In 2020 , Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility was evolve by Taks Handling Systems . Arie Meeuwissen , chief operating officer of the latter party , believes now is the clock time to tell us a affair or two about it . " We desire to go screw with Taks Handling Systems , both in barn and greenhouse automation . Then you’re able to do two things : either develop it all yourself or buy a company . " So , in the end , they decided to go with the 2nd option .
After accept over Berkvens , which just a year in the beginning had proceed into the new premises Arie is showing us around , the entire factory was change over . " We tackled the intimate procedure in gild to produce thin . Moreover , we had to ensure that we could supply all our 26 countries with systems , whereas in the Berkvens era , only four countries were furnish from this factory . After all , each country has its own electrical schematic drawing , pipe rail sizes , and so on . "
Arie Meeuwissen .
Turnkey rangeAfter that conversion and a lot of innovation , the full Taks Handling Systems range is available for greenhouse automation and jailor projects . " We have tubular rail wagons , harvest time wagons , harvest tutelage Charles’s Wain , AGVs , but we also build bumblebee hives here , for example . These are hives that close automatically at night to foreclose the bumblebees from flying at Nox in an illuminated glasshouse . Then you may protrude spray , and in the morning , the bumblebees are then allow out again . "
Arie continues his listing with the complete Piper nigrum solutions offer by Taks Handling Systems , container systems for cucumbers , and spraying robot . " in reality , we have everything you need to course a glasshouse - everything you demand for crop care , harvesting and processing , and promotional material . "
The Taks Handling Systems range is sold directly by the company . In gain , the Berkvens range is available through dealers . " We are now extend that dealer web for Berkvens globally . We are notice inquiries from many commonwealth about franchise opportunities . "
The well - known scissor streetcar are also handy for personal use .
unadulterated packageBerkvens ' fusion with Buitendijk - Slaman , which was also acquired by Taks Handling Systems , has also contributed to being capable to deliver that accomplished package . " Both society continue under the name Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility . At Buitendijk , we build ' special ' and also a lot of inspection and repair , and here at Berkvens , we ramp up most of the fresh package . "
Modular machines and yield spurtChallenges also come with the takeover , Arie explains . " A major challenge was : how do I get modular machines built as quickly as possible that can also fit all markets ? And now the big challenge is the production spurt amount up . Now we have to get the people together to get down making everything . We also experienced this at Taks Handling Systems . When I took over that ship’s company , dollar volume was 4 million , and now , eight years later , it is 40 million - ten times as much . And in the come years , that ’s only going to grow . "
stay afloat in a tough marketWhen it issue forth to new greenhouse construction , things have not been the busiest in late years . Nevertheless , they have managed to hold their own well at Taks Handling Systems , mainly thanks to conversion gild , say Arie . " For example , greenhouse conversions from tomato plant to cucumber . And in plus , eighteen calendar month ago , we develop a fully automatonlike harvest processing agate line for strawberries , complete with infrigidation and all the trimmings . "
Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility create a raid into decorative horticulture with its rose truck .
InternationalAnother windfall for Taks Handling Systems is that the company is internationally focused . " If there was a dip in the Netherlands , we could turn to Australia or Japan , for instance , " he says . However , Arie also sees less pleasant developing outside the country ’s borders - in North America , for example , where investors are presently a bit more hands - off .
Looking aheadWhat does the future look like for Taks Handling Systems and Berkvens ? " I desire we can then put away beautiful prison guard projects , in which everything is integrated , but at a much mellow level , with all R&D. Take , for exemplar , our cooperation with Octiva , which has enabled us both to flourish our Cartesian product range considerably and take another whole tone high in the market . "
The R&D to which Arie refer is mainly concentre on saving labor . That will be the slogan in the coming years . " In five years ' meter , you will have even more machines and fewer custody at work . And the projection are getting big and bigger , which is also a challenge for us . How do you get all those big projects connected in the mill without leave gaps between them ? That will be the self-aggrandizing challenge , not only for us but also for the greenhouse builder , who are more and more faced with declamatory project . "
Greenlift 3000 : the hydraulic scissor trolley equipped with two center wheels i.c.w . two swivel wheels .
For more information : Berkvens Greenhouse MobilityFlorapark 34 , 5721 VHAsten , the NetherlandsTel . : +31 ( 0)493 670087[email protected]www.berkvensgm.nl
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