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HORTICULTURE
DEWULF ADDS NEW OPTIONS THAT MAKE MH
24X RECEIVING HOPPERS EVEN MORE VERSATILE
Presentation conveyor this roller unit. This larger spacing is
provides even more available on all MH 24x - 2 units that
efficient cleaning and have the second unit fitted with Clean-
Boost (with 6 or 7 rollers). The total
dosing on MH 24 xs with range of this roller unit has increased
two units by %20 and is now 70 – 5 mm.
If the MH 24x with two units is mainly
used in heavy soil or with long products,
then the optional presentation conveyor
is a good choice. The presentation
conveyor is located upstream of the
Dewulf, a full-liner in machines for the
cultivation of potatoes and root crops, first roller unit and provides more even
has introduced several new options distribution of the product. This way,
for their MH 24x series of receiving optimal cleaning, and dosing can be
hoppers. The new options for the MH achieved even in difficult conditions.
24x are a central outlet, a presentation The greater spacing of up
conveyor for the variant with two
units, and a larger separation of the to 70 mm for PU spiral
PU spiral rollers (up to 70 mm). Those rollers on the MH 24x
options further improve the versatility simplifies pre-sorting As a reminder, with Dewulf›s
of these top-quality receiving hoppers The PU spiral rollers of the MH revolutionary Clean-Boost technology
and satisfy the most recent market 24x’s second unit now feature a larger the speed of the electrically driven
demands. separation between the rollers, of up PU spiral rollers on an MH 24x can be
The central outlet allows to 70 mm, as standard. This makes briefly significantly increased to clear
it easier to perform pre-sorting with
more flexible positioning them of clinging soil. This ensures that
the machine is always operating at
of the MH 24x optimal cleaning capacity of the MH
The standard configuration options 24x’s second unit now feature larger
for the MH 24x now include a central separation between the rollers, of up
outlet for the product flow, as an to 70 mm, as standard. This makes
alternative to the traditional side outlet. it easier to perform pre-sorting with
The central outlet feeds out the product this roller unit. This larger spacing is
in the middle, behind the machine. This available on all MH 24x - 2 units that
significantly increases the capacity have the second unit fitted with Clean-
and provides more flexibility in the Boost (with 6 or 7 rollers). The total
placement of the receiving hopper at range of this roller unit has increased
the beginning of the storage line. by %20 and is now 70 – 5 mm.
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THE SEARCH IS ON FOR EFFECTIVE ALTERNATIVES!
Neonicotinoids are the most widely previously used and the growth of
used insecticides globally - used on biotech companies trying to find
most fruit and vegetables, including solutions through natural predators
apples, cherries, peaches, oranges, of the most destructive pests began.
berries, leafy greens, tomatoes, and Key, however, is to use chemical or
potatoes, to cereal grains, rice, nuts, biological pest control ONLY when
and wine grapes, to control a variety pest levels are high enough, for them
of pests. to pose a threat.
When introduced, neonicotinoids Monitoring within IPM (Integrated
were thought to have low toxicity Pest Management) is the first step to
to many insects, but more recent three main neonicotinoids (clothianidin, support growers to ensure healthy and
research suggested potential toxicity to imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) for all profitable harvests.
honeybees and other beneficial insects outdoor uses. We, at IPS, have an extensive choice
even with low levels of exposure.
Growers were left struggling to find of highly effective monitoring solutions
Hence, in 2018, the EU banned the effective alternatives to pesticides for a substantial variety of pests.
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