Richard Peiris introduces ‘Tea Colour Sorters’

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Richard Peiris and Co (Arpico) introduces Tea Colour Sorter machines, which ensures value addition and immense benefits for the improvement of quality standards of tea for the large and small scale local tea manufacturers.

This Tea Colour Sorter is manufactured by Anuhui Shongke Optic Colour Sorter Company, one of the top five ranked companies in China and its state of the art technology will no doubt ensure efficient tea sorting process improving quality standards securing the demand for Sri Lanka tea in the international market.

Majority of the machines presently used locally were very costly Colour Sorter machines, which were either imported from Japan or Korea. Richard Peiris & Co with the introduction of its Tea Colour Sorter “AMD” machines manufactured in China gives an opportunity for the tea manufactures to purchase a Colour Sorters at an affordable price.

Although, the manufacturing and sale of Colour Sorter machines were monopolised by countries like Japan and Korea earlier, China has now succeeded in securing the majority market share with equal or better in technology at a very competitive price compared to Japanese or Korean Machines

These ‘Colour Sorter’ machines distributed by Richard Peiris &Co are available in Colour and black and White Camera types that applies to augment the quality standards of Tea. These ‘Colour Sorter’ machines are available in different designs with varying output levels in meeting requirement of tea manufacturers.

Adding his thoughts about the Tea Colour Sorter machines distributed by Arpico , Group Director Commercial, Vivil Perera stated, “As Ceylon Tea is already very popular for its quality and flavour in the International market, in maintaining this image it will necessitate to use a good colour sorter machine by all tea manufacturers.” As Sri Lanka’s number one estate management company, Richard Peiris Co with 28 Tea factories, this state of the art Chinese Colour Sorter machines were our selection after carrying out a number of extensive experiments and practices, observed the quality standards of our tea processed by these colour sorters. The commercial division of the company will handle the marketing and sales as the agent in Sri Lanka of the aforesaid machines from Anuhui Shongke Optic Colour Sorter Company from China. The excellence of this machine is vouched by its make, being a product of one of the prestigious Chinese Colour Sorter Company and together with 80 years of trust and par excellence of Arpico offered to our loyal customers. The company plans to market colour sorter machines for rice, coffee, cereals and other types of grains with a view to improving the quality standards of these products also in obtaining an international acceptance.