ALPIE, stand 14
ALPIE has been in the mushroom farm and compost facility industry for over 50 years, designing and manufacturing machinery for composting and growing both standard and exotic mushrooms. According to the company: “As a third generation, family business, the innova- tive character and will to continuously improve are some of the characteristics of our well-established, yet innovative company.” In the last three years, ALPIE has steadily grown its business and improved its strengths. This was possible thanks to paying particular attention to understanding the customer’s challenges and turning these into highly customised solutions. Part of the reason behind the success of this Italian company is the strength of its core, company values: direct and ongoing contact with its busi- ness associates, and continuous impro-
ALPIE head filling line recently installed in France.
vement. These values are reflected in the rapid and knowledgeable response of its after-sales service. This is vitally important and has ensured that ALPIE has a customer base all over the world, from New Zealand to Qatar and from the US to Ireland. What can you expect from ALPIE at the Mushroom Days? In 2019, they presented the innovative E-WASH, a revolutionary innovation for shelf cle- aning, according to the company. This
year, an even more efficient model of the E-WASH can be expected, which will be on display at the stand. “To mention just a few of its features, the new model is perfect for large mushroom farms, and includes an exceptional automatic system. However, we do not want to reveal too much and spoil the surprise.” The ALPIE stand proposal, however, is not just about the machines but also about the customers, whether existing or potential ones. At the fair, ALPIE will give something back to companies in the industry by rewarding them with a spe- cial token. In collaboration with one of the most well-known names in the industry, ALPIE will surprise you with a very special gift to take home. What is the catch? Just 3 minutes of your time, and that time will pass very fast while you are being entertained in stand 14.
AXIS Harvesting, stand 17
“We are excited to be able to showcase our harvesting system at the Mushroom Days for the first time and demonstrate its impact on everyday mushroom harvesting”, says Alan Doake, MD of Axis Harvesting. In 1992, Ivan Doake, an engineer and mushroom producer with over 40 years of experience designed and built the first generation harvesting sys- tem for his own farm, to address some of the issues all growers face. In 2013 AXIS Harvesting was founded and today Ivan’s son, Alan, has taken the innovation and design used by his father and created the AXIS Harvesting system. “Providing a modern, forward thinking harvesting sys-
tem that can consistently increase picking speeds by up to 400% and significantly reduce the number of personnel required in each growing room. The system works alongside the Dutch Shelving system using the AXIS Harvesting conveyor to transport the mushrooms from the beds to the Mushroom Processing Unit (MPU) where the mushroom is cut, graded, weighed and packed into punnets. One of the many benefits of AXIS Harvesting is that it can be retrofitted at most farms with minimal disruption. This single touch harvesting system also has the option to harvest into bulk boxes for the catering and wholesale markets.” Later this year, AXIS Harvesting
An Axis bulk MPU at Highline Mushrooms in Canada (see also MB109), that trims, grades and weighs the mushrooms. In the background, the lifting framework can be seen
will launch their robotics system, which will complete their harvesting system. Visit stand 17 at the Mushroom Days to learn more about a system that was desig- ned ‘By Growers, For Growers’.
separation. The cap of the mushroom clo- sely resembles Triple X, with a very white, firm, rounded body and gives great yields with excellent quality and shelf life. The first results of eXXcalibur in North America produced excellent results. However, this was all on Phase II compost. In Europe it is necessary to know how eXXcalibur performs on Phase III compost and to European quality standards. Trials were initiated in Northern Ireland,
England and a number of compost yards in Poland. All were extremely successful, with a lot learned by all the participants. The data shows comparable or better yields, and a significant reduction of the time spent sepa- rating the mushrooms, which is a very costly exercise for harvesting departments. Trials are now continuing in Spain, Ireland, England and a high number in Poland. Some of the results from Poland are astonishing,
with one grower in Poland (Jurek Klopotek) achieving 37kg/m2
in two flushes and ano-
ther (Krystian Sopinski) achieving 39 kg/m2 in three flushes. Monterey Mushrooms is one of the largest growers of fresh mushrooms in the world, harvesting in excess of 100,000,000 kgs of fresh mushrooms annually. In six months, the number of eXXcalibur at its farms grew from 10% to 75%. If Monterey believes in this new strain, so can you!”
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