Macadamia sorting machines

TOMRA's processing equipment ensures consistent food safety removing foreign materials and defects with superior detection capabilities on Macadamia Nuts. We combine state-of-the-art tech with automated sorting solutions to reduce labor costs, improve margins, and enhance operations with actionable data.

After cracking and before manual grading, we have halved the level of unsound nuts from 8% to 4%. No other technology can match this.
Peter EdmondsonGeneral Manager, Golden Macadamias

Every Macadamia Counts™

Get more from your business while saving your resources

Our precision Macadamia nuts sorting and grading solutions handle high throughputs and deliver top product quality with minimized product loss.

Lasers, X-ray, and BSI = best tools for Macadamia nut processing

Combining these technologies improves accuracy- keeping good nuts in the flow and shells, sticks, stones, glass, metal, and plastics out.

Macadamia sorting machines detect & remove the most challenging defects

Our nut optical sorters remove defects like in-shell and impacted shells, discoloration and germination, immaturities, mold and rot, and insect damage.

Local support and service offices in 80 countries worldwide

We have a global footprint, which means we are in your area to serve and grow with you.

Our macadamia solutions

Jun 25, 2025

TOMRA 4C

NEW: AI flexiblity. Outstanding performance. Time saved. Available with artificial intelligence, the latest Pulsed LED sensors, and the easy, open access that speeds up daily tasks. Applications: Nuts, IQF

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TOMRA 5C

Capable of unrivaled foreign material removal, this highly efficient machine is powerful and robust, easy to use and maintain, reduces storage needs, is easily movable, and saves on labor. Applications: Berries, Dried Fruit, Almonds, Cashews, Hazelnuts, Macadamia Nuts, Peanuts, Pecans, Pistachios, Raisins, Walnuts, Leafy Greens; IQF fruit and vegetables

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customer story

MACRIDGE, SOUTH AFRICA

Flip Potgieter and his son Phillip started building Macridge in 2003. Since 2011, Phillip has been in the driving seat at Macridge, a well-established macadamia factory, nestled in the lavish Soutpansberg Mountains in the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The company specializes in processing and marketing macadamia nuts and they recently decided to partner with TOMRA Sorting Solutions to increase throughput as well as to achieve higher product quality.

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Operational costs continue to increase, and every little saving makes a difference.
Our automation works smarter, wastes less, and optimizes your lines to ensure quality is consistent and potential recalls are thing of the past.

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Service and support

With service centers and support located across the globe, TOMRA Food provides a comprehensive service offering to our customers, ensuring you have the proper support at the right time, empowering your business to succeed.