ROTECNAWORLD NUMBER THIRTY TRHEE 2018 SUMMARY TECHNOLOGY

SILOMETRIC, CONTROL OF THE CONTENT OF SILOS IN REAL TIME

TECHNOLOGY

SUBMERSIBLE AGITATOR GENERATES STRONGER CURRENTS

ROTECNANEWS

SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

PIGPRODUCTION LETTER FROMTHEEDITOR JAPAN, THE WORLD’S At this beginning of the year, the trend in the pork market is the same as in the LEADING IMPORTER last weeks of 2017: record weights with intense activity in the slaughterhouses OF PIG MEAT and downward prices. The sector expects to recover its stability and good sensations soon.

SOMETHINGABOUT However, in 2017, from the point of view of production, the sector registered its best figures and successfully undertook the challenges it faced. Among these, it THE , Gener Romeu addressed the problem of antibiotic resistance, a task the sector has faced with THE CATALAN Rotecna's President professionalism and involvement, although in some countries of the European Union there is still a long way to go. Nutrition, vaccines and extreme biosecurity NATIONAL DANCE measures in the installations are the tools available to the sector to achieve “zero ROTECNA WORLD 33 consumption” of antibiotics.

JANUARY 2018 SCAN ME ROTECNA In the business field, in Rotecna we are expanding our field of activity. On this WITH YOUR SMARTPHONE EDITION: ROTECNA, S.A.- POL. IND. NAU-3, occasion, we present the SiloMetric, an innovative product to measure the DOWNLOAD ANY 25310 AGRAMUNT (LLEIDA) SPAIN amount of feed in the silos in real time through any electronic device. We also DIRECTOR: highlight the advantages of the TecnaPur submersible agitator, with an exclusive APPS FOR READER GENER ROMEU pointed-finished design that makes it more efficient at homogenising slurry in QR CODE & VIEW EDITOR: TAMARA LOMBARDO the ponds.

ROTECNA.COM PRODUCTION: DAVID MERCADO In conclusion, we are leaving behind a good business year, and one in which the TRADUCTION: CHRIS BOSWELL sector saw Spain established itself as the country with the largest pig population in Europe. With the expectation that the sector will continue to grow and will PRINT: IMPRENTA BARNOLA do so by betting on innovative, sustainable and efficient equipment, our

L-41-2007 commitment is to continue working to provide farmers with this equipment. This year, in addition, we have an unmissable event for us, EuroTier 2018 (from 13th DIGITAL VERSION to 16th November), the great showcase for the European and international / issuu.com/rotecnapress livestock sector.

Rotecna's World's editors accept no liability for contributor's opinion. Gener Romeu ROTECNANEWS SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT

PROFILE: · Year the department was created: 2007 · Number of employees: 3 · Number of users of the ERP: 60 users.

The Systems Department was created in 2007 with the objective of launching the ERP (a computerized Enterprise Resource Planning system), which would combine all the information generated by the different sections of Rotecna and improve the internal functioning of the company. From its introduction, the purpose of the department has been to administer this information and create the tools necessary for the company to carry out its activity Pascual Serrano and Jordi Benet make up the Systems Department together with the computer scientist Jordi Lanchas. Photo: RotecnaPress. as efficiently as possible.

At the same time, from the Systems department, the entire IT infrastructure At the moment, the Systems Department is working to implement the CRM, a tool for integral of the company is managed: servers, computers, backups, antivirus systems, management of all the information that is generated around the commercial activity. and so on. SOMETHINGABOUT... THE SARDANA, THE CATALAN NATIONAL DANCE

ancient Greece, where dances in a ring and MUSIC AND holding hands were commonplace, as is apparent from some of the sculptural and DANCE IN A artistic depictions of the time. Subsequently, these dances were adapted by Iberian CIRCLE MADE UP peoples and danced on the shores of the OF MEN AND Mediterranean, creating choreographic and instrumental differences. In the search WOMEN for its origins, the etymology of the word sardana has also been studied, and it has been related to the Latin word “Cerretana”, which was the name of the modern-day Cerdanya district in Pyrenees of Girona province.

