Fruit
Machines and complete lines for fruit processing
From intake and washing to destemming, sorting, freezing and filling. Sticomax Group designs, builds and installs machines and complete lines for fresh and frozen fruit, from cranberries and blueberries to strawberries, soft fruit and mango. You have a single point of contact, from the initial design through to service after handover.
We design and build fruit lines that handle delicate product with care and keep running day and night.
Our customers
Trusted by leading food producers
Producers across the food industry work with machines and lines from Sticomax Group every day.
End products
Solutions for every fruit product
Fresh – Blueberries
Fresh – Melon / mango / pineapple
Fresh – Apples & pears
Fresh – Strawberries & soft fruit
Frozen – Cranberries
Frozen – Blueberries
Frozen – Strawberries & soft fruit
Frozen – Mango / pineapple
Your challenge, our solution
One line, fully aligned
Soft fruit that bruises at every transfer, berries that stick together after freezing, or juice and sugar building up in the line: each of these costs you quality and yield directly. Within Sticomax Group, specialist machine builders work together on every step, so that your line performs as a whole.
- Gentle handling: careful transfers and controlled dosing, so that berries and soft fruit stay intact
- Hygiene: open, easy-to-clean stainless steel designs, with ViwateQ’s unique surface treatment so that juice, sugar and product residues adhere less
- Frozen quality: cluster breaking and glazing for free-flowing frozen fruit that doses well
- Reliability: robust machines, preventive maintenance and fast delivery of parts
The process
From intake to packing, every step from a single partner
We supply individual machines and complete lines, including conveying, buffering, platforms and installation. These are the process steps in which we support you.
Intake & tipping
Intake hoppers, box tippers and tote dumpers, debinning units for frozen fruit and dosing tippers for delicate products.
Washing & dewatering
Drum washers, paddle washers, washing belts and flumes, followed by drip belts, dewatering shakers and tension screen shakers.
Destemming & sorting
Destemmers for blueberries, insect drums, calibration and sorting shakers and inspection belts for a clean, uniform product.
Cranberry infusion
A complete cranberry line with scarifier, extraction and infusion, including sugar solution, heat exchanger and controls.
Freezing & defrosting
Freezing tunnels for frozen fruit and defrosters for frozen cranberries and blueberries that go on for further processing.
Cluster breaking & glazing
Cluster breakers, breaker rolls and rotary crushers for free-flowing frozen fruit, with glazing drums and coating lines for an even layer.
Mixing, dosing & weighing
The Mixline for frozen fruit, mixing and weighing augers, multihead feed shakers, weigh belts and Eqlipse dosing systems.
Filling & logistics
Box filling systems, levellers and compactors, octabin formers, metal detection belts and crate handling towards packing.
Machines
Machines for every step in your fruit line
Line advice
How much product is your fruit line losing?
Discuss product handling, capacity or hygiene with a specialist. Together we will look at where fruit is damaged or lost and which change will deliver the most.
Sticomax at a glance
Focused on the lowest TCO for your fruit line
Fruit is a valuable and delicate raw material, and every damaged product costs you margin straight away. That is why we do not look at the price of a single machine, but at the costs and yield of your entire line over its full service life.
2,500+
Machines delivered
Our machines are in operation at food processors around the world, in both fresh and frozen production.
70+
Countries
Installation and service wherever your plant is located, including fast delivery of parts.
±300
Specialists
Engineers, fitters and service technicians with many years of expertise in processing delicate products.
30 years
Experience per company
An average of 30 years of machine building per company, refined in practice at food processors.
200+
Machine types
From tote dumper to freezing tunnel and infusion line: virtually every process step is covered in-house.
9
End products
Fresh and frozen: cranberries, blueberries, strawberries and soft fruit, mango and pineapple. Fresh only: melon, apples and pears.
1
Point of contact
One project team for the design, construction, installation and servicing of your complete line.
24/7
Service
At harvest peak your line runs day and night. So does our service department, with preventive maintenance and inspections.
Our specialists
Six specialists, one team
Sticomax Group brings together specialist companies from Belgium and the Netherlands. For fruit processing, five machine builders work together with ViwateQ, a specialist in the surface treatment of stainless steel. You have one project team and one point of contact for your complete line.
Stumaco
Based in Staden, Stumaco builds pre-processing for fresh and frozen fruit: intake, washing, dewatering and sorting. For frozen fruit, Stumaco supplies a complete Mixline with cluster breakers, glazing drums, weighing augers and box filling systems.
DTS
Dutch Tec Source, based in Beusichem, builds a complete cranberry infusion line, including sugar solution, heat exchanger and controls. DTS also supplies a frozen berry line for cleaning, sorting and destemming, with destemmers, defrosters and cluster breakers.
FoodeQ
FoodeQ, based in Steenbergen, specialises in vibratory technology, with more than 2,500 vibratory conveyors delivered. For fruit, FoodeQ supplies shakers for dewatering, screening, spreading and dosing, complemented by freezing tunnels and Eqlipse dosing and weighing systems.
Romonta
Romonta supplies belt conveyors, hydro systems and bulk handling for fruit, including dosing tippers for delicate products. For frozen fruit, Romonta also builds coating and glazing lines and crate handling for the end of the line.
IntOCon
IntOCon takes care of the end of the line with custom box and crate handling, buffers, box filling systems and logistics conveying to the packing department.
ViwateQ
ViwateQ has developed a unique, chemical-free treatment for stainless steel. It makes the surface of machines and lines microscopically smooth, so that juice, sugar and product residues adhere less and cleaning is quicker and more thorough.
Cases
Experience with leading food producers
24/7
Industry-leading service & maintenance
Fruit is a seasonal product that cannot wait. If your line stops at harvest peak, it costs you product and capacity straight away. That is why we stay involved after installation, so that your line keeps running and you get the most out of your investment.
- On-site installation and commissioning
- Training for your operators and maintenance department
- Preventive maintenance and inspections, ideally before the season starts
- Fast delivery of parts, including across borders
We are here to help
Contact
Discuss your fruit line with a specialist
Tell us what you process, what capacity you need or what issues your current line is running into. A specialist will contact you personally to discuss the options.
