PLATFORMS FOR FRUIT HARVESTING

Italbras-Trading is honored to announce its latest international partnership with N.BLOSI, a renowned Italian company and a global leader in the manufacturing of fruit harvesting platforms.
N.BLOSI serves clients in various parts of the world, including North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. With over 6,000 machines sold in more than 50 years of operations.
From now on, we will offer Brazilian producers solutions with the Italian quality and excellence present in orchards worldwide, facilitating the harvest of various types of fruits, reducing costs in this stage of production, which is becoming increasingly costly and scarce each season.
The platforms are robust, durable, and reliable, with low maintenance costs and easy handling, in addition to providing greater operational safety for workers. One of the main benefits of using these machines is the speed of harvesting, along with the elimination of ladder use, which not only makes the work less exhausting but also significantly reduces the risk of accidents from falls.
Together with the Brazilian company HIDRAUTEC, a manufacturer of pruning machines, we will ensure Technical Assistance and the Sale of Spare Parts throughout the national territory.
This partnership reinforces Italbras’ commitment to operating with excellence, bringing to the Brazilian market globally recognized technologies that combine quality, efficiency, and guaranteed returns for producers. We are ready to connect Italian innovation to the needs of Brazilian agribusiness.

1. ADVANTAGES

• Increase in harvest yield by up to 150%;
• Eliminates the use of ladders, making orchard work less exhausting for employees and, more importantly, safer by eliminating the risk of falls, thus making it more productive.
• Fruits harvested with platforms suffer less bruising than those harvested manually with ladders.
• The percentage of second-choice fruits is therefore very limited.
• Collection platforms have a lifespan of over twenty years. Most of our machines, which have been in use for 30 years, still operate efficiently and fulfill their tasks.
• Expected amortization in 3 to 5 years. Considering the initial purchase cost, maintenance costs, labor costs, and the average hours of platform use over a year, the return on investment period for a platform is quick.

2. OPTIONS

All our fruit harvesting platform models can be equipped with a pneumatic pruning system, front and/or rear forklifts for loading, unloading, and hydraulic box lifting, as well as roller conveyors for sliding boxes along the platform.
Many other electrical or hydraulic accessories are available to complete our offering, facilitating, customizing, and supporting the work habits of operators in the various operations that take place in the orchard.

3. APPLICATIONS

Self-propelled fruit harvesting platforms are machines used by agricultural operators producing fruits in tall or low rows (e.g., apples, pears, peaches, kiwis, etc.).
In the case of citrus, orchard densification combined with side and top pruning practices facilitates the use and feasibility of machines in harvesting.
Therefore, they easily adapt to all crops, meeting the harvesting needs and habits of each user. The models we produce are highly versatile and can be used for harvesting, thinning, pruning, and operations in anti-hail nets.