Cockerill Uses Key Technology Herbert OCULUS Optical Sorters
UK-based potato packers Cockerill have purchased four additional Key Technology Herbert OCULUS optical sorters for whole potatoes, which automate defect removal to improve production efficiencies while ensuring final product quality.
Before Herbert OCULUS Cockerill was sorting potatoes by hand, which became increasingly difficult as the labor market tightened and extreme weather made product quality more variable. Cockerill wanted to automate sorting to take pressure off its workforce while improving the consistency of its final product quality. The company was satisfied with the results of its first OCULUS, and decided to purchase four more.