Tackling Food Waste with Smart Automation
Food waste is a global challenge, but commercial processors are now at the forefront of reducing avoidable crop losses directly at the source. By transforming inefficient manual production methods, food that is lost or wasted during processing can be dramatically minimised.
It starts by identifying exactly where and why food loss occurs within your production line, and equipping your processing facility with automation technologies that deliver an immediate impact on resource optimization and line throughput.
Deploying the right agricultural technology is a game-changing tool for long-term profit recovery.
Extractacore® high-speed de-coring systems for iceberg lettuce, cabbage, and broccoli are engineered to do exactly that -maximise usable product yield, reduce factory waste, and streamline processing operations with crop-specific vision intelligence. Available in single or twin-lane options for effortless line integration into existing wash-down environments.
Advanced automation is entirely focused on driving processing line productivity. This creates an immediate win for the environment, your operating margins, and the consumer.
By drastically saving crop volume during the coring stage, you reduce downstream logistics and minimise the physical transportation of factory waste.
Let’s make every core count.
Let’s look at hand cut - versus - smart automation
In a typical manual hand-cut processing facility, food loss during production can be high.
With processing yields sitting anywhere in the region of 75% to 85%.
A huge percentage of good, edible crop is wasted at the de-coring stage due to natural size inconsistencies and human fatigue.
Even on a good day, that’s a minimum of 15% to 25% of the raw crop that never makes it to the consumer.
That’s severe food loss at the source!
Rapid Robotic De-Coring significantly improves facility yields by cutting food loss directly at the source.
Each automated cell de-cores up to 55 heads of iceberg lettuce per minute, with typical processing yields ranging from 94% to 97%.
Smart automation ensures near-zero food loss across high-volume production lines, preserving everything except the core for maximum yield, profit recovery, and line efficiency.
In this typical example of a robotically de-cored head of iceberg lettuce, the raw outer product remains fully intact - only the core has been cleanly and precisely removed.
This adaptive 3D tracking method ensures maximum crop recovery on every cycle.
Equip the Line
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Smart De-Coring for Demanding Lines
Our robotic cells are built from premium 304L/316L stainless steel, for uncompromising hygiene and durability.
Designed to the highest food-grade specifications and fully compliant with industry safety standards, they deliver operational simplicity, strength, and precision engineering.
These automated cells are engineered to keep your processing line clean, efficient, and ahead of the competition.
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What's Inside
Powered by core-hygienic, humid-environment food robots, our automated de-coring systems bring longevity and absolute reliability to your vegetable processing line.
Equipped with 3D AI vision and intuitive HMI controls, our robotics integrate seamlessly into your existing factory setup.
Smart automation and real-time data analytics optimise precision and processing line efficiency, ensuring 94%–97% yields
while minimizing food waste.
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Blazing Through Iceberg with Extractacore® Robots
Our robotics are engineered to dominate high-volume whole head iceberg processing and de-coring with relentless speed and precision.
A single pallet of crates? Processed in under 15 minutes. With each automated cell powering through 55 heads per minute, Extractacore turns raw volume into perfectly trimmed produce in record time.
Engineered for peak performance, our systems keep your salad processing line moving fast, maximising yields and reducing handling waste with every crate.
Achieve the Goal
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Begin with a Pallet of Iceberg ......
Our robotic de-coring cell tackles an entire pallet of iceberg lettuce in just under 15 minutes, with only two operators.
Running at a continuous 55 heads per minute, Extractacore maximises throughput, delivering unmatched speed and line efficiency.
With yields hitting 94%–97%, our system ensures minimal waste and peak performance, making high-volume salad processing a breeze.
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Waste Core
The numbers paint a clear picture. In a typical production run, the entire volume of waste core generated from processing a full pallet is so minimal that it easily fits into a single crate, with room to spare.
Remarkably, the usable yield from that same pallet reached an exceptional 97.2%, proving the raw efficiency and millimetre precision of the automated process.
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End Game
Zoom in, and you will see only the core is removed, with zero excess waste.
This precision delivers exceptional product yields of 94%–97%, ensuring maximum usable lettuce flows seamlessly through the processing line.
Built for high-volume salad facilities, our technology minimises loss and keeps your operation clean, efficient, and ready for the next step.
