Tackling Overfilling and Product Waste
Greenyard’s packaging process involves bulk vegetables passing through metal detectors to inspect for metal contamination, followed by checkweighers that verify package weight before boxing.
Overfilling had become unmanageable, with the company adding an extra 40 grams per one-kilogram bag as a safety margin to avoid underfilling. However, this margin quickly accumulated to tons of wasted food annually. Manual adjustments proved inefficient and failed to maintain close adherence to target weights, prompting the need for a more precise, automated solution.
