Oxbo has announced the release of AutoFill, a new on-harvester automation technology for Oxbo 7440 and 7450 blueberry harvesters. AutoFill automation technology is available through a select, limited-release program in 2025 and full production in 2026.
AutoFill automation was designed to reduce labor by up to 75% and to increase harvester efficiency. Building on the foundation of Oxbo's EvenFill technology, AutoFill has proven to reduce on-machine labor for fresh market and process blueberry growers and to deliver uniform lug weights for improved throughput at the packhouse.
AutoFill automatically de-stacks empty lugs, fills lugs to the correct, pre-set weight, and then automatically indexes full lugs to be stacked.
AutoFill can operate with 2 employees in a heavy to medium crop and 1 employee in a light crop monitoring the lug fill process. A standard machine requires 4 to 6 employees for a medium to heavy crop and 2 to 3 for a light crop depending on farm practices.
AutoFill maximizes your efficiency and output per hour. fresh market or processed berries. In a heavy crop, AutoFill can harvest 3,600 pounds per hour for fresh market blueberries and 7,200 lbs. per hour for processed blueberries.
Source: Oxbo