Production Process

Production Process

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   1. Refrigerator

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   2. Integrated Finishing Machine and Metal Remover

   As the shapes of tea leaves are not uniform, they must be reshaped by sifting and cutting them. Then, a metal detector is used to find and thoroughly remove any metal that is present.

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   3. Color Sorter

   Electronic eyes and intelligence are applied to tea leaves flowing at high speed to separate leaves and stems, with the stems used as the raw ingredients of Shiraore.

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   4. Foreign Material Remover

   Foreign material that could only be detected by visual inspection is completely removed by use of ultra-high precision sensors.

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   5. Shiage-cha Drier

   The tea leaves are thoroughly dried to increase product value by fully drawing out the unique fragrance and flavor of Senchasoh’s tea.

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   6. Tea Blender

   Tea is blended and made consistent to provide uniform quality to the finished tea, and then adjusted to match consumer preference.

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   7. Weighing and Inspection

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   8. Fully Automated Packager

   Package setting, weighing, packaging and printing are all automated with a one-day (eight-hour) production rate of 10,400 packages.

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   9. Product Inspection

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    10. Box Packing

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    Matcha Tea Room

    Completely air conditioned, the Matcha Tea Room is where quality management is scrupulously performed. It features 32 Usu with a single mortar producing approximately 9,600 g per day (eight hours).