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Wednesday, February 08, 2012



New Packing Plant - Project Progress

30-Oct-2009: Farewell to the "old" Packing Line

This is the last day packing with the "old" grader.  Lenswood held a grower and staff BBQ to farewell the old grader.

    
10-Sep-2009: Construction Commences

Work on the new building extension commences.

   

    
29-June-2009: Inspecting the Packing Line in France

Cam and Mike visit France to see the equipment in action.

       

    
Interesting tidbit

Once complete, this will be the largest and most sophisticated packing line in the southern hemisphere!

Interesting tidbit

The speed packing line enables fruit to be washed, waxed and dried before fruit is automatically transferred to cartons/crates via a suction cup system.

Interesting tidbit

The second packing line can be used to pack fruit using three different processes.

  1. Rapid Packing Line
  2. Punnet Packing Line
  3. Bin Line
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