Small, delicate and irregular produce about to be sorted by Compac

(sticK - Oct. 13 2010 ) Having developed equipment to handle regular shaped fruit and vegetables, Compac Sorting Equipment has secured $3.7 million of TechNZ funding to create sorters for small and delicate, as well as irregular shaped produce.

The Auckland-based private company must match the government funding in a 30 month project which aims to help expand its $65 million a year turnover into $100m a year by 2015.

“The investment’s to further develop our software and technology for produce that might be smaller such as cherries, or longer such as cucumbers, or in a more dirty environment,” says Compac general manager, Bob Show. “It will increase the number of market segments we’re in, fast track its development and broaden our range of customers.

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