Modern agriculture faces unprecedented challenges: climate change, resource scarcity and the need to feed an ever-growing population. In this context, technology becomes an indispensable tool to face these challenges and build a more sustainable and efficient future for the agri-food sector. J. Huete Greenhouses, a leading company in the design and construction of green...
Quality control is crucial in the food industry. Monitoring the nutritional properties of food products contributes to brand reputation and profit. Consumers monitor fat content carefully when buying meat, and producers have to document it precisely. Monitoring the fat content also has a significant cost-benefit effect. New automation technologies are therefore required...
Monitoring and controlling food quality is of the most significant interest for profitable and responsible food production. Especially fruits and vegetables are more sensitive than other food products and must be sold and processed fresh to be valuable and healthy. Hyperspectral imaging provides crucial data for automatic quality control systems to assure the high qualit...
The discovery of foreign objects often results in product recalls, which can be costly for businesses and damage the brand’s reputation. To ensure the quality and safety of food products, manufacturers must implement robust quality assurance throughout the production process, where hyperspectral imaging offers a solution.
Detect blemishes and bruising under the skin, define ripeness and chemical quality independent of the fruit color and size, find and remove foreign materials like plastic, wood, paper, metal, or insects. Specim FX cameras can reveal much more than traditional color and filter cameras or point spectrometers. Achieve better quality, ripe products with optimized shelf life,...
Wide product variety, high manufacturing speed and quality requirements in the processing industry calls for a flexible solution that can transfer from one product to another, and reliably identify materials based on biological, chemical and physical parameters. Hyperspectral imaging plays an important role where traditional color, spectral or x-ray cameras cannot provid...
Improve your product’s quality and safety. Define meat’s chemical quality: lean/fat content, protein, water, tenderness, and find and remove foreign materials like bone, cartilage, plastics, wood, rubber, metal, or parasites. Specim FX cameras can reveal much more than traditional color and filter cameras or point spectrometers.
Nut processors work hard to find ways to improve as high-quality products as possible and that way increase the products’ value. This means finding and removing all foreign material (including shells) and low-grade products during the process. Specim’s hyperspectral cameras help to ensure the highest quality in any type of nuts: almonds, cashew, walnuts, pistachio, pean...
Waterproof connectors, also known as water-resistant connectors, are specifically designed to prevent water, dust, dirt, and other contaminants from penetrating electrical connections. These connectors have a solid shell, which keeps the internal components safe and insulated. In addition, they feature specialized seals that form a watertight seal when mated, preventing ...
The PPP function of R26L will be launched soon! R26L integrated Beidou/GNSS receiver is a built-in large-capacity battery, large-capacity memory card, integrated multi-functional high-precision inertial navigation RTK receiver independently developed by SMAJAYU, built-in Beidou/GNSS full-frequency antenna, and multiple frequency points in the whole system High-precision...
In industry environment, it's inevitable for operating devices to encounter the challenges of severe cold and heat. When it comes to operating in extreme weather, consumer-grade tablets may not be able to handle the demands of harsh conditions. However, rugged tablets are designed and tested specifically to provide durability, reliability and longevity in the challenging...
Effective lake management and fishing ponds is crucial to maintain a healthy aquatic ecosystem and promote optimal fishing experience. Among the various management strategies, the application of calcium carbonate stands out for its ability to significantly improve water quality. In this article, we will explore how calcium carbonate can benefit its fishing lake and offer...
“This strategic partnership will position SafeGrain as the leader in grain monitoring technology,” said Zachary Carr, president and CEO of SafeGrain. “With our 70 years of history, we will seamlessly integrate the manufacturing and distribution of iGRAIN’s digital products into our technologically advanced portfolio.” SafeGrain will manufacture the already famous iGRAI...
The challenges of timely and reliable identification of plant diseases in agriculture is important for early detection and an effective intervention. Conventional methods relying on manual observation and destructive sampling are labour-intensive, time-consuming, and often limited to the late stages of infection, leading to potential yield losses. The growing interest in...
