Industry-Reference-2023-Agriculture_001.pdf

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Eliminate Down-time and Improve Quality

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AdroitSolutions
AdroitTechnologiesconcernsitselfmainlywithR&D,Production,Sales&Marketing,TrainingandSupportofsoftwareproducts
forAutomation,SCADA,MISandMESsolutions.Inaddition,AdroitTechnologieshasaprofessionalservicesarm,knownas
AdroitTechnologiesTechnicalServicesthatconsultsinanddevelopscustomisedindustrialIT,MISandMESsolutionsfor
customers.
TheAgricultureSectorisavastandcomplexoneandtheAdroitSCADAisideallysuitedtoassistintheefficientmonitoringand
controlofeventhemostcomplicatedproductionplant.
TherigidandqualitydrivennatureofthisindustryisideallysuitedtotheAdroitSCADA/HMIproduct.Thetimetestedandproven
reliabilityoftheproductseesAdroitbeingusedbylargeproducerstosafelyrunthesevaluableandstrategicassets.
TheAdroitarchitectureandopennessofferscompaniesauniquecapabilityofnotonlytraditionalSCADA/HMIfunctionalitybutthe
abilitytointegrateallaspectsoftheiroperations.ByadoptingamoreholisticapproachtoOperationsManagementsignificant
savingsandoperationalefficienciescanberealised.
Inthissector,Adroitisuniquelyplacedtoensureasuperiorqualityofsupplyinallaspectsoftheoperationsandmanagementof
thesefacilities.
•Process Visualisation
•Process Events and Alarming Management
•Quality Management
•Historical Data Logging and Trending
•Fully Object orientated
•Process Improvement / Built in Auditing functionality
•Reporting and Analysis
•Integration into Business Applications
Adroit SCADA Capabilities and Benefits:-

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•Crops / Vegetables
•Chickens
•Dams / Reseviors
•Irrigation
•Greenhouses
Target Areas
•Management Systems
•Efficiency Monitoring
•Remote Monitoring
•Reporting
Challenges
•SCADA
•Adroit Connect
•PLC / HMI
•VSD / Solar VSD
•RTU
Solutions
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Target Areas ►Challenges►Solutions

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Adroit Connect
TheAdroitCloudPortaliseasy-to-use,italsoallowsyoutoremotelycontrolandprogramalltheparametersofyourdevice,
whilealsobeingabletoviewallcurrentandhistoricaldata.
TheportalcanbeaccessedonanySmartphone,PCorTabletdevicefromanylocationwithaninternetconnection.
AdroitTechnologies’ultra-intuitiveAdroitConnectmodemsseamlesslyconnectandintegratewithanydeviceusingthe
ModbusSerialprotocol,givingyouthepowertoremotelymonitorandcontrolyourdevicefromouronlineCloudPlatform.
BASIC-Simple app only. (App access via portal)
SCADA-All the functionality of the BASIC package, with remote SCADA polling.
-Low Resolution -30 min poll times (App access via portal)
-High Resolution -5 min poll times (App access via portal)

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Architectureand Applications
Adroit SCADA in
Cloud/On Premise
Portal
SMG
MODBUS
MODBUS
Fixed Data
MODBUS
Fixed Data

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Adroit Connect Products
4 * Analogue Inputs (4-20mA)
4 * Digital Inputs
4 * Digital Outputs
2 * Pulse Counters
12-24v dc powered.
Possible to use the RTU with the same Modem as
device so that IO can be monitored
e.g. In a remote pump application you can wire back
other signals such as Security sensors, flow sensors,
valve position etc.
Pricing on application
Adroit Connect -RTU
Please contact your Sales
Representative for the latest
prices.

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Solar Power Operated Pump Controller
MitsubishiElectrichasdevelopedasolarpoweroperatedPumpController,whichconvertsDC
powertodrivetheACinductionmotorofawaterpumpandcontrolitsfunctioning.Itscurrent
offerings,theE12seriesofdrives,aremoreefficient,compact,andeasytomaintain.These
modelshavesimpleoperationalfunctionsandbuilt-inapplication-specificdedicatedfeatures.
Theoperationcapacityofthesepumpcontrollers(theFR-D700&FR-E700series)rangefrom
3hpto10hp.MitsubishiElectricalsooffersoperationcapacityofupto60hpwithitsFR-A800
seriesofdrives.
Withanabilitytoworkonsolarandgridsupply,
thesecontrollershaveadvancedbuilt-infeatures
includingMPPT(MaximumPowerPointTracking)/
optimizedoutputfrequencycontrol,automatic
restartfunctions,dry-rundetection,flowrate
monitorandremotemonitoringfunctions.

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ME VSDs help farms grow their operations
Three-phase power is often unavailable in rural and remote locations, which is a primary reason
why farmers struggle to grow their operations.
Any farm looking to run larger fans and motors to help increase storage and handling capacity
have thus far been forced into using traditional solutions such as rotary phase converters, which
are costly, have big capacitor banks and a high amp draw, running up electricity bills and erasing
profits.
Mitsubishi Electric VSDs allow a three-phase motor
to run from a single-phase electric supply without a
phase converter, facilitating greater power and lower
energy consumption.

