Raytec Vision’s Opportunity optical sorter, which was created for peeled tomatoes, has now been expanded to provide remarkable sorting capabilities for a broader range of food products, including potatoes.

In an industry where quality control is vital, this AI-powered solution sets new standards by assuring that only the best product reaches the market.

“At the heart of this cutting-edge technology is Infinity, the AI-powered software that makes Opportunity smarter and more efficient. With 360-degree inspection, every product is analyzed from all angles to detect even the smallest imperfections. Its one-to-one analysis ensures that each item is individually assessed with the highest level of accuracy, significantly reducing sorting errors. Thanks to ongoing self-learning, Opportunity continuously improves its performance, adapting to new challenges and enhancing sorting capabilities over time. This means that as food industry demands evolve, Opportunity evolves with them, making it a future-proof solution for businesses striving for perfection,” according to a recent company briefing.

Exploiting AI (Deep Learning) for 360-degree Product Quality Control

Opportunity is an optical food sorter that exploits artificial intelligence (Deep Learning) for 360-degree product quality control. Thanks to the roller belt (spin belt) that allows products to rotate and matrix cameras to capture entire frames of the rolling product, the software enables increased product quality, completely replacing manual sorting.

Opportunity is based on the principle of self-learning and can be adapted to the selection of different types of products. With its compact design and ability to communicate with other machines, Opportunity can be easily placed within processing lines to contribute to complete production automation.

Opportunity is capable of performing a real-time “identikit” of each product on each side. This enables operators to identify even the slightest defect and presence of necrotic in any part of the tomato.
The great advantage of artificial intelligence is that the machine is “trained” with the acquisition of many images and easily adapts to the growing need for quality control.

“With its adaptable design and cutting-edge AI, Opportunity represents a new era of food processing where efficiency meets excellence. The machine’s ability to learn and adjust to different food types sets a new industry benchmark, ensuring producers can stay ahead in an increasingly competitive market,” the company’s experts concluded.