Hortech was funded in 2004 from the merger of Mas and Hortus, two leading companies in the production of horticulture machinery. It is a young and dynamic company employing professionals and technicians who have been working in the horticulture technology sector for many years.
Hortech is based in Padua, an area particularly dedicated to horticulture, on a 4,000 square metre site where it tests and improves its products.
Throughout the years, the company has introduced many technological innovations which proved successful and have been renowned worldwide.
On top of granting high profits, the aim of the machinery - which comprises of machines for soil preparation, transplants and for the harvesting of heads and leaves - is to improve quality and safety.
The products can be found all over the world - from Europe to Russia, from China to Australia and New Zealand, and in North, Central and South America - thanks to an efficient sales network. At a national level, sales are carried out directly in the North, whereas the company has a number of dealers in the South.
Harvesting machines
The mechanisation of harvesting is of great interest nowadays, especially as it's becoming more and more difficult to recruit skilled workers. Thanks to its spirit of innovation, Hortech managed to create a mechanical system for the harvesting of head vegetables as well as a professional solution for baby-leaf salads that supplies the final customer with a high quality product.
Slide TW is a self-propelled harvesting machine for baby-leaf vegetables such as spinach (in the photo), beet leaf, rocket, green and red lettuce and parsley.
Slide TW can be equipped with a number of accessories that enable the managing of the produce in different ways. The product can be placed directly into boxes which are then stocked on forklift-handled pallets or, in the case of other products such as spinach, they can be unloaded via a side belt. As regards parsley (in the photo), it is possible to install driving belts to carry the produce to the worktop.
The machines enable a significant reduction in labour, therefore reducing harvesting costs. For example, the Slide harvester (pictured above and below in the various models) is available with either caterpillar tracks and/or four traction wheels. It's really versatile, as it can be equipped with various accessories to harvest different types of salad and as it offers the possibility of packing the produce in the field or unloading it in bins.
Unlike Slide TW, Slide FW is mounted on 4 traction wheels. It was created for glasshouses, however it suitable for labourer working in open fields, even with wet soil.
Slide FW is equipped with a hydraulic steering-wheel rather than with a joystick and the transfer speed reaches 10km/h. It as also available in the two-traction-wheel version (FWS SLIDE model).
Slide T, a machine for the harvesting and on-field boxing of baby-leaf salad, is pulled by a tractor. The minimum power required from the tractor is of 50 CV.
News
Hortech is now working on two new machines, one for soil preparation for corn-salad producers (Perfecta) and an electric machine (Slide Electra) for the harvesting of baby-leaf, rocket, spinach etc.
Contacts:
Hortech - Horticulture Technology
Italy: Francesco Gastaldo
International: Luca Casotto
Viale dell'Artigianato, 20
35021 Agna (PD)
Tel.: (+39) 049 9515369
Fax: (+39) 049 5381080
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.hortech.it
