b'A new modulardesign for Bau-Mans conveyor offers growers the opportunity to easily add new sections downthe road if they require more length. PHOTO: BAU-MANThe Bau-ManBAU-MAN TROUGH-STYLE TELESCOPICBau-Man also recentlytrough-style telescopic CONVEYOR AND LIVE BOTTOM FLOORredesigned its live bottomconveyor is unique as its SYSTEM self-unloading potato floor insertbeen designed to move Traditionally, most conveyors used to move potatoessystem. Its one-piece design easilypotatoes down the centre of the machine and away from have been flatbed systems. What makes the newlyslides into a trailer for hauling andthe edges of the belt where redesigned Bau-Man trough-style telescopic conveyorunloading potatoes and can be quicklydirt can accumulate and skin unique is how its been designed to move potatoesremoved for cleaning. An 18-inch belt conveyoror bruise the spuds. PHOTO: BAU-MANdown the centre of the machine and away from thewith pressure hood helps reduce some of the weight edges of the belt where dirt can accumulate andon the floor of the system and makes unloading far skin or bruise the spuds on flatbed-style conveyors.safer since there are no wooden planks needing toGREENTRONICS CLOUD SERVER FOR Although Winkler, Man.-based Bau-Man has beenbe removed by hand.RITEWEIGHT SCALEoffering the trough-style conveyor for several years,That was one of the things we were trying toThe latest addition to Elmira, Ont.-based Greentron-it recently redesigned the system, which now comesdo with this version was make it safer, so no oneicss RiteTrace family of traceability products is a new in 42- and 48-inch widths. Sales Manager Geraldhad to be on top of the conveyor pulling out thosecloud-based server for its RiteWeight in-line conveyor Bauman says its capable of handling the sameboards, Bauman says. weighing system. The server allows any RiteWeight capacity as conventional conveyors and its speed canThe inserts framing is all aluminum and thescale to connect with it and automatically transmits be adjusted to match the speed of a growers existingunit is installed inside a fully insulated van trailer,data to the cloud, which can then be remotely accessed system. A new modular design offers growers themeaning there is no risk of a load freezing duringfrom anywhere when users log in with their username opportunity to easily add new sections down the roadwinter hauling. It comes in lengths to fit any sizeand password. Reports and bin maps show how much if they require more length, he adds. of trailer. product is being stored by date, field, variety and bin. SPRING 2020 SPUDSMART.COM 5'