The Customer

Superior Fresh, located in Hixton, Wisconsin, is an industry-leading aquaponics facility specializing in cold-water fish species and leafy greens. They prioritize food safety, food quality, and sustainability in their operations. Superior Fresh has grown millions of pounds of leafy greens using indoor farming best practices. They are a leader in controlled environment agriculture.

The Challenge

Superior Fresh needed to automate their packaging process for filling leafy greens into trays. Their goal was to increase throughput while still maintaining high product quality. They aimed to reduce manual handling and minimize product damage in order to meet their production demands more efficiently.

How Yamato Helped

Yamato provided two key solutions to address Superior Fresh’s challenge:

  • Yamato Omega Salad Scale:
    • Specifically designed for delicate greens, the Omega Salad Scale handles products gently to prevent damage.
    • This scale ensures accurate weighing, maintaining consistency in product quality and packaging.
  • Yamato Automatic Diving Funnel (ADF):
    • The ADF features a ratio filling and tamping system that minimizes compression on the product.
    • This system helps reduce product damage during the packaging process, which is critical for maintaining freshness and extending shelf life.

The Impact

  • Improved Food Safety and Quality: By integrating Yamato’s solutions, Superior Fresh enhanced food safety standards and maintained high product quality throughout the packaging process.
  • Increased Throughput: Automation with the Omega Salad Scale and ADF allowed Superior Fresh to significantly increase their packaging efficiency and overall throughput.
  • Sustainability and Mission Alignment: The partnership with Yamato supports Superior Fresh’s mission to provide healthy, reliable, and sustainably produced food products to feed the world.

Learn More

To connect with a Yamato weighing expert about our automatic weighing and filling solutions, please contact us.