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In the world of fruit ripening, efficiency is the key. Sidney Van der Maal, an experienced professional at Trofi Pack, Dutch based service provider specializing in cooling, ripening and packaging of exotic fruits, shares his journey and feedback on the installation of Catalytic Generators.

Ethylene application should not be complicated

Having previously worked with ethylene and gas cylinders at Westfalia Fruit in Poeldijk, Van der Maal was familiar with the benefits of ethylene in ripening. "When I came here, Trofi Pack had not been using ethylene for ripening," Van der Maal recalls and emphasizes that integrating Catalytic Generators into his workflow was very easy.

"Without ethylene you have to use higher temperatures. This increases stress on the fruits, significantly reduces shelf life, and increases defects. With ethylene, the fruits ripen more evenly, with uniform pressure and ripeness, resulting in less sorting on the packing line and happier customers because they receive uniformly ripened fruits," he explains.

"I was initially skeptical about this small generator. I was used to working with gas installations and cylinders. Then I got a small box and some bottles of liquid Ethy-gen® II Ripening Concentrate. I came back Monday morning, checked the ripening room, and saw that I had the same results as I used to have with the entire cylinder installation. So I am really happy with it."

Generators can also be integrated into ripening room software, allowing them to be controlled from a control panel. There is also a centralized ripening system, where there is no need to move generators between the rooms.

Although catalytic generators are sometimes referred to as "old technology," they are, in fact, a proven solution with over 50 years of history. Fruits naturally produce ethylene, and the generator simply supports this natural process by creating pure ethylene. Nothing unusual, nothing artificially created, nothing complex or extremely expensive.

Fresh Produce Instruments is an official distributor of Catalytic Generator’s products (USA). Fresh Produce Instruments can propose different types of instruments like Quality Meters (for quality control), Ethylene Generators, Airocides (for mould and ethylene removal), Refractometers, Penetrometers, many non-destructive etc. from different manufacturers.

You can find more information about the products we offer from our official web-site: https://freshproduceinstruments.com/  Stand 10A25 Fruit Attraction

To test generators or other instruments in your facility, send you inquiry to katya@freshproduceinstruments.com