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𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗱, 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗙𝗹𝗶𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗩-𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗲𝗸 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. “𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲.”

The Zeeland-based family business has a rich history dating back to 1933. What started as a small trade in onions and potatoes has now grown into a leading supplier of onions. Each year, the company processes and packages more than 190,000 tons of onions, which are distributed to supermarkets and wholesalers. In addition, large loads of onions are exported via the port of Vlissingen to over 130 countries. With a strong focus on sustainability, energy savings, and quality monitoring, the company continues to optimise, benefiting both product quality and the efficiency of the processing process.

𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗥𝗼𝗯𝗼𝘁
Wiskerke’s head of Technical Services explored the possibilities of Automated Guided Vehicles for moving onion pallets. During his visit to KV-Techniek, a Zeeland-based specialist in robotic automation, he spotted something completely different. In the workshop was a robotic arm capable of replacing heavy sieves from an onion topper. The robot then placed the dirty sieves into a cleaning station. This provided a perfect solution for their automated sorting line. “Now it’s just a press of a button, and you can have the system cleaned during any break, without us losing time,” says Jan. The robot takes over the labour-intensive tasks and can replace six to seven sieves in just fourteen minutes. Thanks to this speed, the processing line is minimally interrupted, and the sieves can be cleaned more frequently throughout the day. This ensures the quality of the onion trimming process remains high. Additionally, the robot improves ergonomics and safety for the staff.

𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘸𝘸.𝘬𝘷-𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘬.𝘯𝘭