Stan van Steekelenburg has been work on for Beekenkamp Plants ornamental for 2 years now . He started turn as a Trainee and is now work in the inquiry and cultivation departments . He spend most of his time on research within Beekenkamp . He does this in the main on the basis of test . He attend at how the processes and plant life emergence can be improved and whether an investing can help . In this article he enthusiastically talks about one of his recent projects : the automated method of germination counting using the novel Germination Analysis Box ( GA Box ) .
After a successful test period , the GA box now play well in the procedure of sprouting counts . This boxful is a machine that automatically counts the sprouting in multiplication phase . Stan explains : “ Germination numeration are necessary to look how many seeds will survive to eventually grow into a ready plant . For example , if the germination percentage is 80 % , this is too humbled and there must be sown more to be capable to supply the number of plants that the client have ordered . If the sprouting percentage is too high , we can sow less next time so that there are not too many works left ” .
Previously , this was mainly done manually . “ Before we had this box , colleagues had to matter manually how many come had germinated per tray to set up the germination per centum ” , pronounce Stan . “ When masses do this by hand , you are dependent on several factors , not everyone counts in the same way , a someone can get tired or lose their direction . These are all things to take into account . A representative sprouting numeration has a lot of influence on the dependableness of the product you deliver .
" We are proud to say that this outgrowth is now automate ! In this novel operation , a tray is placed in the GA Box , a photo is acquire from above and eventually the package assesses the germination portion . This info goes to the Planning section and they make up one’s mind which legal action is join to it . In this style , the germination count is always done by the same the machine , you are less pendent on human errors and it save up a lot of metre . The goal resultant role : a more dependable product of the best quality ! "
Stan , together with the lead off - up ADI ( Applied Drone Innovations ) and confrere from IT and Planning , made this project a success . “ We get in into a partnership with the great unwashed who are very technological knowing , they did not have much understanding about plants and we did not have a go at it about this special proficiency . During this project we check a lot from each other ’s industry and made each other enthusiastic so that everyone felt involved in the development of the GA Box . That is something that I am very proud of , the betterment of reliability we have pull ahead in the sprouting process . We have developed an creation , something that did not subsist before ” .
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