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Irrigation: Flexible and space-saving

Spray nozzles in greenhouses are powered with e-chain in the tightest spaces

Spraying technology for greenhouses: A movable system equipped with heating pipes and supplemented with spray bars. They are attached to the heat pipes. The spray nozzles are height-adjustable for optimal results. Problem: Due to the small distance between plants and heating tubes, the spray nozzles have only a limited stroke. In order to ensure sufficient height adjustability, a compact design must be implemented. Solution: Energy chains are used – this makes the plant arms movable and can be lifted horizontally.

Irrigation

Profile

  • What was needed: plastic energy chains
  • Requirements: The spray system, which can be moved at height, requires particularly flexible cable routing. This must also be able to be installed in particularly tight spaces.
  • Industry: Agriculture
  • Success for the customer: The plastic energy chains allow maximum flexibility in the application and guide all required power lines and hoses safely. The system works in a confined space.
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Problem

Rutec Engineering bv develops and builds machines and production lines for a wide range of industries. In the field of greenhouses, a system for spraying flowers has been developed. The so-called spray trees were attached to the heating pipes that hang over the flowers. The installation can move back and forth, whereby the spray nozzles must also be movable in height to achieve optimal spray results. For the lifting system of the entire technology, a reliable cable routing had to be found here. It was important that the solution flexibly accommodates the height adjustment and can be installed in a particularly confined space between the flowers and heating pipes.

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Solution

The solution from Rutec Engineering provides two cable connections that serve as telescopic elements that can be extended and retracted. They are retracted with a winch and pull the construction upwards with the spray nozzles. In the same way, the system is lowered by rolling out the winch. The advantage of this mechanism is that no additional height is required above the spray boom. The arms simply 'bend' from vertical to horizontal. This design is made possible by the particularly flexible plastic energy chains, among other things. They reliably follow the lifting movements and guide all power lines and hoses safely. They also ensure cable routing under the particularly limited space conditions in the installation.

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