Optical detector manufacturer Sendot started in 2015 . Not long after , the first detector that were grow in - house were introduced to growers . The time has now come for a new generation of ocular sensing element which have develop into a complete package to help oneself growers measure and control well .
Bert van Tol
A new website with a new incorporated style will also aid growers . " The site will have a deep layer , just as Sendot ’s sensors grant you to measure deeper ' in the plant life ' , " articulate Bert van Tol , CEO of Delft Research Group , of which Sendot is also a fellow member .
" Before Sendot was established you could see the emergence of optical sensors but the right microelectronics were not yet useable . However , we wanted to be on top of thing in case growth really exploded . And we succeeded , " tell Bert more than six days later . " At Groen Agro Control , also part of the radical , we already knew what was relevant to quantify and how to deal with data point . We also researched optical sensors and their applications . "
hand - on mentalitySendot was officially established in former 2015 , and Arie Draaijer and Kevin Tomson were involved from the start . Meanwhile , Erwin Gräfe is now also part of the grow society . " From the beginning , there was a firm focus on the pragmatic lotion for growers , " Erwin knows . " Not very expensive laboratory equipment , but equipment that is suitable for the hands - on mentality that characterise horticulture . "
Sendot has all the necessary knowledge in terms of optical sensors . Bert : " We develop the electronics , the chemical science that is needed in the detector , and also the software ourselves . " The detector have an innovative elbow room of measuring , they measure using light . The package is now accommodate with different types of sensors to measure oxygen , photosynthesis , chlorophyll , and pH. As a result , not only growers profit from new insights but also consultants , researchers , breeder , lighting manufacturer , and vertical farm companies .
intact applicability and data transmissionWhat is crucial when introducing optical sensing element is datum transmission . For this , Sendot quickly launched the SenBox , a sensor datum platform . " Our sensor can be used anywhere in the greenhouse , " excuse Erwin . " We set up local wireless 4 G connection to do this . We even have various creature for this and we work close with others in the grocery store such as 30MHz . "
If node want more , the Sendot squad can serve them with this . " Our sensing element can perform repetitive measurements through robotics and we can also desegregate our sensor in survive setup . "
Sendot ’s SenBox helps with data point transmission in the greenhouse
From sensors to projectsErwin does see that grower benefit from good pedagogy if they require to make optimal use of the sensors . The fresh website , which include additional options for sharing noesis , and tips and conjuration , is going to aid them with that . And what ’s more , the hoi polloi of Sendot can be found “ in the fields ” for living . " We have active sensing element , with which the agriculturist really needs to work . For good example , impound properly with a leaf snip or sneak in an O optode into the matting . " Bert add : " And above all , cultivator should not get lost in all the available data . Sendot has put a lot of cause into making the datum from the sensor applicable . "
At Sendot they see that there are many different types of people in horticulture . And that means that the servicing should match that . “ We used to act upon on the detector , now we also put up various itinerary where we facilitate our customers and concentre on one of their goal . This commit the user all the hard-nosed knowledge so that they can start working on it themselves , " says Erwin . This strategy is already being apply by many cultivator . " In doing so , topics such as efficient light utilization , juiceless - matter yield , and O trends in substratum are explore , " Bert append .
Coming soonAt this mo , the main centering is on lucubrate the sensor web in the Netherlands and on inaugurate the new generation of optic detector , which have been perfected and are more drug user - friendly , just like the young website .
Bert and Erwin expect international expansion to follow from this . " The most authoritative affair is that the grower really benefit from the ocular sensors and can , for example , employ a good connection to monitor all locations at the same time from a single website , " Bert say .
More than six years after Sendot ’s organisation one thing is well-defined : the industry can not escape digitalization . It ’s becoming more important . " Growers should certainly keep think about digitalization , " says Erwin . " And we are happy to assist them through our solutions , counseling , and with labor . "
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