Precision ripening for bananas in São Paulo, Brazil
Setting up an innovative banana ripening plant in a logistics centre in São Paulo, with precise process control for local produce and imports, in a diversified market.
The context
São Paulo, one of the most dynamic metropolises in Latin America, hosts numerous logistics centres dedicated to the food industry. In one of the peripheral commercial sectors of the western area, an innovative banana ripening plant has been built, capable of guaranteeing precise control of the different stages of the process, both with the local product, which arrives from plantations close to the site, and with the product that arrives from international imports, thus meeting the needs of a diversified market.
Customer requirement
The customer needs a highly flexible plant, capable of:
Storage description
The overall plant consists of 6 large handling cells, 2 display rooms and 14 banana ripening cells, containing a total of 280 pallets. In these 14 cells, 28 double-flow air coolers were installed, with a total cooling capacity of 400 kW.
The use of adjustable reversible motors with inverters, integrated with the management software of our customer
MARVIL ENGINEERING SRL, allows the ripening process to be adapted to the different conditions of arrival of the product, always guaranteeing high quality standards.
Advantages obtained
The integration of the high-efficiency air coolers and the MARVIL ENGINEERING SRL management software made it possible:
Optimum precision
in controlling the degree of ripening.
Versatility
the plant has also proved effective for ripening tomatoes and other exotic fruits.
Flexibility in plant management
to adapt the cells to the peculiarities of the different products to be ripened.
The benefits have been so clear that, to our great satisfaction, the customer has already planned a doubling of the cells.
Installed products
The system uses special double-flow coolers of our own design, each equipped with 10 asynchronous reversible fans. These components guarantee:
The word to the costumer
‘Our choice fell on this plant because of the historicity and trust in the cooperation with our suppliers. The quality and reliability of the Stefani machines confirmed the validity of our decision.’
Thanks to this realisation, the customer can now count on a state-of-the-art plant, capable of responding effectively to the needs of the tropical fruit market, guaranteeing energy efficiency and high product quality.
Precision ripening for bananas in São Paulo, Brazil
Setting up an innovative banana ripening plant in a logistics centre in São Paulo, with precise process control for local produce and imports, in a diversified market.
The context
São Paulo, one of the most dynamic metropolises in Latin America, hosts numerous logistics centres dedicated to the food industry. In one of the peripheral commercial sectors of the western area, an innovative banana ripening plant has been built, capable of guaranteeing precise control of the different stages of the process, both with the local product, which arrives from plantations close to the site, and with the product that arrives from international imports, thus meeting the needs of a diversified market.
Customer requirement
The customer needs a highly flexible plant, capable of:
Storage description
The overall plant consists of 6 large handling cells, 2 display rooms and 14 banana ripening cells, containing a total of 280 pallets. In these 14 cells, 28 double-flow air coolers were installed, with a total cooling capacity of 400 kW.
The use of adjustable reversible motors with inverters, integrated with the management software of our customer
MARVIL ENGINEERING SRL, allows the ripening process to be adapted to the different conditions of arrival of the product, always guaranteeing high quality standards.
Advantages obtained
The integration of the high-efficiency air coolers and the MARVIL ENGINEERING SRL management software made it possible:
Optimum precision
in controlling the degree of ripening.
Versatility
the plant has also proved effective for ripening tomatoes and other exotic fruits.
Flexibility in plant management
to adapt the cells to the peculiarities of the different products to be ripened.
The benefits have been so clear that, to our great satisfaction, the customer has already planned a doubling of the cells.
Installed products
The system uses special double-flow coolers of our own design, each equipped with 10 asynchronous reversible fans. These components guarantee:
The word to the costumer
‘Our choice fell on this plant because of the historicity and trust in the cooperation with our suppliers. The quality and reliability of the Stefani machines confirmed the validity of our decision.’
Thanks to this realisation, the customer can now count on a state-of-the-art plant, capable of responding effectively to the needs of the tropical fruit market, guaranteeing energy efficiency and high product quality.
