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News Release from: Kent and Sussex (Scales) Limited | Subject: Pick and Click
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 13 November 2006
Logging Weights From Fresh Fruit Picking
Kent and Sussex Scales is introducing its Pick and Click data logger for electronically recording picked weights of soft fruits directly in the field.
Kent and Sussex Scales is introducing its Pick and Click data logger for electronically recording picked weights of soft fruits directly in the field The 'pick and click' system has been developed in direct response from growers for the increasing need for accurate, fast and electronically stored management data, said Kent and Sussex Scales
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 15 Jan 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The company said that using traditional laborious and inaccurate paperwork systems to keep track of all product picking data can be a logistical nightmare in busy fields and poly tunnels, especially where language barriers amongst workers may bring added frustrations.
The system uses designated bar codes, either in the form of labels attached to specific picking crates, or on badges worn by the pickers.
When the pickers return with their full crates, the fruit is weighed on the designated scales and the bar codes scanned by the supervisor using the hand-held scanner.
That automatically allocates the correct amount of fruit to individual pickers, storing the data in the scale.
It is claimed that stored information can be viewed at any time, showing picking trends by day, week or month and results can be printed via a dedicated printer or downloaded to a laptop or PC.
The data, which can be organised to suit individual growers' needs including yield by picker, field or crop, provides invaluable information for improving efficiency and picker performance, said the company.
The KSS weighing scales are available in versions from 6kg to 50 kg capacity.
Integral carrying handles and power cord wrap help provide portability, whilst optional battery packs can also be supplied for full 'field side' use.
Pick and Click is part of Kent and Sussex's expanding range of scales and equipment for soft fruit growers and packers, market gardeners and farmers.
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