* EASE OF OPERATION
The Autoplanter is simple to operate thanks
to a well thought out program with an intuitive touch-panel interface. Training
is minimal.
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* LOW MAINTENANCE
Proven, reliable components coupled with a three year guarantee
on Mitsubishi Industrial Electronics
* ORGANISATION
Minimum labour
Just 1 skilled
operator and 1 tractor driver No gang labour, no constant re-training and supervision.
* SIMPLICITY OF OPERATION
Intelligent software
There is one main job for the
Operator. He has only to input into the control panel the tray size and plant
spacing. Should any problem arise during planting, he pulls a cord attached to
a buzzer to draw the driver’s attention.
After stopping, the intelligent
software is pre-programmed to recognise and remember it’s position and
will automatically restart the machine in the correct plant setting.
* ACCURACY
OF PLANTING
Module Separation
A problem experienced by is the cross rooting in
trays between adjacent modules. An clever, patented separation system overcomes
this problem.
A line of picking fingers removes the modules from a tray and before
the precision placement into pairs of index fingers, each picking finger assembly
(rod and block) separates, rather like a concertina, teasing apart the roots
from the adjacent module and inserting the module into the Index fingers.
The
design greatly reduces and normally negates the risk of foliage entanglement.
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* Module knife retainers
As the row of modules is precisely
placed into the index fingers, a set of flat knives enters from the side into
each module, anchoring each one in the correct position in the base of each pair
of index fingers as the picking fingers then retract upwards.
Furthermore, as
each module approaches the transfer point into the delivery belts, the index
fingers open up wider and further separate the seedling module prior to the fast
transfer down to the coulter.
* Superior indexing avoids ‘gapping up’
A positive system senses
the lack of foliage so, when detecting a missing plant, the index belt automatically
speeds up to replace the empty module. There is a sensor for each index belt.
The other heads continue to plant at the standard pre-set setting and the head
which has compensated (indexed) for the missing plant also returns to the standard
pre-set spacing for the next plant. There are no large gaps and no infill needed
- which means - No ‘dibbing-in’ labour is required!
* Gentle handling
The seedlings are handled precisely and gently. Once the seedling has been
indexed it passes into the delivery belt. This special long life belt has a cushioned
surface to maintain a gentle grip on the stem and foliage without damage - maintaining
the spacing set by the computer and transporting modules down into the coulter.
* Large press wheels
Mounted on bearings and machined for accurate rotation
and scraping efficiency, the large diameter press wheels firm the plants into
the soil and contribute to the planted seedling maintaining an up right nature.
Any sticky soils are cleaned off by a precision mounted scrapers and rubber flaps
minimise soil adhesion.
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