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Available as a full automated system, Durand-Wayland can provide a full
melon bin handling system that receive bins and automatically meter the
amount of fruit onto the metering belt. The variable speed metering
belt provides a continuous flow of fruit flowing into the
roller-grading conveyor and through the washing and drying process
before being sorted on the electronic sizer.
Automatic and gentle, the
sizer electronically sorts melons based on weight with accuracy to a
quarter pound. From the control room, the operator controls the sizer
which can be programmed to drop any size melon to any available drop
output on the machine. The size is based on a weight range set by the
operator and programmed into the computer. Multiple programs can be
stored to the computer to be recalled at anytime during the packing
season.
Melon Brochure(.pdf)
To keep Wal-Mart and other
large retailers happy, Skip Walchli purchased a watermelon sizing
machine from Durand-Wayland that sorts melons to the quarter-pound.
Read full American Vegetable Grower article (click below).
http://www.growingproduce.com/americanvegetablegrower/?storyid=1735
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