Sun Orchard Fruit Company has recently announced Sun Orchard’s new pre-size facility is in full production. The new line made it’s first production run on September 20, 2004, slightly ahead of schedule.

Able to gently pre-size up to 30 bins per hour, this new line will further enhance Sun Orchard’s apple-packing efficiency and order fulfillment, allowing the company to better service all accounts. This will all be done with a continued focus on providing the highest quality apples to their customers on a consistent basis.

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larger photos of our apple packing facility being built.

APRIL 2004:
Sun Orchard Fruit Company has recently announced plans for a new, state of the art pre-size facility to be built at their Burt, NY location. The 37,000 sq. ft. facility will house a MAF Industries pre-size line. The line features a four-lane electronic weight sizer and a digital color sorter, with capabilities for electronic defect and condition sorting in the future.

April 2004 Groundbreaking

The MAF line also consists of a robotic handling system as well as the most technologically advanced hydro bin-filler on the market. This MAF system will be able to gently pre-size up to 30 bins of apples per hour.

The highest quality equipment, coupled with the finest management keep Sun Orchard poised to remain a leader in the fresh apple business. With quality and efficiency as the leading forces behind these additions, Sun Orchard looks forward to continually supplying their customers with the finest apples in the world.

May 7, 2004
Foundation work for Sun Orchard’s new
pre-size facility continues on schedule.

May 19, 2004

June 4, 2004
Building Assembly Begins

June 22, 2004
Structural Steel Completed

July 13, 2004

July 16, 2004
Hy-Tech Concrete, out of Newfane, NY, begins pouring the first of over 800 yards of concrete for the floor of Sun Orchards' new pre-size facility.

August 11, 2004
Equipment installation continues on schedule at Sun Orchard’s pre-size facility.


Click here to see our First Run September 20, 2004