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Automation of certain activities can reduce on the cost price of a product, because it improves both the efficiency of the business process and the quality of the product. The initial investment costs of automation are often higher, but in the long term you can save greatly on labor costs. You don't have to deal with unnecessary work, working conditions, environmental factors, etc. This way your employees can focus on activities that need a human touch. But on what operations can you save labor?

Crop rotation can be a hectic period with many since there is a lot of work that needs to be done, such as removing and shredding the crop, placing stone wool mats and removing screen cloth. Various machines allow you to automate these operations, making you less dependent on human labor, improving efficiency and saving money in the end.

During the cutting process leaves often end up on the ground in the path. These leaves are often removed manually by raking them together, of by picking them up and depositing the matieral in crates. Using a vacuum leaf sweeper mounted on the pipe rail system, you can easily clean the path. 

Manually winding hooks is a labour-intensive operation which can easily be avoided by purchasing our pre-winded O-hooks. These hooks are easy to use and available in various colors. 

Spraying the crop is a relatively labor-intensive operation and prone to human error. With an automated spraying trolley you save on labor costs and end up with a more homogeneous distribution of your crop protection products. 

The internal transport in the greenhouse is of great importance to ensure that the supply of all kinds of carts and harvesters runs smoothly. By using a full automatic electric tractor, carts can ride on the induction wire without additional guidance.

If you rotate your crop several times a year or if you have different types of crops (each with their own light requirements), you should wash the greenhouse roof regularly and reapply (a different type of) chalk. With a greenhouse roof cleaner you can optimize both cleaning the deck and reapplying the chalk. You can also use a machine to disinfect the inside of the greenhouse deck.

To improve pollination, plants and bunches are vibrated with the aid of a tomato pollinator. By replacing a tomato pollinator with bumblebees, natural pollination takes place without any form of human labor. Bumblebees are used worldwide in tomato cultivation nowadays. 

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