ELECTRONIC PADDLE GRADERS

The Bulltec electronic paddle grader is a solution designed to ensure precision, reliability and operational continuity in product sorting and grading processes. It is built to meet the needs of plants that demand high quality standards and accurate control of product characteristics. The system uses electronic paddles that deliver precise, consistent grading, managed through Bulltec software that adjusts the processing parameters quickly and intuitively. This ensures uniform sorting of the product, reducing waste and improving the quality of the final result.

The grader is engineered with great attention to gentle handling: the product is guided throughout the entire process without impacts or mechanical stress, preserving its integrity and appearance.

From an operational standpoint, the Bulltec electronic paddle grader delivers a significant increase in production efficiency, reducing manual intervention and ensuring continuous, reliable processing even at high throughput. Like every Bulltec solution, the grader is fully customisable to the customer’s specific needs, both in terms of production capacity and integration with existing processing lines.

Products handled

The paddle grader is not suitable for leafy products (salads) or round products.

Technical specifications

By size (diameter and/or length) with a camera vision system:

  • Accuracy: ± 3 mm
  • Throughput: up to 3 products/sec (with effective machine load at 80%)

By weight, via a conveyor belt weighing each individual product:

  • Accuracy: ± 3%
  • Throughput: up to 2 products/sec (with effective machine load at 80%)

Configurable according to the customer’s needs.

  • Classic Italian pepper: 2-channel line, 6+1 outlets per side → up to 8 pallets/hour
  • Classic Italian zucchini: 2-channel line, 11 outlets on one side → up to 3.5 pallets/hour