For about a yr now , Dutch hydrangea grower Vicini has been working with the IRISS hydrangea sorting machine from 4More Technology ( 4MT ) . Before , they sorted manually ; the only alternative as there was no auto for their output amount . Untill they came in touch with the squad of 4MT .
For the majority of the cut blossom growers , there have been screen machine on the market place for year . However , for the hydrangea , this is not the case . When Johan Zwinkels start growing hydrangeas in 2004 , the craw was not the most innovative and not much mechanisation was used , he state us .
Johan Zwinkels , Tim van der Elst and Wouter Vreugdenhil
During the wintertime there are still no heyday , but the market definitely changed . It has grow significantly . In Holland , the crop is grown on about 200 ha and with 120 provider at the auction , competition has grown too . Automation is desired , but quality standards are eminent .
Eureka4MT , which is already powerfully represent in roses and is one of the leaders in the field of vision technology , were eager to meet the demand . But how should the flower execute the television camera ? Hanging vertically or laying down horizontally ? Both were not possible , so what could be the solvent ? A v - mold swath that is put at an slenderly upright angle . When the belt stops , the head of the hydrangea hangs freely in the airwave and a photo can be pick out . Then , the flower falls onto a horizontal knock that runs just below it . The prow is cut to distance and delivered to the correct sorting exit , concord to the set parameter for color , length and size of it of the head .
Getting used to itThat system works very well . And that was also what strike Johan when he come to see a paradigm at 4More Technology in Moerkapelle . “ We ’ve got to have it , ” he said right out . In the middle of the season - ' not really the best time because we were processing a peck of flower ' - everything was installed . And after a chaotic day , he get to get used to it .
PleasedThe reward are apparent : labor savings , uniformness and peace of nous in the process . Johan : “ Everyone can classify , but no one can be sharp for a whole day , that ’s just not possible . ” In addition , he is especially pleased with the structure of the process ; there is a clear division of tasks and there is much less bedlam . And finally , ' you could well walk away from it ' , something that the men of 4MT also see a lot from fellow growers . “ The cultivator often do the bunching themselves , because they want to acknowledge what goes out and thus have full control over the quality . Now they no longer have that worry and their hands are free to do something else . ”
Ready for the futureAfter Peeters Hortensia , another Dutch hydrangea raiser , Vicini was the second agriculturalist with an IRISS Hydrangea sorting auto . Since its launching last year , the machine manufacturing business , which also offers their vision technology and logistics mechanization solution for other crops , has sell almost a twelve of them . For a nursery with the size of Vicini - 2 hectare , in the high season up to 6 or 7 thousand root are harvested per Clarence Shepard Day Jr. - the political machine has more than sufficient capacity . “ Now we can easy turn 10 hectares , ” Jack , Johan ’s son and current owner , said enthusiastically . That may be a bit too challenging , but for the 3,5 hectare new nursery in De Lier , where father and son will move in a few months , it should be sufficient .
For more informationKwekerij Vicini BVLangelandseweg 102631PS NootdorpThe NetherlandsT : +31 625218110[email protected]www.kwekerijvicini.nl
4More TechnologyNijverheidstraat 102751 GR MoerkapelleThe NetherlandsT : +31 ( 0)79 593 2121Wouter Vreugdenhil -[email protected]Tim van der Elst -[email protected]www.4mt.nl
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