Precision Ag Essentials Buyers’ Guide

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Industrial Ventilation, Inc. (IVI)

Imperium Storage Control Panel

www.ivi-air.com

IVI’s Imperium storage control panel directs optimal conditions for stored onions. Users can precisely control airflow, carbon dioxide, humidity and more and easily retrieve valuable historical data to aid in setting parameters. This powerful system for onion storage protection offers straightforward operation right at the user’s fingertips. The IVI app allows for off-site monitoring and control.
The Imperium storage control panel is made in the U.S.A. under the supervision of the engineers behind the innovations. The company’s eye is always on improvement and technological advances, driven by growers’ needs in working with IVI’s service and sales team.


L&M Specialty Fabrication

TT-248 Turbo Top       

www.turbotopharvester.com

Turbo Top’s TT-248 is a self-propelled two-bed onion harvester. Green onions are one of Turbo Top’s specialties, allowing growers to start harvesting earlier and control their curing. Day or night harvest? Turbo Top is capable of both. Adverse conditions? Turbo Top can work through the toughest of conditions. The TT-248 has dual 48-inch-wide pickup elevators for a total harvest pickup width of 150 inches, allowing onions to be picked up how they are grown without windrowing to reduce damage.

Turbo Top can be equipped with John Deere Greenstar Precision GPS to allow the harvester operator to follow planter tracks and reduce operator fatigue.

TT-248 is powered by a 330-HP John Deere Tier IV Final Package engine. It has infinite cab control of fan speed, primary chain speed, ground speed, load boom speed/movement, cutter bar height and front elevator depth. A large topping area eliminates weeds/debris and allows even the greenest tops to be sorted before topping.


Micro-Trak

SprayMate Plus

www.micro-trak.com

SprayMate Plus rate control console is a plug-and-play replacement for out-of-date and discontinued rate controllers of most major brands. Customizable options and advanced features let users manage inputs with absolute peace of mind. Micro-Trak has adapter cables available to connect SprayMate Plus to existing systems, no matter the brand. Micro-Trak stands behind its products with a three-year limited warranty and is committed to providing repair service for consoles past the warranty period.


Symach

Palletizing Equipment

www.symach.nl/en

Symach has a long history of palletizing onions and innovating to provide customized modular designs to guarantee a high stacking rate with maximum flexibility. From 50-pound bulk onion bags to complex Octabins, Symach handles all customers’ palletizing needs.

The company also offers options to stabilize the pallet at the end of the line, including wrapping and double stacking, and palletizing within the margins of the pallet to ensure ease of loading during the shipping process.


Verbruggen Palletizing Solutions

Palletizers

www.verbruggen-palletizing.com

Onion packers throughout the United States continue to rely on Verbruggen’s automated palletizers to efficiently handle their crucial onion stacking processes. The palletizers are proven and trusted within the industry for their ability to handle difficult to stack onion bags, cartons and RPCs with high-speed efficiency and superior stacking results.

Verbruggen utilizes the latest in technological innovations and design with over 30 years of dedication and commitment to staying on top of onion product stacking solutions. Verbruggen palletizers are produced in the Netherlands and are designed to fit each customer’s needs and application, including different configurations, models for capacity, function and dual-purpose stacking capabilities including important compression technologies.

Verbruggen palletizers include exclusive control software, along with design, installation, commissioning, parts and service support provided by a robust team located in Washington state. The company also has a streamlined design and quotation process.