The PowerPlant Automated Planting System offers a completely new approach to research plot planting. No more coin packets and no more headaches! All plot preparation is done prior to going to the field and one tractor driver can plant 5,760 plots while stopping only 2 times to reload the cartridge dispenser.
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- Recyclable seed cartridges can hold 100+ seeds
- Magazines hold 240 cartridges in 8 columns (28 lbs when full)
- Planter carries 24 magazines at once (5,760 plots)
- Multiple barcode printer and seed filler options
- Barcode verification scanner verifies all cartridges are in the correct location
- Useable on any 8-row Kinze plot planter
- Seed Cartridges
- Dimensions - 2.5" x 4" x 0.875"
- Capacity - 2.77 in³ (120 kernels - seed count will depend on size)
- Seed Cartridge Magazine
- Dimension - 4.5" x 22.5" x 26"
- Weight - 12lbs empty / 28lbs full
- Capacity - 240 cartridges (8 columns of 30 cartridges)
- Seed Cartridge Printer
- Mid level option
- Speed - 2.3 seconds per cartridge
- Capacity - approx. 325. Reloadable while printing.
- Dimensions - 32" x 18" x 14" body with detachable cartridge holders
- Printer - Marken-Imaje 9040, dual head, solvent based, continuous jet.
- Software - ALMACO software w/ Excel file input (works with any PC)
- Manual fillers
- Entry-level option
- Adapters for various standard counters to emulate packet filling
- Carousel filler/printer
- Premium option
- Capable of filling, barcode scanning, and barcode verification
- Speed - Dependant on counter
- Power requirements - 120V 15A AC
- Dimensions - 24" x 24" x 12"
- Cartridge sorting system
- Developed to organize a cartridge sequence for magazine loading, a vacuum formed insert system holds the cartridge upright to aid in sorting.
- Magazine transfer sleeve
- A device for transferring sorted cartridges to the magazine.
- Magazine verification
- A device that scans each cartridge in a loaded magazine to ensure correct location and cartridge orientation
- Mechanism that scans each cartridge in a serpentine pattern
- Storage Carts
- Capacity - 16 Magazines
- Storage and transportation of magazines