Innovation isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a potato facility—but Eagle Eye Produce is changing that. Their Idaho Falls warehouse has undergone major upgrades to increase packing speed, cut waste, and ensure more consistent quality.
Rethinking What a Potato Facility Can Be
Potato packing has traditionally depended on manual labor and conventional machinery. However, with the advent of advanced tools and smarter systems, Eagle Eye Produce has begun investing in technology to boost efficiency and maintain high product quality.
Upgrades to Eagle Eye Produce’s Russet Line
Here’s what’s new:
- AI-powered graders use cameras and sensors to analyze each potato in real time
- These systems have been trained to recognize a wide range of defects, including shape, color, and surface damage
- The AI-powered system improves over time by learning from new examples and feedback
- Robotic sorters that can make 100 picks per minute
- No equipment on the line is older than 2016
Rebuilding the Yellow Potato Line
Eagle Eye Produce has also rebuilt its yellow potato line from the ground up:
- Replacing a mechanical sorter with an AI-powered optical sorter
- The new sorter takes 7–9 photos of every potato
- This improves sizing, consistency, and overall control
- Eagle Eye Produce has increased capacity to up to 40 tons per hour.
An AI-powered optical sorter on Eagle Eye Produce’s newly rebuilt yellow potato line captures 7–9 images of each potato to improve sizing, consistency, and quality control.
Why It Matters
These changes help Eagle Eye Produce:
- Catch more issues automatically
- Reduce the need for manual inspection
- Move product faster with fewer errors
- Deliver a more consistent pack to their customers
Eagle Eye Produce is investing in tools that adapt and improve over time. It’s not just a one-time upgrade—it represents a smarter, long-term approach to packing.
More to Come
This is just the start. The team at Eagle Eye Produce in Idaho Falls is proud of what has been built and remains committed to staying ahead as technology evolves.
In this video, General Manager Jonathan Rivera walks through some of the new tech that’s now live at our facility.
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Revolutionizing potato packing with cutting-edge AI-powered optical sorters at Eagle Eye Produce—enhancing efficiency, quality, and consistency in every batch
