Journal of Taiwan Agricultural Research

Author:Hsiang-Wen Chiu* and Lien-Sheng Liang

Abstract:

    Leafy vegetables are fragile and easily damaged during transportation and storage. It is important to provide good protection for vegetables in storage and on the shelves of supermarkets. But now in Taiwan, no suitable machine is available to pack leafy vegetables. To solve this problem, the development of a leafy vegetable packing machine is in urgent need. In this research, a crosswise conveying belt was utilized to deliver the vegetables into the packing mechanism that makes the plastic-belt into a bag and wraps the vegetables. The packing mechanism is adjustable in width and height to fit different sizes of vegetables.

    Results from this reseach showed that, the packing machine for leafy vegetables did reach the preset functions. It is widely accepted by local vegetable farmers. Vegetables packed by this machine are very exquisite when they are exhibited in supermarkets. The rate of successful packing of this machine was found more than 95%, which was 10 times faster than that of hand packing, with an operation capacity of 30～50 pieces per minute.

Key words:Leafy vegetable, Packing machine

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