The Garlic Sorting Machine includes Dust Shaker, Conveyor, Garlic Bulb Grader. It can deduct dust, soil , garlic peel and grade garlic Garlic bulb with 6 sizes automaticlly.
HGB-10S Garlic Sorting Machine by HUAYO GARLIC can sort 10 tons solo garlic head with 6 sizes automaticlly. It is an important Garlic Bulbs Sorting by size equipment for Commercial Garlic Growers.
Ideal for large garlic farms and processing companies. It removes extra impurities via a vibrating screen, then automatically lifts garlic to the sorter. The sorter uses durable PVC belts (no garlic damage) and sorts garlic into 6 sizes by vibration—high efficiency. Handles 4-5 tons per hour automatically.
Why Is Garlic Sorting Necessary?
Garlic sorting is a critical step in moving garlic from harvest to market or deep processing. Its core value lies in matching market demands, boosting product value, and optimizing subsequent processes. Here’s why it matters:
1. For Growers (Farms/Farmers): Reduce Losses & Get Better Prices
Avoid “mixed-grade price cuts” to increase profits: Unsorted garlic mixes sizes and quality (e.g., small, misshapen, damaged garlic with high-quality ones). Buyers usually lower the overall purchase price based on “average quality.” After sorting, premium large garlic can target high-end markets (e.g., export, supermarket premium sections) for higher unit prices; medium-sized garlic suits catering and regular retail; small or substandard garlic can be sold to pickling factories or garlic powder processors. This prevents profit losses from “one-size-fits-all” low pricing.
Cut post-harvest losses: Sorting removes rotten, worm-eaten, or mechanically damaged garlic. If left mixed with good garlic, these defective ones easily grow mold, speed up spoilage, and ruin the entire batch. Early sorting “isolates” problematic garlic, extends the storage life of quality garlic, and reduces post-harvest loss rates (a 1% reduction saves significant costs for large-scale farms).
Fit deep processing needs to lower costs: Different deep processing requires specific garlic sizes. For example, “single-clove garlic cans” need uniform-sized garlic (diameter difference ≤2mm) to avoid gaps or damage during canning; “garlic slices” need medium-sized garlic (too large = thick slices, too small = broken slices) to ensure consistent thickness and quality after drying. Using unsorted garlic requires extra manual selection, increasing labor costs and lowering processing qualification rates.
Connect with automated production lines: Modern processors use automated equipment (washers, slicers, packagers) that requires fixed-size garlic for feeding and parameter settings. Sorted garlic (with uniform sizes) can directly enter automated lines—no manual parameter adjustments needed. This greatly improves efficiency (e.g., garlic sorted by the HGB-4S machine can connect directly to subsequent automatic packaging lines, avoiding jams from mixed sizes).
3. For the Market (Distributors/Consumers): Match Needs & Enhance Experience
Meet segmented demands: Market needs for garlic are layered:
Home consumers prefer “medium-sized, plump garlic” (easy to peel, suitable for daily cooking).
Catering businesses (hot pot restaurants, chains) need “uniform-sized garlic” (easy for bulk peeling/chopping, ensuring consistent dish taste).
Export markets (Southeast Asia, Europe, America) have strict standards (e.g., the EU requires single-clove garlic diameter ≥40mm); non-compliant garlic is rejected.
Sorting ensures garlic of different sizes reaches the right scenarios, avoiding “supply-demand mismatch.”
Build “quality trust”: Sorted garlic is usually labeled by grade (e.g., “Premium,” “Grade A,” “Grade B”). Buyers/consumers can quickly judge quality by grade, saving time spent on “experience-based selection.” Over time, a standardized sorting system helps brands build a “stable quality” image and gain competitiveness (e.g., a garlic brand becomes a long-term supermarket supplier for its “clear grading and uniform size”).
In short, garlic sorting is not an “extra step”—it’s the key link connecting production, processing, and consumption. It maximizes profits for growers, cuts costs for processors, and delivers standardized, demand-matched garlic to the market. It’s essential for the large-scale, standardized development of the garlic industry.
