Packaging automation demand in Delta starts in the dirt. About half of British Columbia's potato acreage sits inside the city, and it also grows more than half of the province's green beans. Blueberries cover roughly 878 hectares here, and field vegetables another 1,157 hectares, much of it protected long-term by an agricultural land reserve that keeps the farmland from turning into subdivisions rather than staying in production. Delta also holds more than 40 percent of BC's greenhouse vegetable production area, spread across 15 glass and 18 poly greenhouses that run harvests most of the year. All of that product needs somewhere to go, and Delta has that too. A major marine container and bulk cargo terminal handles freight just off the coast, while a large industrial island reached by bridge packs in food and manufacturing plants close to the water.

It starts in the dirt, and it has to keep moving through harvest after harvest. Half of BC's potato crop moves through here in a short harvest window, and downtime is not an option in that stretch. We supply Mars Series VFFS baggers for frozen vegetables and berries, EliteWeigh multihead weighers that handle the variable size and weight of fresh produce without slowing the line, and case erectors, sealers, and robotic case packers sized for the food and consumer-goods plants operating nearby. Checkweighers and metal detection add a final check before product moves out by truck or through the terminal. PLAN IT keeps no branch of its own in Delta, but we supply, integrate, and service this equipment for food and beverage producers across British Columbia, with machines kept in stock for growers and processors who can't afford to wait once the harvest clock starts running.