Potting robot
Agri - System integration - Machine control
A machine to automatically pick up and put down pots, row by row, in the correct structure.
Background
Achterbosch Mechanical Engineering offers a wide range of technical services. From welding to machining and bending using modern CNC machines to developing and manufacturing complete machines. We have been working together for many years to develop total solutions for the internal logistics of pot and tray plants in combination with sprinkling, pouring or control. Combining our proven concepts with customer-specific customization creates a cost-efficient total solution for growers. Together with Achterbosch we developed, among other things, the potting robot.
By using servo technology, high cycle times can be achieved and the machine operates silently. The high degree of robustness makes the pot robot suitable for the demanding environmental conditions demanded in the horticultural industry. The modern controls make the pot robot suitable as a building block to fully automate the internal logistics of horticultural companies.
Challenge
Many crops are grown in various sizes of pots. This range of planting material is grown in huge numbers and must be moved within greenhouse complexes. Transport trucks are used for this purpose. These must be automatically loaded in different patterns. In addition to performing automatic tasks, the solution must also be easy to use manually and possibly be used in conjunction with a central greenhouse process controller.
Solution
The pot robot makes it possible to automatically place different sizes of potted plants on transport carts or to pick them up from transport carts. By choosing a different program in combination with a different handle, the pot robot can easily be converted to other pot sizes, to make variations in row distances or to create intermediate paths.
The potting robot is distinguished by its modern controls. For example, the touchscreen can be operated remotely via a smartphone, the handle positions accurately, it communicates wirelessly with the environment, such as with transport trucks to automatically advance a desired distance, and the control works optimally with the central greenhouse process control when complex operating processes are required.
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