How long is a ripening cycle?

It depends on the fruit and the target stage: bananas 4–6 days, avocados 3–5 days and mangoes 3–4 days.

What does it control?

Temperature (up to 94°F), relative humidity (up to 95%) and ethylene dosing, with airflow that spreads them evenly. The unit homogenizes, ripens and then cools the fruit to slow ripening.

Does it require construction?

No. It sits on any level surface, needs power plus an ethylene supply (and water for humidification), and relocates whenever your operation does. Delivered in under 60 days and installed in 2–5 days.

The 20 ft fits mid-size batches or operations that move the room between fields and collection centers. The 40 ft gives twice the usable length for more product per cycle, with the same control.

Can I monitor the process remotely?

Yes. ZTrack shows temperature, humidity, ethylene and ripening status in real time, with full traceability for every cycle.

Mobile Ripening Room

Name: Mobile Ripening Room
Brand: ZGROUP

Ready-to-eat fruit on your schedule. Ripen bananas, avocados and mangoes on site, in a container you can move.

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Up to 94°F

temperature

Up to 95%

relative humidity

3 in 1

homogenize · ripen · cool

20 ft · 40 ft

available sizes

What is a mobile ripening room?

A mobile ripening room is a container that controls temperature, humidity and ethylene to bring climacteric fruit such as bananas, avocados and mangoes to the exact ripeness your customers want, batch after batch. One unit runs the whole cycle: it homogenizes the load to an even pulp temperature, triggers and manages ripening with dosed ethylene, then switches to a lower temperature to slow ripening and hold the fruit until it ships. Ready-to-eat fruit for retail, or consistent ripeness for processing, with no construction: it installs on your site and moves when your operation does.

Mobile Ripening Room 20'

Compact 20 ft container. Ideal for mid-size batches or for moving the room between fields and collection centers.

Format

20 ft container

Temperature

Up to 94°F

External length

20 ft

Success stories

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Blast Chiller 2XL + ripening in New Jersey, USA

Blast Chiller 2XL + ripening New Jersey, USA

Produce grower & packer

One site, two jobs: this operation cools blueberries during the season with a Blast Chiller 2XL and ripens tomatoes year-round in a ZGROUP ripening room. Both connect to the dock, so product flows directly from receiving to shipping.

< 2 h

blueberries

+ Ripening

tomatoes year-round

Dock-connected

direct flow

Technical specifications

Temperature

Up to 94°F

Process

Homogenization · ripening · cooling

Relative humidity

Up to 95%

Three processes in one unit

Homogenization brings the whole load to the same pulp temperature, ripening runs with dosed ethylene, and cooling then drops the temperature to slow ripening and hold the fruit until it ships.

Features

01 / 06 · Temperature control

Total control with ZTrack

Your cargo under control from anywhere, without walking out to the unit.

24/7 monitoring

Temperature, humidity and door status in real time.

Remote control

Change the set point from your phone or computer.

Instant alerts

Notified the moment anything drifts out of range.

Audit-ready logs

Automatic history for food-safety compliance.

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Unit 20RH · 2041Online

Temperature

-0.4°F

Humidity

85%

Door

Closed

Last 24 hSet point -0.4°F

Defrost completed2 h ago
Door open 3 min — alert sent5 h ago
Set point changed to -0.4°Fyesterday

Frequently asked questions

Climacteric fruit such as bananas, avocados and mangoes, plus papayas, kiwis and tomatoes. Each fruit has its own temperature, ethylene and duration protocol, programmed into the system.