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Various VSD Applications

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AdroitrecentlystartedaprojectwithawellknownlargeagriculturalenterpriseinMpumalanga,SouthAfricathatsupplies
around15%oftheSouthAfricanmarketwithbananas.
ThetotalSAbananamarketisapproximately250000tonsannuallybasedonanaverageof25tonsperhectarewith10
thousandhectarespresentlyunderbananaplantations.
Theestatehashadasignificantimpactontheregionalsocio-economicconditionsandisalarge-scaleemployerinthe
agriculturalsectorinMpumalanga.
WhenlookingforaSCADAsolutiontheyturnedtoAdroitTechnologiestofulfilltheirmonitoringandcontrolsystemneeds.
UsingtheimplementedAdroitsystemandtheAdroitNotifyandCommandAgenttheynowhavealarmsateachplanthouse
andshouldanydisturbancesoccur,theassociatedfarmmanagerwouldbenotifiedimmediatelyviaSMS.
StandAloneConfiguration
–25000ScanPoints
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Umbhaba Estates –South Africa

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Golden Macadamia Nuts, South Africa
GoldenMacadamiasisatraditionalcompany,withauniqueapproachthatcombinesactiveinvolvementfromleading
macadamiafarmerswithaforward-thinkingfocusonqualityandtheconsumer.Aspartoftheirethos,alloftheirshareholders
arehigh-qualitymacadamiafarmers.Theycurrentlyhaveastate-of-the-artproductionfacility,withanannualcapacityof6000
tonsdry-in-shell.Qualitycontrolisattheheartoftheircultivationproductionprocess.Theircustomersareamongstthelargest
nutprocessorsandusersintheworld.
GoldenmacadamiaapproachedAdroittoreplacetheexistingRockwellRSView32SCADAwithanAdroitsystem,enablingthe
systemtocommunicatetovariousPLCsystems.Theprojectentailedthere-engineeringoftheexistinggraphicstotheAdroit
systemaswellastodotheengineeringforanextradryingroomthatwasaddedtoaccommodatethegrowingdeliveryofthe
productfromthefarmers.
StandAloneConfiguration
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Klawer Winery, South Africa
Nestledinavalley,betweenthetownsofClanwilliamandVredendalliesthesmallfarmingcommunityofKlawer.Winemaking
intheareawithitsrichsoilsandsouth-facingslopesthatreceivesacoolnightlybreezefromthenearbyAtlanticOcean,isa
traditionthatKlawerWineCellarcontinueswithpride.Ana-DigiSystemsandAdroitTechnologiesteamedupfortheKlawer
projectin2005toensurethatKlawerremainsoneofthemajorplayersinCapeTownasaleadingproducerofqualitywines.
Klawerrequiredano-nonsense,easytouse,reliablesolutionfortheirwinetankcontrolsystemandrequiredworldclass
supportandback-up,asitwasvitallyimportanttotheclientwhofeltabitvulnerable,duetopastexperiencewithpoor
services.KlawerissituatedinthesouthernpartofNamaqualand,260kmfromCapeTown.Ana-Digiassuredtheclientoftheir
completesupport,apromisewhichtheyhavekepttothisday
StandAloneConfiguration
–300ScanPointsand1RemoteClientConnections

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Kagera Sugar, Tanzania
LocatedintheNorth-WesternpartofTanzania(closetotheTanzania-Ugandaborder)wasofferedforprivatizationbythe
GovernmentofTanzaniainDecember2001.Sincethen,KSLbecameanothermemberintheSuperGroupofCompanies.
SugarcanegrowingandsugarproductionareKSL'smainactivities.KSLtakesadvantageofitsgeographicallocationalong
RiverKagera,usingitasasourceofwaterintheirirrigationscheme.KSLhasheavilyinvestedontheCentrePivotIrrigation
System,useofhigh-techReelIrrigatorsaswellasOverheadSprinklers
Theplanthasatotalofabout8,000tagsand3,500scannedI/O.Approximately80PID(ProportionalIntegralDerivative)
controllerswithassociatedtuningparameters/trendsaremonitoredbytheAdroitsystem.Trendingisusedextensivelyinthe
plantsystem.Operatorsviewtrendsperplantareaandthisdataisusedforcontroladjustments.Printersareinstalledateach
ofthethreecontrolroomsspecificallyforgeneratingeventandtrendprintouts.
StandAloneConfiguration
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Why Mitsubishi Electric Inverters?
✓Embedded logic control (PLC): More simple architecture
✓Special functionality: Double PID to keep constant the DC voltage on the panels and the pressure of the pipe, at
the same time.
✓Lower power consumption (OEC)
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Solar Powered Pump Station, Spain

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Possibility to feed the inverter via DC or AC voltage
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Solar Powered Pump Station, Spain