Turnkey solutions for the processing and packaging of citrus fruits

With over 60 years of experience in developing technology for post-harvest processing, MAF RODA stands at the forefront of innovation in the processing of fresh fruits and vegetables. The company offers comprehensive, turnkey solutions that automate entire citrus processing lines—from feeding, treatment, and grading to packaging, boxing, and palletizing tailored to the specific needs of each client. This also includes transport systems designed to automate warehouse logistics.

Automatic feeding systems

MAF RODA’s automatic feeding systems are designed to optimize production and line throughput through continuous, uniform product intake, ensuring a high fill rate.

POMONE IV: grading systems

The Pomone IV grader is highly regarded for its versatility and its exceptionally gentle handling of fruit. The ergonomic design of its transport carriers ensures high-precision weighing and a smooth, delicate distribution of fruit to the various outlets.

GLOBALSCAN 7 AI - VIOTEC: Quality System

GLOBALSCAN 7 AI - VIOTEC is a patented electronic grading system that uses multispectral cameras for quality analysis. This state-of-the-art technology enables greater precision in external analysis. For citrus fruits, the patented VIOTEC model expands the range of detectable defects, including rot and severe, deep-seated flaws.

It now features new software, SMART Citrus, which utilizes artificial intelligence to maximize performance while minimizing effort. The software offers a more intuitive interface and simplifies the operator's tasks by allowing for agile, virtually autonomous readjustments.

To provide a comprehensive analysis of the fruit, the company offers Insight a technology that enables the non-destructive measurement of internal parameters, such as Brix levels.

Fruit can be graded based on both its external appearance (using GLOBALSCAN 7 AI) and its internal characteristics (using Insight), resulting in a selection of higher value and superior quality.

Automated Packing Systems

For the citrus packing phase, the system incorporates advanced automation solutions, ranging from automated bulk packing with integrated weighing to robotic case packing.

One of the latest innovations in packing is  Fast Pack, a tray-packing system that integrates robotics and machine vision. This solution arranges citrus fruits according to a predefined pattern, ensuring each piece is oriented as required. Through this automation, the packing line achieves consistent, high-quality results while increasing productivity, reducing reliance on manual labor, and lowering operational costs.

Automatic Palletizing and End-of-Line Systems

End-of-line automation featuring a wide range of solutions from palletizing and strapping systems to automated guided vehicles (AGVs).

MAF RODA’s range of palletizers includes Cartesian, single-format, layer-based, and robotic models, allowing the process to be tailored to each warehouse’s specific format, operational style, and production volume.

Furthermore, automated guided vehicles (AGV) can be integrated into the end-of-line process to automate the movement of goods—handling both full and empty pallets or bins.

In this way, both palletizing and internal logistics are automated, resulting in better control over product flows, complete traceability, and the ability for a single person to oversee end-of-line and dispatch operations.