Sensors

How to calculate the light a crop is receiving in the greenhouse

Elsewhere — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:08:31 +0000

How to calculate the light a crop is receiving in the greenhouse Elsewhere 2021-Feb-02 Tue 12:08

How to calculate the light a crop is receiving in the greenhouse

2021-Feb-02 Tue 12:08

Light

Sensors

Greenhouse

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Light Conversions in the Greenhouse When working inside a growing system such as a greenhouse or a plant factory system we must have enough knowledge about light management. When we understand light we can make smart decisions to promote the best environmental conditions to promote growth, development and yield in our crops. This article has […]

Carrier Transicold’s TripLINK Platform adds enhanced shipboard and global monitoring capabilities

Elsewhere — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:00:01 +0000

Carrier Transicold’s TripLINK Platform adds enhanced shipboard and global monitoring capabilities Elsewhere 2021-Jan-28 Thu 10:00

Carrier Transicold’s TripLINK Platform adds enhanced shipboard and global monitoring capabilities

2021-Jan-28 Thu 10:00

Containers

Sensors

Shipping

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Carrier Transicold’s TripLINK™ platform for refrigerated container monitoring has been enhanced with capabilities to integrate with vessel-based wireless networks for improved shipboard cargo visibility and operations efficiency. Carrier Transicold is a part of Carrier Global Corporation, a leading global…

Automated refrigerated container monitoring results in fewer claims

Elsewhere — Wed, 27 Jan 2021 01:15:01 +0000

Automated refrigerated container monitoring results in fewer claims Elsewhere 2021-Jan-26 Tue 17:15

Automated refrigerated container monitoring results in fewer claims

2021-Jan-26 Tue 17:15

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In most ports, terminal automation primarily focuses on container handling while the monitoring of individual containers is done manually. Monitoring is key in keeping the temperature of perishables at the right levels, but it is a very labor-intensive job as the temperature setting and monitoring are…

New product provides PAR light readings under any light source

Elsewhere — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:16:01 +0000

New product provides PAR light readings under any light source Elsewhere 2021-Jan-25 Mon 12:16

New product provides PAR light readings under any light source

2021-Jan-25 Mon 12:16

Sensors

PAR

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Spectrum Technologies, Inc., expands their broad product offeringwith the release of the LightScout® Quantum PAR/DLI Light Meter. By using the Quantum PAR/DLI Light Meter, horticulturalists no longer have to guess how much light their plants are receiving. Because the amount of light delivered to plants,…

Chinese Fresh-key IoT monitoring equipment provides an excellent escort for cherry transport

Elsewhere — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 19:15:01 +0000

Chinese Fresh-key IoT monitoring equipment provides an excellent escort for cherry transport Elsewhere 2021-Jan-05 Tue 11:15

Chinese Fresh-key IoT monitoring equipment provides an excellent escort for cherry transport

2021-Jan-05 Tue 11:15

Sensors

Shipping

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The outbreak of Covid-19 in the period leading up to Chinese Spring Festival [25 January, 2020] made it nearly impossible to go out and buy fresh fruit or to visit friends and bring fresh fruit as a present. The most festive time of the year lost its flavor. Now that Spring Festival [12 February, 2021]…

"The core of our business is to replace the human hand and the human eye with automation and vision technology"

Elsewhere — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 19:15:01 +0000

"The core of our business is to replace the human hand and the human eye with automation and vision technology" Elsewhere 2020-Dec-24 Thu 11:15

"The core of our business is to replace the human hand and the human eye with automation and vision technology"

2020-Dec-24 Thu 11:15

Robots

Sensors

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Despite the pandemic or perhaps because of it, domestic sales have been very strong this year for Australian automation company GP Graders. "We had a number of sales for blueberry machinery, small tomato machinery and of course cherry machinery," explains Stuart Payne, Director of the company. "A big…

Reliable sensors ensure food safety on growing food logistics market

Elsewhere — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 18:00:01 +0000

Reliable sensors ensure food safety on growing food logistics market Elsewhere 2020-Dec-22 Tue 10:00

Reliable sensors ensure food safety on growing food logistics market

2020-Dec-22 Tue 10:00

Sensors

Food Safety

Logistics

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Reliable sensors ensure food safety on a growing food logistics market. Despite major changes to global business and travel movements, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the global food logistics market is growing - and sensors play a vital role to ensure food safety for food on the move. Prior to a bundle of…

📄 Monitoring and controlling water quality in aquaponics

Elsewhere — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 19:15:01 +0000

📄 Monitoring and controlling water quality in aquaponics Elsewhere 2020-Dec-18 Fri 11:15

📄 Monitoring and controlling water quality in aquaponics

2020-Dec-18 Fri 11:15

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This research shows that Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) are an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional fish production methods and enable fish breeders to significantly reduce the nutrient loads on adjacent water bodies due to production. Therefore, RAS can be seen as an important…

Argos smart scanning system for trolleys

Elsewhere — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 22:45:01 +0000

Argos smart scanning system for trolleys Elsewhere 2020-Dec-17 Thu 14:45

Argos smart scanning system for trolleys

2020-Dec-17 Thu 14:45

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Professional growers nowadays are supplying a large variety of plant species to their clients. A very labor-intensive process and in addition to the extensive audit work, it’s also a very error-prone process leading young plant propagators to expensive and often compromised solutions. That’s why TTA…

4G data monitors become mainstream in Chinese cold supply chain

Elsewhere — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 00:00:01 +0000

4G data monitors become mainstream in Chinese cold supply chain Elsewhere 2020-Dec-16 Wed 16:00

4G data monitors become mainstream in Chinese cold supply chain

2020-Dec-16 Wed 16:00

Sensors

Supply Chain

Cold Chain

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Many regions have abolished 2G networks and switched to 4G networks. The coverage of 4G networks is rapidly expanding and is quickly becoming the mainstream frequency in most countries. Improvements in network coverage and the related development of the Internet of Things (IoT) also raise requirements…