How Podrum Palic Improved Quality and Productivity with Raytec Optical Sorter

Podrum Palic Frozen Food is a company based in the Vojvodina region of Serbia, specializing in the production of frozen cherries and peppers.  

The company directly manages 150 hectares of cherry cultivation and achieves significant production volumes:  

• 1500 tons of cherries per year  

• between 4000 and 5000 tonnes of peppers  

• a daily capacity of up to 6 tonnes of cherries and 5 tonnes of peppers per hour  

These numbers make process optimization and quality control essential.  

The challenges: eliminating manual labor and improving quality  

From the outset, Podrum Palic faced a key challenge: reducing reliance on manual labor in product selection while maintaining high quality standards.  

 The main needs were:  

• identify defects in the product  

• detect foreign bodies  

• ensure uniformity in production  

• improve efficiency and productivity  

The choice of Raytec SPRAY optical sorter  

To address these needs, the company chose the Raytec SPRAY optical sorter, designed to detect and remove defects precisely and efficiently.  

The introduction of the machine has brought a significant improvement in the ability to:  

• monitor different types of defects  

• detect contaminants and foreign bodies  

• ensure a constant quality standard  

The role of UNYCO software in process control  

 A key element of the Raytec ecosystem is the UNYCO software, used daily by the Podrum Palic team. 

The main advantages include:  

• continuous monitoring of machine performance  

• access to detailed statistical data  

• intuitive and customizable interface  

• complete control of production processes  

Additionally, remote access allows the Raytec team to intervene in real time, ensuring immediate and continuous technical support.  

Results: increased productivity and reduced waste  

The implementation of Raytec technology has generated concrete results quickly:   

✅ increased productivity  

✅ waste reduction  

✅ greater operational efficiency  

✅ better quality control  

 These benefits allowed the company to optimize the entire production cycle, maintaining high standards.  

ROI and technical support: a strategic added value  

One of the most relevant elements was the rapid return on investment (ROI), achieved thanks to immediate improvements in production performance.  

Additionally, the Raytec team’s ongoing support, even remotely, represents a key strategic value, offering operational security and specialized assistance.  

Quality and innovation at the heart of growth  

Quality is the cornerstone of Podrum Palic’s corporate philosophy, which continues to invest in improving its products and processes.  

The collaboration with Raytec proves to be a winning choice, so much so that the company recommends it to all the realities of the food sector that want to increase efficiency and quality.