Potato and onion optical sorters
Potatoes, onions and other vegetables need belt and camera graders, not grain chute sorters. We compare them on our sister site, Potato Sorting (potatosorting.com): TOMRA, Key Technology, Raytec, Newtec, Ellips and Flikweert Vision, with capacity and the price bands Indian sellers list.
| Model | Capacity | Maker | What it checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| MK384 | 2–10 t/hr | ANYSORT (Anhui Jiexun Optoelectronic Technology) | Largest belt-type AI quality sorter in the MK series, for the same nuts, beans, frozen and dried produce, french fries and seafood. ANYSORT gives 2.0-10 t/h. |
| MK64 | 0.5–2 t/hr | ANYSORT (Anhui Jiexun Optoelectronic Technology) | Belt-type AI quality sorter in 304 stainless steel for roasted and fried peanuts, coffee cherries, frozen and dried fruit and vegetables, beans, french fries and frozen seafood. ANYSORT gives 0.5-2.0 t/h. |
| SORTEX F PolarVision (FA1, FA2) | 20 t/hr | Bühler Group | Free-fall chute sorter for frozen and IQF fruit and vegetables, including frozen french fries, with PolarCam and InGaAs cameras. Bühler gives throughputs of up to 20 t/h. |
| COMPASS B120 | Not stated | Key Technology | Belt-fed optical sorter with a 1200 mm inspection width, for products such as potato chips, green beans and leafy greens. |
| COMPASS B60 | Not stated | Key Technology | Belt-fed optical sorter with a 600 mm inspection width, for products such as potato chips, green beans and leafy greens. |
| ADR X (Automatic Defect Removal) | Not stated | Key Technology | Defect-removal system for cut potato strips (fries) that finds green discolouration and visual defects with multi-spectral sensing and trims them out, peeled or peel-on. |
| Ingenuity (IY-2060, IY-2100) | Sorting channels 60 (IY-2060), 100 (IY-2100) | Raytec Vision S.p.A. | Belt sorter with visible colour and near-infrared vision and mechanical fingers, in two- or three-way versions, for unwashed and washed potatoes, carrots, apples, onions and beetroot. |
| Opportunity (OY-600 to OY-1800) | 10–30 t/hr | Raytec Vision S.p.A. | Spin-belt sorter with pulsed-light matrix cameras and deep learning for whole fruit and vegetables such as oranges, potatoes, tomatoes, apples and onions. Raytec gives up to 10, 20 or 30 t/h by size. |
| Raynbow (R-230 to R-270) | Sorting channels 30 40 50 50 70 | Raytec Vision S.p.A. | Belt sorter with hexa-chromatic visible and near-infrared vision, rejecting with mechanical fingers or air jets, for potatoes, tomatoes, carrots, onions, green beans, peppers and fruit. |
| Spiryt SY-1200 | 18–20 t/hr | Raytec Vision S.p.A. | Roller belt sorter for potatoes and seed potatoes with six matrix cameras and AI, rejecting with single or double ejectors. Raytec gives 18-20 t/h on 60 mm potatoes. |
| TOMRA 3A | 100 t/hr | TOMRA Food | Sorter for unwashed potatoes at the farm, at harvest and out of storage, with near-infrared multi-spectral and colour sensors and finger ejectors that take out stones, clods and green potatoes. TOMRA gives up to 100 tonnes an hour. |
| TOMRA 5A | Not stated | TOMRA Food | Belt-fed sorter that inspects product in the air off the end of the belt, with top and bottom sensor banks combining pulsed LED, camera and near-infrared, and finger ejectors. TOMRA lists it for potatoes, carrots, onions and stone fruit. |
| TOMRA 5B | Not stated | TOMRA Food | Belt sorter with lasers and surround-view cameras for 360° inspection, for french fries, potato chips and other potato products, vegetables and leafy greens. It removes bad product and foreign material in one or two reject streams. |
| TOMRA Sentinel II | 20–200 t/hr | TOMRA Food | Belt sorter with finger ejectors for potatoes, tomatoes and peaches, built in 1000, 1600 and 2000 sizes. TOMRA gives a capacity range of 20-200 tonnes an hour across the range. |
Checked on Sat Oct 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time). How we check