WPS News

By the end of this year Sjaak van Schie will sort and process their hydrangea and tropical plant orders with help of a new WPS system. This WPS system will have a WPS Plant vision module and to sort the plants by: variety, size and color. After sorting, the plants will be assigned and transported via a conveyor system to the individual order fulfillment stations, which are part of the total system.

During these processes all gathered data will be stored. This will enable Sjaak van Schie to evaluate their production and quality. Helping them to maintain a very high quality standard for their plant selections.
The system will give Sjaak van Schie more flexibility and overview of their delivery process. But also help them reduce labor.

Going forward crop protection has become a whole lot easier for The Mastergrowers in De Lier. The crop protection spay robot from Robur Holland drives over the WPS SmartFlo tracks spays the hydrangeas more evenly then before. Besides this the work became easier and faster. This is a prime example for WPS and Robur to combine forces and come to a good handsfree solution for growers.

Ergonomic work processes are becoming more important, also in horticulture. 13 years ago Marino and Cornee Kester from C&M Kester took on the challenge to automate their greenhouses. Talking to other growers they found out how automation could help them in their processes.

For most plant growers labor is a big challenge. Luckily we see a lot of innovations in our industry. We are talking to Jelle Strijbis, president of SV.CO, about what his challenges are with automation. SV.CO has 3 facilities with a WPS systems. Ranging from vision sorting to SmartFlo, the WPS conveyor belt system. The systems help SV.CO optimize their work flow and herewith increasing their output numbers without the need for overtime.