Well designed and maintained equipment is critical to ensuring the quality and throughput of any post-harvest line. Wyma’s philosophy is always to design and manufacture equipment that is fit for purpose, robust and that performs season after season.

The people at Wyma make up a very diverse bunch, and few people embody that better then Jennifer Fretwell, one of our fabricators and resident health and safety guru. We spoke with Jen about how she found herself as a welder in our workshop and her experience working at Wyma.

Every year, the need to transition towards sustainable practices becomes more urgent. Wyma equipment is built to help producers reduce wastage in the processing line, yet we’re also always trying to improve the waste footprint at our own site. One of our biggest areas of concern from a

Wyma Solutions, based in Christchurch, is a globally recognized solution provider for root vegetable packing facilities. Our reputation for innovative, customized and robust post-harvest vegetable processing solutions has been well established for many years, and we have partnerships with several

Accurate sizing and handling are central to maintaining the quality and marketability of your produce. For carrots, potatoes and onions, sizing is especially important. With their non-uniform shape and variable textures, sizing root vegetables accurately and cost-effectively can be a challenge.

Wyma has recently added automatic bin warehousing to its portfolio of packing shed products. Automated warehousing systems (ASRS) have significant benefits for fruit and vegetable packers needing short term storage between washing, pre-grading and packing.

The food industry has long been associated with high consumption rates of water per ton of food product processed, with increasing volumes of wastewater generated while preparing produce for market. Water volumes used at each stage in the line are a major concern, particularly as tighter

Choosing the right size can have big implications, and not just with chillies!

Kalfresh Vegetables began as a small, family-owned business in Queensland, Australia. Today, it’s a multi-million dollar produce business that has a winning philosophy: “Innovate to keep growing.”

The fruit and vegetable processing industry is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.1% from 2017, to reach USD 346.05 billion by 2022. For growers and processors that means considerable opportunity, but also greater competition in most markets as participants seek to maximise