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Sorting solutions for onions

Sorting (and pre-sorting) fresh, peeled, and processed onions can be done accurately and speedily with TOMRA's automated equipment. Our optical sorting machines can also be used for sorting onion rings and quarts by size.  
TOMRA onions sorting

Every Onion Counts™

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    Remove foreign material

    TOMRA's optical sorters remove all kinds of foreign materials from harvested onions, including soil clods, metal, plastic, stones, glass, and wood. 
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    Sorting our product defects

    Our onion sorting machines also eject product defects such as discolorations, damage, rot, mold, peel, core, and unwanted shape and size differences.
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    Not just quality - quantity too

    In addition to ensuring food safety and product quality, TOMRA's onion sorters reduce labor requirements, boost throughput, and increase yield. 
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    User-friendly and versatile onion sorting machines

    Our onion sorting equipment solves complex problems, is easy to use, and readily adaptable to other vegetables.

Discover what our customer has to say

Hermant France
Customer story

SCEA Hermant, France

For two years, SCEA HERMANT carefully considered acquiring a new optical sorter to sort and grade potato and onion crops prior to storage. The launch of the new TOMRA 3A convinced Loïc and Alain Hermant to make the investment. After the machine's first season, they are convinced they made the right decision.
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Our onions sorting solutions

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TOMRA 5B

Coupling the latest sensor technology with advanced algorithms, the TOMRA 5B belt sorter enables you to reach the most challenging quality targets and yields.
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TOMRA 3A

Capable of unrivaled foreign material removal, this highly efficient machine is powerful and robust, easy to use and maintain, reduces storage needs, is easily movable, and saves on labor.
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Blizzard

The Blizzard is ideal for sorting products after the IQF (Individually Quick Frozen) tunnel. Despite its small footprint, this cost-effective sorter packs a big punch, minimizing product loss.
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Operational costs continue to increase, and every little saving makes a difference.
Our automation works smarter, wastes less, and optimizes your lines to ensure quality is consistent and potential recalls are a thing of the past.

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