Automation in post harvest technology does much more than make processing and packaging streamlined and smooth. Our clients enjoy larger yields of export grade produce and many have been able to gain access to high-value, pest sensitive markets.

To date, we’ve developed post harvest technology solutions for clients growing and packing apples, citrus fruit, kiwifruit, stone fruit, cherries and avocados. Post harvest solutions have also included material handling, empty and full carton handling, sorting and tracking, palletising and cool storage.

Contact us discover how automation engineering can transform your business.

Post Harvest Products

Rotary high-pressure apple washer. The most effective pest removal washer in removing apple leaf curling midge and other pest infestations to secure high value market access.

Medium pressure washer, brush bed design. High through-put and suitable for multiple produce types.

Targeted pressure washer, delivering high pest removal performance with a lower cost of ownership.

The most reliable, versatile, hygienic and cost-effective brush bed drying system in the world.

Our multi-product palletising system uses a single robot and gripper to service multiple product lines, providing high machine outputs on a small footprint, even with a high number of SKUs...

The Continuous Flow Bin Dump allows a high rate of gentle produce release, along with minimal water disturbance, allowing for a smooth continuous flow of produce into the fluming system.

The Robotic Rollover Bin Tipper is a low footprint, high-impact solution to deliver produce gently into a water flume. The robotic tipping mechanism picks a full bin from a stack and re-stacks the empty bin after emptying.

The CR Automation developed Gooseneck Tray Filler offers a significant improvement on the traditional Tray Filler, including; increased tray pocket fill, improved fruit handling, and improved food hygiene materials and design.

With the CR Automation Bulk Bin Filler, the automated bin accumulation allows for bin changeover without stopping production. Empty bins are conveyed in, and full bins conveyed out to be removed by a forklift operator.

CR Automation can deliver a complete turn key operation for your needs, combining our post harvest products together with engineered and automation solutions.

Post harvest servicing
and maintenance

All post harvest solutions are supported by regular servicing and maintenance. We also support other pre-existing post harvest systems to ensure your packhouse is up to speed when the produce is ready to pack.

Case Studies

For apple growers, packhouse equipment has to remove a certain volume of bugs to gain access to pest sensitive markets. Mr Apple came to us for a solution.
When CAJ van der Voort came to us for a post harvest automation solution for a new packhouse facility, they told us handling, washing and packing were top priority.
Packhouse design provided us with a different type of challenge when Mr Apple closed one facility and asked us to consolidate the old equipment into another facility.