In the last couple of years WPS has evolved. Not only in their product range but also in their core organization. Along with the hiring of new staff a new breeze went through the company.
We are paying better attention to service, differentiating ourselves and employee satisfaction.
Our mission and values of the past are not measuring up to our current drive. Therefore we have worded a new mission, dream and placed a new dot on the horizon for our company.
In February of 2021 WPS and the Barth Groep formed a strategic alliance.
WPS’s filled order portfolio and international ambitions stood at the basis of forming this alliance. In particular a number of large projects were a reason to look for a dependable partner for WPS. WPS has the ambition to keep growing and developing itself as a system integrator. With this said, WPS has also chosen not to develop and build all components of the systems as previously, but outsource some of this, yet another reason for finding the right strategic partner.
“During the discussions with the Barth Groep we noticed that both companies see high quality and strong relationships as a key point for cooperating.”
Other items on the WPS wish list were, that a reliable partner had to be large enough and has a strong service track record with their customers. This led us to choosing the Barth group as our partner.” According to Digna van Zanten, Managing Director WPS.
“We are very pleased to have WPS as our strategic partner. WPS’s core values fit seamlessly in our own company strategies of customer care, innovation and capacity to empathize with customers. Additionally interesting to us is that WPS services the horticultural and agriscience market.” according to Henk Verschoor, Managing Director Barth Groep, Divisie Industrial Solutions.
For over 25 year WPS develops and manufactures innovative solutions for the international floral industry and agriscience clients.
We are proud to announce that Altman Plants has installed a WPS SmartFlo conveyor belt system. The SmartFlo system is installed in a main aisle in their greenhouse in Peyton CO. Richard Dekker, maintenance manager at Altman Plants, scanned the market and ended up at WPS SmartFlo.
Altman awarded the system to WPS, because of its affordability in combination with the features and possible expansion options.
Starting October 1st we have a new face in our organization: Michael Deelen fulfills the role of:...
Ammerlaan-Sosef has commissioned WPS to further update and improve its current sorting and shipping buffering system. WPS is working vigilantly to get the job done within the allotted time slot and get all new wishes implemented.
Expansion and upgrading the buffer
The number of tracks of the renewed buffer system will almost be doubled and for a large part will be a continuation of the existing buffer. In this new setup Ammerlaan-Sosef will be able to water the plants in the gutter tracks of the shipping buffer. Furthermore the buffering system will be integrated and connected to last years installed SmartFlo system.
Sorting with Plant Vision technology
Plant Vision technology in combination with WPS’s software analyzes at high speed large numbers of plants. Plants can be sorted based on characteristics, such as size, color and species. Next, the sorted plants are automatically transported to assigned buffering tracks and packing stations.
Part 2 of the project: Packaging Line automation
Besides upgrading the sorting buffer, Ammerlaan-Sosef has even more ambitious plans in the form of automating the packaging line. This automation consists of a sleeving machine, a Smart Placing robot which automatically places plants in an assortment of trays and an automatic tray de-stacker called Smart Destacker, which can de-stack trays of various sizes. In the next few weeks we will keep you updated on this project as well.