Mechanical olive harvester handles fruit with less bruising
The Korvan Model 5000 Olive Harvester is a mechanical alternative to tree fruit harvesting over hand picking for the oil- and fresh-market olive industries. The harvester shakes fruit from one side of the tree while continuously moving forward alongside the tree rows. Shaking heads are controlled by one operator, while the driver adjusts the catching drape belt under the tree. The most effective harvesting is done using two harvesters that are mirror images of each other, harvesting together on each side of the tree row. The Korvan Model 5000 harvester is able to pick and convey the olives into storage bins with less bruising damage to the olives and less foreign material in the bin than with current hand-harvesting methods.
Korvan Industries, Inc.
Lynden, Washington, USA; 360-354-1500