In 2002, Micothon built a first series of 20 Spintmaster sprayers. Many of those machines are still being used by various growers in different crops. The Spintmaster distinguished itself from other spraying machines by the patented air-assisted spraying. The Spintmaster in the photo, is one from the first series. After years of use in two [...]
IRIS!Scoutrobot is an ideal employee. Hear all about the experiences in practice from Kees Stijger at Stijger Greenhouse in The Netherlands. Video credits: Ecoation.com
Mildew control in roses is a part of the research at Wageningen University & Research (WUR). For this 'Perfect Rose' project, Senior researcher Kirsten Leiss of the Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture has invited Micothon to deliver a special FloraUVC robot for this mildew research. The aim of the research is to establish scientifically how great the effect [...]
As usual, we do a final test at our factory in Mijdrecht before a Micothon machine is made ready for shipment. To be able to carry out these tests in a realistic way, we have our own tube-rail test track on our factory site. But this week we had to come up with a different [...]
A Dutch garden plant grower was looking for a compact solution for the automatic spraying of his crop. To protect outdoor crops as economically and efficiently as possible, a modified installation had to be developed. Light weight The offered solution from Micothon is a specially developed installation for this customer which can run in the [...]
Micothon Narva spraying systems are the entry class for automatic spraying in professional integrated pest management in greenhouses. One of our Russian customers has decided to invest in an automatic Narva spraying machine. With this, he makes the step to better quality spraying, the reduction of labor and lower operational costs. The installations are assembled [...]
In our factory in Mijdrecht another fine project is in the making. We are building the first Micothon Flora UVC machine that will be used for mildew treatment in Gerbera. UVC treatment is on the rise to make mildew control more sustainable, and is also used in the treatment of roses. UVC lighting technology is also [...]
Always great to see a truck being loaded at our factory with new machines at the start of their lives somewhere around the globe. Today we had tropical heat during loading of the 6 Narvas which made this photo extra special for our team, waving them goodbye. Narvas, have a [...]
One of our regular customers have asked us to overhaul two Micothon spray robots and convert them to the 20 cm wider tube-rail system of the customer. These 10 year old machines have the respectable number of running hours of 15,000 hours each in their former life. And after the revision they are ready for [...]
The IRIS! Scout robot is officially presented to the jury of the GreenTech Innovation Award 2018. The Concept Award will be presented during the GreenTech 2018, which takes place on 12,13 and 14 June at the RAI in Amsterdam. In order to develop the IRIS! Scout robot, a special international partnership was concluded in 2017 [...]