Exeter Engineering's optical sorters are an investment for life
Month: August 2025
Exeter Engineering has got your back. We’ve been engineering and building optical sorters to last since 1988. And with our AccuVision Upgrade program, even older sorters can have the latest technology. We recently completed an upgrade for our friends at Desert Ridge Premium Produce in Moses Lake, Washington. We upgrade a 15+ year-old AccuVision 4-lane sorter with new tracks and electrics. We also added ID Technology, our AI-powered grading suite, including upgraded cameras, lighting and software. While we were at it, we replaced an old sorter no longer supported by its manufacturer, installing a new 6-lane AccuVision with ID Technology as well.
Desert Ridge wanted higher capacity and more accuracy, and we delivered. They got two “new” sorters for a lot less than our competitors would charge, all if the same footprint as the old equipment and both running our industry-leading ID Technology, with the best UI on the market today. We were proud that the old AccuVision still has more to deliver and happy that the new one will delivering for decades to come. We know that because, with Exeter Engineering, you can be guaranteed that we won’t leave you behind, no matter how old your equipment gets.
A heartfelt thank you...
Month: August 2025
Exeter Engineering is a family owned and operated business. Unfortunately for us, occasionally some of our family members retire and go on to pastures new. That’s happened twice to us this year, with the retirements of Liz Rowland, who retired in July, and Debbie Shultze, who retired in April. If you’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting our facility in Exeter, then you’ve probably had the pleasure of meeting one or both of Liz and Debbie. Both were key parts of our front office, keeping things humming along even if all descended to chaos around them. It’s people like Liz and Debbie who make Exeter Engineering such a special place to work. Their tireless support and good humor made it easy for our team, the rest of the Exeter Engineering family, to concentrate on engineering and building some of the finest equipment for fresh produce handling available on the market today. We all enjoyed Liz’s retirement party recently, but we wanted to take a moment to publicly thank both she and Debbie for all of their work and dedication over the years. Thanks ladies…and enjoy retirement!
A Day to Celebrate Potatoes
Month: August 2025
This little guy is happy for a reason. He was born and raised in a potato patch tended by a farmer who lavished him with water and nutrients that allowed him to grow big and delicious. He was harvested with the greatest of care, so that his tender flavor would be preserved. As he went through the packing house, he was gently cleaned, dried and reviewed by Exeter Engineering’s ID Technology AI-powered optical grading suite to make sure that he was up to snuff. Having passed muster, he was packed with speed and attention by Exeter Engineering’s precision equipment, all to arrive on your table fresh and delicious.
A happy potato is a delicious potato. So on this National Potato Day (or any day, really), we hope you enjoy the miracle of nature that is the humble tuber. We’re confident they’ll put a smile on your face too.
Exeter Engineering is family owned and operated...
Month: August 2025
Exeter Engineering has been family owned and operated since day one. But what does that mean to us? To our customers? Glad you asked! To us, being family-owned and operated means that we are a family business. Our reputation is not just the reputation of Exeter Engineering,
but of all the families that work with here. It means that, when we commit to designing you the best line available for your budget in your location, we will stand behind our work 1000% and will not rest until every aspect of the design, equipment and its operation is exactly right. Because if we don’t, you’ll know who failed and so will we.
Over the next few months, we’ll be taking a bit of time to introduce the families that make up the Exeter Engineering family. We’ll start with with Boomer and Gunnar Batchman. Boomer is our President and started working here in 1988. Boomer took over for his father, our founder Jeff Batchman.
Gunnar is the third generation of Batchman to work at Exeter Engineering and is currently a field service technician. Both Boomer and Gunnar share a love for the outdoors and enjoy time spent in the mountains, fields, streams and waters of the world, hunting, fishing, sailing and walking. They also love helping out our customers and have known many of them for generations as well.
We at Exeter Engineering know that there’s nothing like family to pick you up and keep you going, and there’s no other company like Exeter Engineering in today’s market. If you’ve got a fresh produce-related project that needs expertise and a family touch, get in touch! We’d love for you to join our family of customers.
See More, Sort Smarter with Exeter Engineering
Month: August 2025
Exeter Engineering is a sorting company. We pioneered optical sorting, installing our first sorter in 1988. We’ve been at the cutting edge of technology ever since, providing reliable, well-engineered solutions for the fresh produce industry.
Today, our flagship optical sorters — AccuVision 360, AccuVision, Sidewinder and Oculus — all benefit from our industry-leading AI-powered sorting suite: ID Technology. ID Technology offers the tightest integration between presentation and imaging on the market today: we build our sorters so that our cameras capture the best possible images of each piece of product Combine those superior images with ID Technology’s easy-to-use, easy-to-learn user interface and you can See More, Sort Smarter.
If you’re looking for an optical sorting solution for your fresh produce crops, take a look at Exeter Engineering’s sorting options and get in touch. You’ll See More, Sort Smarter too!