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Ronin PFS is proud to introduce Lactoscan milk analysers to the dairy industry in South Africa.
Accurate, affordable and quick milk analysis is finally here!
Lactoscan Milk Analysers
The product activation ad below will be printed in the March edition of the Agrisales magazine. Like this and we will throw a memory stick in to the deal for free!
Ronin® Inventory Management is currently engaged in the research and development of a fast and efficient bulk commodity stock pile volume surveying solution that delivers fast and accurate results in a fraction of the time required by our own AIMS moment in time surveys and other traditional surveying techniques.
To achieve this feat we combined 3 elements in the guise of the Phantom 3, PIX 4D & our own proprietary AIMS® software. The 4K camera onboard the Phantom sources video and images as it passes over stock piles along a GPS determined vector. This digital data is processed by PIX 4D to create a 3D image of the stock pile. This 3D information is then imported into AIMS.
AIMS 3D Composite
This is where the real magic happens.
AIMS® establishes confidence factors and removes errant data points while establishing content bound to deliver a superior 3D surface map that is referenced to deliver accurate moment in time volume reports to the customer.
Both the Phantom 3 and PIX 4D are essential elements in this process because one allows for the compression of time required to speed up a survey and the other allows for the generation of raw data.
Accuracy is however the primary requirement for our customers and that is why AIMS is the most essential element integrated into this solutions. AIMS ensures that the volumes reported are accurate.
In the surveying space speed has no value if accuracy is not present.
On the 26th of January 2016 a convoy of 5 Ronin vehicles, loaded with approximately 4000 litres of water, headed for the town of Vryburg in the North West Province for Project Water Drop.
Simultaneously the Jackaranda Water Drop project had about 2 million litres of water heading for Lichtenburg. They certainly required no further assistance with their main drive but when we contacted them they indicated that if we still wish to assist we should head for the town of Vryburg that also had reported water shortages.
Our Journey to Vryburg
Upon arrival in Vryburg we headed for the local Pick & Pay where we handed out the 2 litre & 5 litre bottles we had on board. After about two hours on location we realised that it was not the human population hardest hit by the drought but rather the animals of the area. Furthermore the human need was also being taken care of by the local Pick & Pay’s own in-store water drive, so we decided to change focus.
We made a few phone calls to farmers in the area and were pointed in the direction of the local (Leon Taljaard) game reserve that was currently experiencing a critical water shortage. We contacted the reserve and made arrangements to visit the next day.
Project Water Drop At Leon Taljaard Game Reserve
In comparison to the main water drive managed by Jackaranda stereo our effort was not even a drop in the ocean but at least for the next few days these animals will not have to go thirsty.