INTRODUCING THE
KOKAN AIR-JET BERRY HARVESTER
Harvest at the optimal time, night or day, with only a fraction of the labour of manual picking. Deliver quality fruit at a lower net cost.
AIR-JET BERRY HARVESTER
BSK D.O.O Obrenovac has been leading the way globally with affordable air jet technology for harvesting delicate fruit like the blueberry.
The Kokan Air-Jet Berry Harvester uses pulsed jets of air to shake loose ripe berries. Pneumatically-cushioned catching plates softly catch the falling fruit as they gently fold around the base of the bush to reduce berry loss.
The Air-Jet Berry Harvester is well-established technology, proven in orchards all around the world and now available in Australia & New Zealand.
HARVEST MULTIPLE BERRY TYPES
The Air-Jet Berry Harvester was developed primarily for blueberries, but the technology is applicable to a variety of small fruits and has proven itself on blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, haskap and other exotic berry orchards.
To assist decision making, consider the payback time (return on investment/ROI). In most situations, the ROI is less than 2 years.
As few as 4 personnel to operate at capacity (1 tonne per hour).
Day & night harvesting.
The advantages are both economic and practical.
ADVANTAGES
The Kokan Air-Jet Berry Harvester was developed to achieve the following objectives:
• To reduce net harvest costs
• To mitigate risks of labour, weather and cool-chain control
• To offer consistently superior fruit quality
Manual (hand) picking is still the industry standard in New Zealand and Australian blueberry orchards. The availability of pickers is challenging and the cost\kg is expensive.
There are many significant advantages to Air-Jet technology:
- Simple and quick adjustments to harvester operations parameters optimises harvest
- Cost-effective harvest at the beginning of the season when mature fruit volumes are low
- Sensitive new growth is not damaged by air pulsations during fruit harvest
- Air-jet picking and air-cushioned collection means picked berry quality is first-class
- A single machine can replace 200 manual pickers
Globally, berry fruit Managers are facing a common challenge: difficulty securing adequate, cost-effective harvest labour.
This new system demonstrably reduces net costs while delivering quality fruit.
HARVESTER IN ACTION
Watch the videos below to get an appreciation of the Kokan Air-Jet Berry Harvester technology in action.
King & Associates are the exclusive agents for BSK / Kokan Air-Jet Berry Harvester in New Zealand and Australia.
We are proud to bring this world-leading berry harvesting technology to Australasia.
Get in touch today to chat about the specifics of your berry farm.
Contact us for a discussion about your production situation and your requirements.
