](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/peach/) - [Kiwis](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/kiwi/) - [Pomegranates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pomegranate/) - [Brussels Sprouts](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/brussels-sprouts/) - [Lemons & Limes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/lemon-lime/) - [Pears](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pear/) - [Bell peppers](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/bell-pepper/) - [Tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/tomato/) - [Apricots](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apricot/) - [Plums](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/plum/) - [This is how grading can help](https://ellips.com/) - [Labor issues](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/dealing-with-labor-issues) - [Automation](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/5-benefits-of-automation-with-fruit-vegetable-grading-technology) - [Meeting demands](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/keep-up-with-all-your-customer-demands) - [Weather conditions](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/deliver-consistent-quality-regardless-of-weather-conditions) - [More value, less food waste](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/more-food-value-less-food-waste) - [Grading solutions](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/) - [Grading machines](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-machines/) - [Elisam machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elisam-grading-machine/) - [Elifab machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elifab-grading-machine/) - [Grading technology](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-technology/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/artificial-intelligence-grading-technology/) - [Retrofit](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/retrofit/) - [Customers](https://insights.ellips.com/customers) - [Why Ellips Group](https://ellips.com/why-ellips/) - [Vision](https://ellips.com/vision/) - [Approach](https://ellips.com/approach/) - [Ellips](https://ellips.com/ellips/) - [Elisam](https://ellips.com/elisam/) - [Elifab](https://ellips.com/elifab/) - [Service & support](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-solutions-service-support/) - [Insights](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs) - [Blogs](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs) - [Events](https://insights.ellips.com/events) - [Videos](https://insights.ellips.com/videos) - [Magazine](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/magazine) - [Product portfolios](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/product-portfolios) - [Videos](https://insights.ellips.com/videos) - [Careers](https://ellips.com/careers/) - [Fruit and vegetables](https://ellips.com/fruit-vegetables-grading-machine/) - [Potatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/potato/) - [Onions](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/onion/) - [Apples](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apple/) - [Dates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/date/) - [Oranges](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/orange/) - [Blueberries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/blueberry/) - [Cherries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry/) - [Cherry tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry-tomato/) - [Peaches](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/peach/) - [Kiwis](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/kiwi/) - [Pomegranates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pomegranate/) - [Brussels Sprouts](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/brussels-sprouts/) - [Lemons & Limes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/lemon-lime/) - [Pears](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pear/) - [Bell peppers](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/bell-pepper/) - [Tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/tomato/) - [Apricots](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apricot/) - [Plums](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/plum/) - [This is how grading can help](https://ellips.com/) - [Grading solutions](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/) - [Grading machines](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-machines/) - [Elisam machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elisam-grading-machine/) - [Elifab machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elifab-grading-machine/) - [Grading software](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-technology/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/artificial-intelligence-grading-technology/) - [Retrofit](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/retrofit/) - [Customers](https://insights.ellips.com/customers) - [Why Ellips Group](https://ellips.com/why-ellips/) - [Vision](https://ellips.com/vision/) - [Approach](https://ellips.com/approach/) - [Ellips](https://ellips.com/ellips/) - [Elifab](https://ellips.com/elifab/) - [Elisam](https://ellips.com/elisam/) - [Service & support](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-solutions-service-support/) - [Insights](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs) - [Blogs](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs) - [Events](https://insights.ellips.com/events) - [Videos](https://insights.ellips.com/videos) - [Magazine](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/magazine) - [Product