Iran-Made Smart Sorting Machine Separates Dried Fruit, Saffron
“Our company initially started its activity with implementation of the saffron processing line plan; the saffron processing line consists of devices equipped with artificial intelligence, and using this technology, it performs all the steps of saffron flower processing, from cutting to multi-stage separation to obtain the saffron stigma,” Mohammad Reza Almasi, the executive director of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
“Also, this line is equipped with three smart sorting machines that can be used for dry fruits as well,” he added.
Almasi explained that a sorter is a device that can separate products based on predetermined criteria (color, shape, and size) with the accuracy and speed many times faster than human labor, adding that today, for reasons like increasing production efficiency and reducing health damage, the sorting machines are used for a variety of materials.
“The smart sorting machine developed by our company can be used to separate products like figs, dates, raisins and pistachios,” he noted.
Almasi added that the saffron processing line has been patented and used for the first time in the world.
In another development in June 2023, researchers of a knowledge-based company in Iran had also succeeded in building a sorting device that separates and organizes different products based on appearance, structure, dimensions, and color by using a smart camera.
“The efficiency of the sorting machine is separating and classifying products. This machine cleans the products, sorts and categorizes the products. The name of this device is a term used to categorize different products,” Milad Houshyar, a representative of the knowledge-based company, told ANA.
He stated that the sorting machine separates the waste from the sound product to present a high-quality product to the customer, adding, “This machine separates, organizes, and cleans the products based on their appearance, structure, dimensions, and color. It works intelligently by using a smart camera.”
“The products fall from a ramp and the smart camera of the device scans the product at a very high speed while it is suspended in the air,” Houshyar said.
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