Real-time kinematic positioning (RTK) is a technique that corrects common errors in current satellite navigation (GNSS) systems. In addition to the information content of the signal, it also uses the measured value of the signal carrier phase, and relies on a single reference station or interpolation virtual station to provide real-time corrections, providing accuracy up...
CHC Navigation, a global leader in mapping, positioning, and navigation solutions, announces a significant milestone in its Surveying & Engineering product portfolio with a branding initiative to redefine its visual identity. This strategic transformation includes several elements that underscore CHCNAV's commitment to innovation, progress, and unwavering excellence. DI...
As the world’s population continues to grow, agriculture is more important than ever in feeding the world. However, traditional farming methods have proven insufficient to meet the demands of a growing population. In recent years, precision agriculture and smart farming have received a lot of attention as innovative agricultural practices that can address this issue.
Quality assurance in the pet food industry is not that different from that in the human food industry. Consumers are becoming more conscious of the claims and labels on pet food cans. As a cat owner, I know this very well as I constantly examine the labels on the cans myself. Quality assurance was once seen as a cost but is now considered necessary for maintaining a com...
For any feed formulator, the ability to formulate feed accurately and efficiently is an essential part of their daily operations. Using quality feed formulation software can help streamline their workflow, increase accuracy, and deliver quicker results. In this guide, we will explore the advantages of using feed formulation software, as well as provide some key considera...
Feed producers everywhere are striving to make their feeds as efficient, nutritious and cost-effective as possible. But with the ever-increasing pressure to reduce environmental impact, feed formulation has become an even more complex process. Fortunately, by strategically managing and optimizing feed formulation based on nutrition and cost while considering environmenta...
CHC Navigation's Precision Agriculture Division, one of the world's fastest-growing geomatics companies in recent years, has made significant strides toward the democratization of automatic steering systems for farms of all sizes. The availability of economical, high-precision automated steering boosts the adoption of precision farming technology across all-size farms. ...
For nearly a decade, CHC Navigation has been deploying GNSS infrastructure around the world, ranging from a corrections service network at local sites such as port automation, to regional coverage for construction engineering projects, and national coverage for surveying applications. The combination of the CHCNAV’s server-based CPS RTK Network software, P5 geodetic GNSS...
Dear reader, I am excited to introduce you to xFarm, the latest innovation in farming technology. xFarm is a state-of-the-art system that combines precision agriculture with artificial intelligence to optimize crop yields and reduce the environmental impact of farming. xFarm utilizes a variety of sensors and cameras to gather data on soil conditions, weather patterns,...
Since 1994, the Bröring IT company has been in the egg industry worldwide. We develop high-quality measuring instruments and software for the quality inspection of eggs. From the very beginning, the quality of our products has been our most important concern.
Here is one of our special customer requirements from a mussel farm in England. It is about determining the breaking strength of mussels using software from Bröring Technology GmbH for data acquisition. We can also adapt this for many areas outside of, for example, eggs, mussels, chicken bones in the software. Individuality is our strength. Feel free to contact us. www.b...
Swiss animal nutrition company Granovit AG in Kaiseraugst and Adifo Software in Maldegem, Belgium have officially sealed their cooperation with the implementation of ERP solution MILAS® and feed formulation and quality control software BESTMIX®. Granovit AG is one of the largest independent feed producers in Switzerland, with production sites in Lucens VD, Kaisteraugst ...
Augmenta was established in 2016 to provide a solution for fast and easy uptake of the most modern farming techniques. Our System is the first plug and play solution able to streamline crop analysis and adjust bottom-line input in real-time, according to the specific requirements of every single inch within a field. It is the only System featuring real-time analysis allo...
After having successfully closed the certification process for Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations, our MILAS® solution is now available on Microsoft’s Commercial Marketplace (AppSource). This provides an even bigger quality assurance for our customers and strengthens our position in the international nutrition supply chain as ERP provider.
FJDynamics, which builds automation solutions for precision farming and related industries, has raised over $15 million in funding.
