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SAFETY AND PRODUCTIVITY
Farm, ranch and vineyard operators, as well as those involved in the care and training of domestic animals, are often the last to gain the advantages of breakthroughs in the electronics and sensor fields. Often these endeavors involve large amounts of repetitive monitoring by personnel. Repetitive, uncomfortable or precision monitoring present prime opportunities for the application of automated sensor systems.
We have experienced success in the agricultural area because it has the greatest mismatch between technological support (such as the development of dedicated technology)and the potential for productivity gains, safety improvement, product quality and labor saving procedures. We understand the interrelation of technology, labor costs, quality control and meteorology and can be of assistance in minimizing the efects of each on safety and profitability.
Some of our innovations are listed below.
** We've made great strides in development of an AUTOMATED MILKING system for dairy herds (minimum 60) serviced by a single parlor. Our hardware helps place livestock in a containment stall, pre-sterilize (rinse hardware), disinfect, apply inflations, sample for mastitis (rejecting failing quarters to waste), record temperature and pass milk to collection. After inflations release, a second rinse to waste is completed, a post-disinfection is performed , and the livestock containment is vacated for the next animal. Volume,flow (per quarter) temperature, conductivity, and archived sample and even animal weight may be automatically logged for trending. Cycle time approaches that of manual inflation application.
We seek interested parties for partnership in continued development.
** BARN AIR CONTAMINANT IMPROVEMENTS have been realized by the use of sensors and modified barn ventilation ducting to achieve selective local ventilation. Automated ventilation detects livestock gasses and vapors and provides increased local ventilation, for a pre-determined time or contaminant concentration. This method improves overall air quality throughout the structure and lowers heating and utility costs. Other benefits including improved animal health, structure habitability and reduction of corrosion have been noted.
** Originally developed to investigate more uniform corn growth for improved harvesting efficiency, a MICRO-CLIMATE (typical installation shown on out homepage) instrument installation has proved beneficial for nurseries, vineyards and farms. A small sample plot is set aside with typical planting species, irrigation and soil, are instrumented to evaluate meteorlogical, irrigation and maintenance conditions. Air/soil temperature, wind speed/direction, rain/irrigation rate, total/runoff,penetration, insolation, humidity, soil loss (fugitive) and soil loss smpling are all determined and recorded. Differences across the region or the plot help explain weekly and seasonal variation so remedial measures may be taken. Instrumentation may also be used to plot effectiveness after changes are completed. (see picture of field acquisition unit below)
** The above method may prove especially useful for VINEYARDS to minimize annual variations in soil conditions. Automated methods may be employed to reduce seasonal variations by normalizing soil exposure to sun, rain and fugitive soil loss or even simulating a the climate of a different locale.
** A REMOTE FIRE/INTRUSION WIRELESS ALARM provides early warning of fire, intrusion or other adverse conditions up to 1400 feet. Fire, intrusion, livestock stall habitability, cribbing, kicking, flooding, freezing or low feed/water levels may all be alarmed. Notification is transmitted to a belt-mounted pager or at any remote location (such as bedside). We originally developed this system for early detection of barn fires, but uses are limited only by the clients' imagination. Multiple channels or common alarm notification are available. Cell phone SMS messaging may be fitted.
** A SADDLE FIT/DRESSAGE TRAINING intrument measures records and transmits (for real-time observation) the pressure variation between horse and saddle. The thin sensors measure presure at a number of points to allow improved weight distribution for best fit. No more specifically shaped blankets. The system also provides a distinct improvement in training methods since weight distribution may be tetermined under all points of horse performance. Sensors may also be placed on bridles and stirrups.
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