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This system was as good or better than anyone else s and the price is much better
COVID-19 has provided many challenges for fresh produce companies in 2020, but one Australian avocado and citrus producer has self-installed its new fruit sorting machine over a video call.
Sparacino Farms, on the New South Wales Central Coast, this year set up the Reemoon technology systems in the company s packing shed. Due to travel restrictions, the Chinese company was unable to access the site to provide assistance so it was all done remotely. For the installation process we basically had eight containers delivered, co-owner Alf Sparacino said. Along with my brother (Joe), and one of my sons we all pretty put it together ourselves. We then had a team of electricians come in and wire it all up. It was very different. Reemoon s support has been really good also. There is a bit of a language barrier, but their support has been awesome. We have spent some long days over the internet and video c