Core Functions & Workflow
The machine adopts an integrated workflow of “Impurity Removal → Automatic Conveying → Precise Grading” with minimal manual intervention. The specific steps are as follows:
Efficient Impurity Removal: Equipped with a built-in vibrating screen, it quickly shakes off excess soil, broken leaves, and other impurities attached to the garlic surface. This reduces pre-processing steps before subsequent cleaning or processing, lowering labor costs.
Automatic Conveying & Lifting: After impurity removal, the garlic requires no manual handling—the machine automatically lifts it to the sorter’s feed inlet. This enables seamless connection between processes, preventing garlic damage or secondary contamination during transfer.
Precise Multi-Size Grading: The sorter’s core component uses durable PVC belts. On one hand, the soft yet wear-resistant belt material minimizes collision damage to garlic during sorting, preserving the garlic’s intact appearance. On the other hand, based on the vibration screening principle, it automatically sorts garlic into 6 size grades with high precision, meeting the segmented needs of different markets for garlic specifications.
Processing Efficiency: It can stably handle 8-10 tons of garlic per hour, adapting to the post-harvest centralized processing needs of large farms and the mass production rhythm of processing companies, effectively preventing garlic from piling up and deteriorating.
Application Scenarios: Specifically designed for large garlic farms (to meet the demand for large-scale sorting after harvest) and garlic processing companies (to satisfy the specification screening needs before deep processing). It can be integrated into automated production lines to improve overall processing efficiency.
The Garlic Head Sorting line includes three main parts:
Firstly, the Garlic Shaking Machine will shake and removes scrap, third grade bulbs, stones and soil before grading.
Secondly, the Belt Conveyor transfer Garlic Bulb uniformly to the Garlic Grading Machine.
Thirdly, the Garlic Sorting Machine will sort clean Garlic bulb with 5 sizes uniformly.
Technical Parameter
Model
HGB-10S
Power
8-10 tons/h
Machines included
Garlic Shaking Machine, , Conveyor, Garlic Sorter
Outsize
6 sizes , 2.5cm, 3cm, 3.5cm, 4cm, 4.5cm, 5cm
Weight
1500kg
Garlic Splitting Rate
14*1.85*1.7m
Working Video
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The Sorting Line includes the following 3 machines: Garlic Shaking Machine, Conveyor, and Garlic Sorting Machine.
the whole line is 9m long, and can process 8-10 tons of Garlic in one hour.
a. Garlic Shaking Machine
Remove the soil, external dry peals and any other parts before sorting.
b. Belt conveyor will transfer garlic to Garlic Sorting machine automaticlly.
c. Garlic Sorting Machine
The Garlic Sorting Machine will sort Garlic head with 6 sizes. There is handle on the outlet to control the Garlic unloading .
Our Garlic Sorter can be adapted as number of sizes as needed to optimize the crop marketing.
You can hang on bags to the outlets and collect garlics automaticlly.
Safe Control System: Electric control cabinet, motor etc
We install durable PVC with the sorting belt. There is round holes on the belt , and The hole sizes are customized according to your need.
The size of the Garlic varies from approximately 25 to 50 mm in diameter, with an average size between 35 and 45 mm.
For example, We can make the Grading Machine with 2.5cm, 3cm, 3.5cm, 4cm, 4.5cm, 5cm
The Sorted Solo Garlic head will fall down from the right holes to belt
The Belt Conveyor transfer sorted Garlic head uniformly.
Delivery
Our Commercial Solo Garlic Machines have been send to Canada, USA, Mexico, Australia , Europe etc.
HUAYO GARLIC – Your Trusted Expert in Garlic Machinery!
HUAYO GARLIC is specialized in Best Garlic Machine Design and Manufacturing since 2015. We aim to mechanize Garlic growing machines and Garlic Processing Machine for Garlic Growers and Garlic Process Companys.
