Developed from a project carried out in 2007 in collaboration with CRA-ING (Italian Council for Research and Experimentation in Agriculture) following a Ministerial regulation aimed at reducing the supply chain and cutting the selling costs of table grapes, and at improving the quality of the product packed and ready to eat.

We have manufactured a machine specially dimensioned to fit into high-trained vines ("tendone" method) having a 1.60m height and 3m width, and very short headlands - 2.5 m (see photo).

Grapes are manually cut and immediately weighed, packed and carried onto pallets, ready to be sold on the market. Such actions are carried out simultaneously in the field to prevent grapes from being damaged during transport and transfer from one site to the other.

Some tests certified by CRA-ING have shown a 33% harvest time saving, thanks to a better organisation of workers.

Test results (by CRA-ING )

	Machine harvesting		B Manual harvesting
Type of grapes	Regina	Royal	Regina	Royal
Workers	7	7	10	10
7kg trays packed - no/h-1	104	98	98	94
Total harvest yield - kg/h-1	728	686	686	658
Field yield increase %	34%	33%	---	---

Work organisation using the machine

• - A = Running controls
• - B = Charging area on belt conveyor
• - C = Four packing stations equipped with scale
• - D = Pallet-holder elevator
  

• - E = Entrance to the pergola using front and rear steering
• - F = Moving under the canopy and charging the grapes on the belt conveyor
  

• - G+H = Weighing and packing with transfer to the rear elevator
• - I = making of pallets ready for shipping.
  

• - Autonomy = 8/10 hours
• - Speed = 0 to 3 km/h - electronically adjustable
  
• - Traction = 4 WD on 2 steering axles and electric power steering
• - Belt conveyor = horizontal movement, made of Teflon, with buckets. Electronic speed adjustment.
• - Drive disengagement for road towing.
  

Ex-Forlì + VAT (battery charger included, batteries excluded)

€ 11.600,00

Our batteries

	battery type	Km covered	Km covered	Km covered	Km covered	Km covered	Km covered	Battery pack Price
		- 1year	- 2 year	- 3year	- 4 year	- 5 year	- 6 year	in €
Model
UVA	120 A Tubular	4	3	2				€ 297,00
	150 A Tubular	7	7	5	4	4	4	€ 532,00
	240 A Tubular	10	10	8	8	7	6	€ 870,00
	260 A Tubular	12	12	10	10	8	7	€ 945,00

Since August 2010 our 24/25 High Frequency battery chargers feature the AUTOMATIC BUFFER
function to keep the batteries charged during inactivity periods.