In MachinePoint, we have been supplying plants and processing lines for the agricultural industry in Europe for 25 years, assisting in the transformation of field products into consumer goods in a cost-effective manner.
Over the past 7 years, this know-how has gradually been exported beyond Europe, where we have successfully developed projects in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
We provide used machinery for processing fruits and vegetables for the production of juices, concentrates, pastes, sauces, or soups – essentially, any type of liquid product. We also offer packaging and packaging lines for distribution to other industries or directly to the consumer market.
The primary machinery used in fruit and vegetable processing includes:
- Weight, size, or color sorters.
- Washers and brushers.
- Disinfection systems.
- Peelers.
- Cutters and slicers.
- Juicers and extractors.
- Sterilizers.
- Pasteurizers.
- Fillers.
- Sealers and labelers.
- Freezers.
- Dryers.
- Robots and automated systems.
Optimizing Agricultural Production
We can assist the agricultural industry in transforming fresh products into processed items to generate profitability beyond the sale of fresh produce. By automating facilities and implementing new technologies, we enable greater profitability.
Processing fruits and vegetables can be highly profitable, extending beyond the competitive fresh produce market. Large quantities of products are discarded during production, many of which could be processed into other products for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, cleaning, feed, etc., industries. For example, pulps can be processed into jams, oils extracted from various fruit pulps, and other products for cleaning purposes, etc.
Almost all fruits and vegetables can be industrially processed into products ready for mass distribution, but various factors, such as demand, quality of raw materials, production quantity, and specific characteristics of each fruit or vegetable, should be considered to analyze machinery investment profitability.
It’s also crucial to consider the seasonality of cultivated products and plan accordingly to utilize production lines throughout the year without being affected by the seasonality of field products. In other words, the same line should be used to process different products throughout the year.
Lastly, the selection of equipment should aim to preserve the characteristics and qualities of the fresh product, a goal that our solutions always prioritize.
MachinePoint supplies complete lines and plants for processing the following fruits and vegetables:
Fruits: almond, apple, apricot, banana, blackberry, blueberry, cherry, chestnut, coconut, date, fig, grape, grapefruit, hazelnut, lemon, lime, mango, melon, morello cherry, orange, peach, peanut, pear, pineapple, plum, raspberry, strawberry, tangerine, watermelon
Vegetables: artichoke, aubergine, asparagus, beans, beetroot, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, celery, corn, courgette, cucumber, pickles, eggplant, garlic, leek, lentils, lettuce, mushroom, onion, peas, pepper, pickle, potato, pumpkin, radish, rice, rye, spinach, squash, sweet potato, tomato, turnip, watercress, wheat, ginger, garlic, onion, chili
