Flikweert Vision Unveils Upgraded QualityGrader with Enhanced Capacity and AI Sorting Capabilities

Flikweert Vision has introduced an upgraded QualityGrader for potatoes and onions. The optical sorting machine is now available in working widths of 1.0 and 1.5 meters and processes up to 30 tons of product per hour. Thanks to a second ejection unit, the machine can separate multiple product streams. The upgraded QualityGrader was presented during an online press event for European trade journalists and will be showcased from July during the Flikweert Vision Tour 2026.

The upgraded QualityGrader builds on the existing machine, with more than 450 systems now operating in over twenty countries. With the additional working width and expanded sorting capabilities, the QualityGrader is applicable across a wide range of uses, from growers to processors and industrial sorting lines.
 

In-house software development

The QualityGrader automates quality control with high accuracy. Advanced cameras and AI software detect defects in potatoes and onions quickly and objectively.

Pieter Priem, Commercial Director of Flikweert Vision:

"We develop our software entirely in-house and train it specifically to recognise potatoes, onions and quality deviations."

"By continuously collecting and analysing data, we further improve sorting performance."

Scalable sorting platform

The sorting machine is available in multiple capacities and configurations and can be integrated into a wide range of sorting lines. This makes the QualityGrader a scalable AI sorting platform, developed with future applications in mind.
 

Demonstration tour across Europe

In July, the QualityGrader will go on tour across Europe, including the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France and Germany, where you can see the new QualityGrader and the recently introduced Divider Select in action.

Upgraded QualityGrader by Flikweert Vision enhances optical sorting performance for potatoes and onions with higher capacity and precision