Colour grading
- Light / dark colour classes
- Uneven colour
- Brown and blackened fruit
- Grade separation per buyer
Dried fruit processing solutions
Dried apricot sorting machine
Grade dried apricots by colour and remove dark, stained and mouldy fruit, stem remnants and foreign material. Our machines run on dried apricot lines in Türkiye, the world's leading dried apricot exporter.
SNT-YAPL · Waterproof belt sorterDefects by product form
Colour uniformity is the export grade.
In dried apricots, colour defines the grade and dark fruit defines the reject. We set grade and reject limits together against your buyer's specification.
What we sort
Defect removal
- Mouldy and stained fruit
- Torn and deformed fruit
- Stem remnants
- Insect damage
Foreign material
- Stones
- Leaves and twigs
- Plastic and packaging
- Other foreign material
Accept/reject limits and colour classes are set together during the sample test.
Sorting sticky dried fruit
Built for variable, sticky product.
Within a single batch of dried apricots, sound fruit already varies in colour and shape. Separating a defect from natural variation takes more than a colour threshold.
Deep learning
A model trained on your product evaluates colour, shape, texture and surface together, telling natural variation apart from defects.
Waterproof, gentle belt
SNT-YAPL has a water-, moisture- and corrosion-resistant body and an anti-crush belt, suited to moist and sticky dried fruit.
Double-layer capacity
YAD-PL models double cameras and ejectors within the same footprint.
Recommended series
SNT-YAPL and SNT-YA for dried apricots
For moist, sticky dried apricots we recommend the waterproof horizontal belt SNT-YAPL series; for drier, free-flowing product the SNT-YA series is also evaluated.
Belt widths range from 30 to 180 cm with capacity up to 4 t/h depending on model. The right series is chosen after your sample test.
30–180 cmBelt width
1–4 t/hCapacity by model
Single / doubleLayer options
Machine selection
We start from your product, then size the line.
Sulphured and natural apricots, whole and diced fruit are sorted to different criteria. Moisture, stickiness, input quality and target capacity are evaluated together.
- We define the product and the defects to remove on your sample.
- We choose the technology and configuration for your target capacity.
- We review sorting quality and good-product loss together during the test.
Capacity and sorting results depend on product type, moisture and input quality, and are confirmed with your sample before quotation.
FAQ
What to know before choosing.
Can dried apricots be graded by colour?
Yes. In addition to defect removal, apricots can be separated into colour classes. Class limits are set together with your sample.
Which machine suits sticky dried apricots?
For moist and sticky product we recommend the waterproof SNT-YAPL series with its anti-crush belt; for drier product SNT-YA is also evaluated.
Can you remove foreign material?
Yes. Stones, leaves, twigs, plastic and other foreign material are removed together with defective fruit.
How does the sample test work?
We run your product on the machine and review together which defects are removed and how much good product is retained. Machine selection and quotation follow the test.
Let's test it together
Decide with your own apricots.
Tell us your product, target capacity and the defects you need removed. We will get back to you to arrange a sample test.
Request a Sample Test