UTanimura & AntleI-PlantTape automated transplanting system iklonyeliswe ngomklomelo wesibili wonyaka we-Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award, i-Produce Marketing Association (PMA) yamemezela ngoMeyi 3. Umklomelo wethulwa ku-PMA's Tech Knowledge uchungechunge, owawubanjwe ngoMeyi 2-3 eMonterey, Calif. , USA.
Umphathi we-PlantTape we-Automation and Innovation, u-Jeff Antle, uklonyeliswe umklomelo yiSikhulu Sesayensi Nobuchwepheshe se-PMA u-Bob Whitaker, Ph.D., kanye no-Andy Kennedy, usihlalo we-PMA Science & Technology Committee kanye nomsunguli we-FoodLogiQ.
“Owinile walo nyaka uhlola ngalinye lamabhokisi ukuthi yini lolu hlelo lwemiklomelo ebheke ukuyibona futhi ibambelele embonini njengesibonelo,” kusho uKennedy. “I-PlantTape ihlanganisa ubuchwepheshe ukuze kuzuzwe izinzuzo eziningi, kusukela ekwehliseni isidingo sabasebenzi kuye ekuncipheni komkhakha wemvelo wokulima. Lokhu kuwukubonakaliswa kwe-mantra yethu 'yokusebenza ngobuhlakani, hhayi kanzima.'
“Ngizizwa ngihloniphekile ngokuthola indondo yeScience & Technology Circle of Excellence Award egameni lePlantTape. Njengoba nje lo mklomelo uvuma, i-PlantTape ilwela ukuletha izixazululo ezizenzakalelayo embonini enesidingo esikhulayo sokuqhubeka nokusebenza kahle, kanye nokuncipha kwezinsiza ezifana nezabasebenzi,” kusho u-Antle.
Uhlelo lwe-PlantTape lusebenzisa ubuchwepheshe ukuze buzenzele ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuhlwanyela, ukuhluma, ukunakekelwa kwenkulisa kanye nokutshalwa kwamasimu emifino. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezindlela zendabuko, i-PlantTape ithuthukisa ikhwalithi yezitshalo, ukusimama nokusebenza kahle okubanzi, kuyilapho ihlinzeka abalimi ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe kokusebenza.
Isibonelo, ithimba lokutshala kabusha lendabuko lidinga abantu abangu-25-30, futhi litshala insimu ngenani elilinganiselwa kuhhafu wemayela ngehora. Uhlelo lwe-PlantTape ludinga kuphela abasebenzi abathathu ukuthi batshale insimu, futhi lungafinyelela isivinini esingafika ku-XNUMX MPH. Izithombo zingatshalwa kunoma yisiphi isigaba sokukhula, okunikeza abalimi ukuguquguquka okukhulu ekuthatheni kwabo izinqumo. Phakathi naleso sikhathi, i-PlantTape isebenzisa i-peat encane kunamapulaki ajwayelekile okufakelwa kabusha, zonke izinto zayo ziyakwazi ukubola, futhi izitshalo zidinga ukuchelela okuncane uma sezitshalwe ensimini.
Uhlelo lwePlantTape seluvele lusetshenziswa kwezentengiso ukutshala izinhlobonhlobo zemifino, okuhlanganisa imifino enamaqabunga, ukholifulawa, isilimo esidliwayo esinamagatsha anamanzi, u-anyanisi, utamatisi kanye neklabishi. Ezinye izitshalo zisavivinywa okwamanje.
IPlantTape ikhethwe ekuqokweni okungu-20 yiphaneli yamajaji ehlanganisa u-Brennan njengowine umklomelo wangaphambilini. Ekugcineni iphaneli izokwakhiwa ngokuphelele abawine imiklomelo bangaphambilini.
I-PMA idale i-Science & Technology Circle of Excellence Award ngo-2017. Umklomelo wamukela abantu noma izinkampani ezixazulula izinselele zebhizinisi ngokusebenzisa intuthuko kwezesayensi kanye/noma nobuchwepheshe ukuze zenze imikhiqizo engcono, izinqubo noma inani lekhasimende - ikakhulukazi elifinyelela ukusebenza ngempumelelo noma ukuhola. emandleni okusebenza ngobuhlakani. Kungeminye yemiklomelo emihlanu yobuhle i-PMA enikezela ngayo ukuqaphela labo bantu nezinkampani ezithuthukisa imboni ngobuholi, ukumaketha kanye nokusungula izinto ezintsha.
"Isayensi nobuchwepheshe zidlala indima ebalulekile embonini yethu, ikakhulukazi ukusisiza ukuthi sixazulule izinselele zabasebenzi, sisebenze ngobuhlakani futhi sidale amathuba amasha ebhizinisi," kusho uDkt. Whitaker, lapho ememezela ukudalwa kohlelo lwemiklomelo ngo-2017. "Ngokubona abaqambi abasha kule ndawo, sithemba ukuthi sizogqugquzela imboni yethu ukuthi ilandele ukuhola kwabo – yingakho lo mklomelo uqanjwe ngokuthi ‘Circle of Excellence’.”
Isithombe phezulu: Umphathi we-PlantTape we-Automation and Innovation, u-Jeff Antle, uklonyeliswe umklomelo yiSikhulu Sesayensi Nobuchwepheshe se-PMA u-Bob Whitaker, Ph.D., kanye no-Andy Kennedy, usihlalo weKomidi le-PMA Science & Technology kanye nomsunguli we-FoodLogiQ.