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Improved Easy-Ripe® ethylene generator will be showcased at CPMA
The new upgraded Easy-Ripe® Generator features a specially designed tank which holds the ethylene-creating Ethy-Gen® II Ripening Concentrate. As part of this improved tank, a new liquid-indicating cap provides better security and integrates a liquid level indicator, making it easy to know how much Ethy-Gen® II is in the tank.
Ethylene monitoring and control is another new feature of the ethylene generator. “Over the years, our generators have always provided dependable ethylene output in the range required by the user, but we wanted to provide even better accuracy by connecting devices equipped with ethylene sensors and control modules. So, we’ve given the generator the ability to be connected and controlled by industrial control systems,” explained Greg Akins, President & CEO of Catalytic Generators.
The new Easy-Ripe® can connect to most any PLC that exists on today’s modern ripening rooms. If the room is equipped with a dependable, calibrated ethylene sensor, then the PLC can be programmed to control the generator’s ethylene production. The redesigned Easy-Ripe® will include a connector piece specifically designed for linking PLC systems within a ripening facility.
Akins also pointed out that the company is working towards providing ethylene control modules. “If a ripener needs reliable ethylene sensors, we are working on two new products that will provide ripeners with the ability to have exact ethylene control via setpoint. These products are driven by an ethylene sensing system based on technology that improves sensor accuracy and dependability,” said Akins. The two products, which monitor and control ethylene levels in ripening rooms, degreening rooms, and storage rooms, will be released later this year. The company will have prototypes on display at CPMA.
Together with a sister company, QA Supplies, Catalytic Generators with the redesigned Easy-Ripe® ethylene generator can be found at Booth #1910 (Montréal, Quebec Tuesday, April 2nd to Thursday, April 4th, 2019).
Another event to visit is UC Postharvest Technology Center Fruit Ripening & Ethylene Management Workshop. Catalytic Generators and sister company, QA Supplies are sponsoring this event for the 11th year.
The workshop at the University of California Postharvest Center April 2-3, 2019 is intended for shippers and fruit handlers (wholesale and retail) and produce managers who are involved in handling and ripening fruits and fruit-vegetables. The focus of this workshop is to increase profits by reducing losses at the receiving end and delivering ready-to-eat, delicious fruits and fruit-vegetables to the consumer.
For more information or purchase contact:
Catalytic Generators, LLC
https://www.catalyticgenerators.com/
+1-757-855-0191
info@catalyticgenerators.com
