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Revolutionizing blueberry grading with AI at the Blueberry Summit 2024

Written by John Albert | Sep 12, 2024 12:50:44 PM

Every grower, farmer, and packer dreams of perfect growing conditions each season. Yet, Mother Nature has her own plans.

The reality remains. 

1.     Batch qualities vary, but customer expectations stay high. 
2.    Labor shortages are a global threat for packing operations
3.    Efficiency and scale gains are crucial for attractive margins to stay in business


You're not alone in facing these challenges. Dozens of companies, both large and small, are in the same boat.


Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides a powerful grading solution, addressing issues of quality, labor, and quantity, so you can fully unlock your business potential.


The solution is called Ellips True-AI. This technology is compatible with any Elifab blueberry  grading machine.

 

Curious about how AI can transform your packing operations? 



Visit us at the Blueberry Summit in Denver, Colorado. We’re excited to welcome you at our booth, #15-16


Let's talk about the latest developments to expand your business potential.


Delivering consistent quality, on time and at the best price. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers great opportunities to ensure superior quality at great speed

 



Do you want an instant sneak peak of what AI can do for you?

Explore below.

 

Revolutionize your business with AI grading technology


Are you struggling to maintain high quality, manage your labor force, and meet production demands? You’re not alone. Many growers, farmers, and packers face similar challenges, often centered around three critical areas:

 

Quality: Are you consistently meeting your customers' high standards?

Labor: Do you have enough skilled workers to reliably grade and pack your harvest?

Quantity: Is your processing capacity sufficient to handle everything on time and maximize your margins?

 

If these questions sound familiar, it's time for a conversation.

 

Ellips AI grading technology helps you tackle key challenges with precise, automated solutions. It ensures consistent product quality, reduces labor dependency, and increases throughput.

To highlight these benefits, we created the Golden Grading Triangle. This visualization shows how Ellips technology transforms grading processes for forward-thinking professionals.


This is how AI delivers consistent superior quality

Are inconsistent quality and hidden defects threatening your market reputation? In today’s competitive market, achieving consistent superior quality is more challenging—and more essential—than ever. Based on over 35 years of experience and insights from over 3,000 customers, we've pinpointed the five major challenges that may be holding you back.


1. Demanding market:
Your customers expect high quality year-round, regardless of seasonal or batch variability.

2. Diverse defects and product characteristics:
Defects come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, making them hard to spot without advanced technology.

3. Subtle imperfections:
Some defects are nearly invisible to the naked eye, requiring advanced AI technology for accurate identification.

4. Evolving defects:
Tiny, undetected defects can worsen after grading and packing, leading to major problems later.

5. Seasonal variability:
Due to changing weather and growing conditions, fresh produce can suffer from quality inconsistency. Different defects can emerge each season, making detection complex.



What are the powerful benefits of True-AI?

True-AI is designed specifically to tackle these challenges, offering unmatched accuracy, efficiency, and flexibility in grading fruits and vegetables to the highest standards.


Imagine your future with True-AI:


✅ Perfectly graded produce, a 100% match with customer requirements, regardless of the batch quality.

✅ Quickly adjust grading programs to address specific product issues, market needs, and seasonal conditions with a range of preset defect classifications.

✅ Identify defects and characteristics of any size, shape, or color, including subtle imperfections and evolving issues.


True-AI excels at detecting even the most challenging defects:

🫐 Blueberries: dehydration (shrivel), cracks, stem tears and mold.


✅ True-AI gets smarter every season, using new data to approach 100% detection accuracy. You can fully trust the results

✅ Save time and simplify operations. True-AI is designed to detect defects on its own, freeing up your resources and making your life easier.


Curious about how we developed our AI technology?

Watch this AI video:

 

How AI can reduce your labor needs

Struggling to find enough skilled labor to keep your business running smoothly, especially during peak seasons? You're not alone. Labor shortages can be a nightmare, leading to delays and inconsistent quality due to manual inspection errors. However, there's a solution with AI.

 

Fully automated AI-driven grading process

With optical grading technology, you've already minimized the labor needed for sorting crops. Now, by upgrading to AI, you can fully automate this process, with minimal to no need for human post-checking. This means you can focus on growing your business rather than managing a labor force.

You can rely on AI

The secret to successful automation lies in accuracy. With advanced AI vision technology, you can trust that the system will perform better and more efficiently than manual checks ever could. The technology is highly accurate, allowing you to rely fully on automation without human intervention.

Don't let labor shortages hold your business back. Discover how AI can transform your sorting process today.



This is how AI improve your capacity

Ready to boost your processing speed even further? Imagine a world where your grading machine never has to slow down, even for uneven crop quality. With AI-driven graders, that world is here. Faster processing, greater efficiency, and lower costs for your packhouse. Our AI grading technology accelerates defect detection with pinpoint accuracy, allowing you to handle more produce in less time and maintain high-speed operations.

Defects detected, speed perfected

Why let uneven crop quality hold you back? With Ellips True-AI, defect detection becomes lightning-fast, ensuring highly accurate grading without sacrificing speed. Eliminate delays and achieve consistent, top-speed performance. With this level of efficiency, you can serve more customers and attract even more growers to your packhouse, making your operation the one everyone wants to work with. With a proven track record of reliability, speed and uptime, investing in our AI-driven grading machines is a smart choice for any packhouse looking to expand and thrive.

 

 

What are your ambitions and challenges? 

Let's talk about the latest developments to expand your business potential.

We’re excited to welcome you at our booth, #15-16

You can contact me or book a demo in advance. Talk to you soon in Denver.