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Danish grower PKM is investing in efficiency and stability

Danish company Gartneriet PKM, one of the market leaders in the production of Campanula, is investing in efficiency and stability. PKM aims to reduce labour, improve response times to the market, and create a more stable working environment. In collaboration with WPS, the company developed a delivery system that meets all these requirements, and which is in operation since the beginning of 2017.

At the IPM Essen, we will present our SmartStaff robots. Every week we will introduce one robot to you and in total, three robots will be presented. Every robot has their unique characteristics, but we can tell you one thing for sure: they take work out off your hands!

Gerbera producer LG Flowers (the Netherlands) saw an opportunity to effect a labour saving change in the processing of gerberas. WPS and LG Flowers have together designed a system that fully meets the needs of the latter company. The basic principles governing the design of the WPS processing system were: a faster response to customer orders, a more stable working environment, continuous supply to the cut flower processing lines and creating sufficient stock for an hour’s work.

At the end of the production process in a greenhouse, plants are packed and transported to the customers. Before that moment, plants bridge a considerable distance in an internal logistics system. Every grower of course knows which route his plants take in his system, but what no one knows is exactly how beautiful the view of a plant is during the transportation process.

Tom Abramowski, owner of Rockwell Farms, recently decided to invest in SmartFlo conveyor belts. One of the major players in first-year pot and bedding plants in the US, Rockwell Farms sees SmartFlo conveyor belts as the ideal solution both for saving on labour and for creating a calmer working atmosphere. The SmartFlo range uses space more efficiently with more plants per square metre and belts that can be walked on. At Rockwell Farms, SmartFlo conveyor belts are used for positioning and selecting plants. They opted for the wider version of the conveyor belt, which is big enough for both large pot sizes and trays. The belts will be installed in autumn 2016.