portfolios](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/product-portfolios?swcfpc=1) - [Videos](https://insights.ellips.com/videos) - [Careers](https://ellips.com/careers/) ![Flag en](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/en.svg "Flag en") en [![Flag nl](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/nl.svg) nl](https://comont-bitlidzha.savviihq.com/temporary-test) [Contact](https://ellips.com/contact/) [Client portal](https://ellips.com/client-portal/) Kiwi's |  Published October 8, 2026 | Reading time: 3 Minutes # How can you improve kiwi grading capacity and reduce labor? Written by: **Tomislav** ![Tomislav ](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Tomislav.jpg) ![How can you improve kiwi grading capacity and reduce labor?](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Kiwi%20Grading%20at%20high%20speed%20for%20maximum%20capacity.jpg "How can you improve kiwi grading capacity and reduce labor?") ## Do you have enough labor force to achieve maximum capacity and keep your business fully operational? In our chats with kiwi growers and packers worldwide, it’s clear that it is harder than ever to find and keep skilled and reliable workers. As a result of operational constraints, it is difficult to deliver on time and hit your volume goals while maintaining the consistent quality demanded by the market. Customers do not like surprises and are looking for suppliers they can rely on. Here are the top challenges you might face, but don’t worry, we’ll also explore the solutions for you.   ##### #1. The pressure of productivity in a competitive market.   Feel the pinch of excessive cost per kiwi? Efficiency is the name of the game. Everyone is gunning for a slice of the kiwi market, and cost savings are crucial. With labor shortages and rising costs, productivity and margins are at risk. Fewer hands mean slower processing and packing, leading to higher costs. When faced with skinny margins, you need to be as cost effective as possible, right?   ##### #2 If you can't deliver, you lose credibility. Can you keep up with all your customer orders? It’s simple - customers are only satisfied when you deliver the expected quantity and quality on time. Unfortunately, labor shortages mean that you and your team are working double-time. Late deliveries? They’re a threat to your reputation, as a reliable supplier, and your revenue.   ##### #3. The race against the clock to ensure quality. Ever run out of time to grade and pack your entire harvest? Grading and packing kiwifruit requires a significant amount of labor. With labor shortages in peak seasons, time is never on your side. Pressure leads to errors, and quality suffers.   ### Uptime x throughput is key to Success. Automation means huge labor savings, right? Which means that choosing proven and reliable equipment is crucial to maintaining cost reductions over the life of your investment. Efficiency is a numbers game, the highest processing speed combined with maximum system utilization equals the lowest cost per kiwifruit, and increased capacity. To achieve the full benefits of automation, you must have reliable solutions, so invest wisely in a machine that has a track record in terms of uptime and throughput. ![DSC08678](https://insights.ellips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/DSC08678.jpg?width=800&height=533&name=DSC08678.jpg)  ### The answer to all your kiwi challenges in one: Ellips-Elisam Ready to dramatically reduce your dependence on labor, boost production and nail those delivery deadlines? Meet Ellips-Elisam, the smart choice for kiwi growers and packers, this is why: ##### #1. Maximize throughput with less labor You want the best of both worlds. Speed to deliver maximum capacity and accurate defect detection to maintain consistent quality. With the Elisam grading machine (powered by [Ellips grading technology](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-technology)), you can sort kiwifruit at lightning speed without compromising quality. Even those lower quality batches? No worries, Elisam helps you pack more without slowing down. Every kiwifruit counts, every single minute is important. Elisam enables you to deliver maximum capacity, giving your business room to grow and improve on-time deliveries. In addition, the quality of your kiwifruit, no matter their shape or size, is in detail assessed across the entire surface, allowing you to sort them with minimal sorting personnel.   ### "We're packing more kiwifruit than ever—faster, more efficiently, and with outstanding quality in every box" Moses Iliadis | Elita SA | Greece [Discover customer story](https://insights.ellips.com/customers/elita-boosts-its-kiwi-business-with-ai-grading) ![Elita HS-1](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Elita%20HS-1.png) ![Ellips AI Grading Technology for Kiwi for Consistent Quality](https://insights.ellips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ellips%20AI%20Grading%20Technology%20for%20Kiwi%20for%20Consistent%20Quality.png?width=770&height=434&name=Ellips%20AI%20Grading%20Technology%20for%20Kiwi%20for%20Consistent%20Quality.png) ##### #2. A machine you can rely on Want a machine that won’t quit on you? Elisam is the most robust and reliable machine on the market which ensures maximum uptime, allowing your operation to keep grading at a fast pace. That way, you can reduce maintenance costs due to a smooth-running machine and durable parts. ##### Save now and in the future Furthermore, you can continue to achieve sustainable results for a long time. With a lifespan of 20+ years, Elisam is the best long-term investment, always up to date with the latest Ellips grading technology. Enjoy peace of mind that comes with consistent grading performance and product throughput that ensures that you can meet customer demands on time while seizing opportunities for last-minute orders and favorable pricing. No more awkward conversations about delivery challenges. **** ![High Capacity Elisam Kiwi Grading Machine](https://insights.ellips.com/hs-fs/hubfs/High%20Capacity%20Elisam%20Kiwi%20Grading%20Machine.png?width=770&height=431&name=High%20Capacity%20Elisam%20Kiwi%20Grading%20Machine.png) ##### #3. Reduce labor costs and overtime. More time with the family. Who isn’t struggling to find good employees these days? Automating your sorting process is the answer. In addition to addressing the labor challenge, the Elisam grader significantly cuts labor costs and enables you to redeploy your workforce to other tasks instead of sorting. Say goodbye to turning down last-minute orders. Need to run an extra hour? It takes just a few people to run the line and deliver the kiwifruit. Minimize overtime, spend more time with your family instead of rushing to complete your customer orders.   ### “The biggest challenge for us is handling large tonnages. With AI, both people and machines work together to maximize efficiency.” Moses Iliadis | Elita SA | Greece ![Elita HS-1](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Elita%20HS-1.png)   ### **Revolutionize your kiwi business with maximum throughput and less labor** Trusted by leading kiwi growers and packers worldwide, Elisam is a long-term investment that ensures less downtime, lower maintenance, and increased profitability. Curious if this grading machine is right for you? Contact us to book a demo or talk to our kiwi specialist. Seeing is believing. Get in touch and bring your own kiwifruit.  ### Ready to revolutionize your kiwi business? - --- Maximize throughput with less labor - --- Improve quality consistency - --- Get the most value out of each kiwifruit ![Tomislav](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Tomislav.jpg) Contact us or request a demo [Contact Tomislav](https://info.ellips.com/en/contact-us-elisam) [Request demo](https://info.ellips.com/en/book-demo-elisam) ![Grading-kiwis](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Grading-kiwis.png) ![Ellips](https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Ellips_Group_August2023/images/logo.svg "Ellips") - [Our customers](https://insights.ellips.com/customers) - [Why Ellips Group](https://ellips.com/why-ellips/) - [Our vision](https://ellips.com/vision/) - [Insights](https://insights.ellips.com/blogs) - [Videos](https://insights.ellips.com/videos) - [Careers](https://ellips.com/careers/) - [Client portal](https://ellips.com/client-portal/) - [Contact](https://ellips.com/contact/) - Fruit & Vegetables - [Potatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/potato/) - [Dates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/date/) - [Cherry tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry-tomato/) - [Oranges](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/orange/) - [Peaches](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/peach/) - [Apples](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apple/) - [Cherries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/cherry/) - [Kiwis](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/kiwi/) - [Pomegranates](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pomegranate/) - [Brussels Sprouts](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/brussels-sprouts/) - [Onions](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/onion/) - [Blueberries](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/blueberry/) - [Lemon & Lime](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/lemon-lime/) - [Pears](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/pear/) - [Bell peppers](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/bell-pepper/) - [Tomatoes](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/tomato/) - [Apricots](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/apricot/) - [Plums](https://ellips.com/grading-machine/plum/) - [Grading Solutions](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-machines/) - [Elisam machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elisam-grading-machine/) - [Elifab machine](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/elifab-grading-machine/) - [Grading technology](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-technology/) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/artificial-intelligence-grading-technology/) - [Service & support](https://ellips.com/grading-solutions/grading-solutions-service-support/) - **© 2026 Ellips Group** - [Terms and conditions](https://ellips.com/contact/terms-and-conditions/) - [Privacy](https://ellips.com/contact/privacy/) ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Daniele Orioli", "url" : "https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/author/daniele-orioli" }, "dateModified" : "2026-10-08T09:11:30.991Z", "datePublished" : "2026-10-08T09:11:30.000Z", "headline" : "How can you improve kiwi grading capacity and reduce labor?", "image" : [ "https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/Kiwi%20Grading%20at%20high%20speed%20for%20maximum%20capacity.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://insights.ellips.com/blogs/how-can-you-improve-kiwi-grading-capacity-and-reduce-labor", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://insights.ellips.com/hubfs/logo.svg" }, "name" : "Ellips" } } ```