However, it was not until the 16th century that term sardana appeared referring specifically to a dance. It was applied to one that was danced in a rhythmic form, People dancing a sardana in a competition. but without more details. In the 19th century, the sardana was mentioned as a The ‘sardana’ The origins dance in the Empordà, Roussillon and La Selva (Girona). It was derived from the The sardana is considered the national dance of The sardana as we know it today dates back to the counterpass and the short sardana, two Catalonia. A collective dance with men and women middle of the 19th century. Its origin is unknown. dances of the time. So, the origin of the holding hands in a circle and facing inward. It is According to some authors, the ring, the way of sardana as we know it today must be danced by tapping the feet to the beat of the music dancing and the holding of hands denote an antiquity related to the evolution and consequent played by the (the group of musicians who play that can be traced back to Roman times. That is why disappearance in the mid-19th century of for the sardana). there are so many legends that set its origins in the counterpass, a typical dance of the

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Systems Department: IT and IS and in its dispatch, as the stock and The department’s work is divided into location of all material was two parts: IT (information technology) computerised. and IS (information and services). The first is the most technical part, From here, improvements and and refers to the company’s entire modifications were made to the ERP, computer infrastructure. The section based on the demands of customers, is responsible for ensuring the until 2016, when another qualitative security and integrity of the network, leap was made and the production equipment and data. The part of IS is control programme was installed the one of services, the one that with terminals on all the injection administers the ERP, develops machines. This programme allows applications to access the you to check in real time the status of information, facilitates the analysis all the machines in the company, the of data and resolves the incidents items being produced, the time and daily queries that arise among remaining in production, the number the users of the ERP, who number of pieces produced, and so on. And, about 60 in Rotecna. in situ, the terminals enable the information regarding each machine Great milestones to be consulted.

In 2007, the company created the The last major changes occurred in Systems Department and ERP 2017. On the one hand, in March, as The production control programme with screens on the machines was launched in 2016. Photo: RotecnaPress. software came into operation. It was required by the ISO 9001 Quality initially used only as a billing tool. Regulations, the batch work system was implemented. This ensures the provides greater security, allows the that is generated around the In 2009, it is decided to go a step traceability of the products by synchronisation of devices and the commercial activity.The CRM will be further. The version of ERP was registering all production and sharing of calendars, and manages another great qualitative leap, and updated and there was investment in distribution processes, and implies and/or reserves meeting rooms, will facilitate especially the work of new programmes to improve the the application of the FIFO (first in, among other functions. the sales staff, who will have access supply of material to the factory and first out) system, which prioritises to all information regarding their the preparation of orders for the departure of the material that CRM clients on their visits: status of their customers through Wi-Fi readers. entered first. orders, invoicing, possible incidents, This was a great change in the way On the other hand, the Internet At the moment, the Systems etc.In addition, in the field of Rotecna worked, and, at the same connection was changed to fibre Department is working to implement marketing, the new system will allow time, a very important qualitative optics and the mail system was the CRM, a tool for integral more accurate profiles to be made of leap in the location of all the material migrated to MS Exchange, which management of all the information clients and increase their efficiency. THE SARDANA, THE CATALAN NATIONAL DANCE

Empordà and Pyrenean regions of dancers dance to the right and left in the province of Girona, danced in a a few specific steps, with an air that chain or semicircle, where the dancers is often slow and sometimes more showed the social hierarchy in the lively. The people in the ring should town squares. On the other hand, the preferably be pairs of men and short were danced at the women. It is a non-exclusive dance, end of the counterpass with the so that anyone can join the circle participation of many more people. individually or in pairs at any time in With the passage of time, the the dance, unless it is a contest or an counterpass was displaced by the exhibition. sardanas, which gained popularity among the young, then it evolved The ‘cobla’ into its present form. The cobla is the name given to the The dance group that plays the music for the sardana. It is made up of 12 The sardana has two main steps, instruments played by 11 musicians. called short and long, and the Its origins go back to an old formation succession of these equal steps is called tres quartants (three quarters) A cobla in a concert. Photo: Cobla Jovenívola d’Agramunt. called a tirada. Thus, a sardana is (or old minsters’ copla) and it formed of several sets of short and comprised three musicians who long steps that alternate until played four instruments: the windbag, instruments (tenora, tible, and , a , two fiscorns completing 7 or 10 tirades. the tarota and flabiol and a drum. tamborí) are typically Catalan, and and a double bass. This medieval formation gradually the other four (double bass, , There is no fixed number of people to expanded and gave rise to the cobla trombone and fiscorn) are more The music of the sardana almost dance a sardana, only a minimum of as we know it today. conventional. always has binary compass, 2/4 or two holding hands are required so 6/8. This, in addition to being played that they form a circle. Then, holding Thus, the current cobla is a wind The band consists of a flabiol and by the cobla to be danced to, can hands and looking at the centre, the band with a double bass. Four tamborí, two tibles, two tenores, two also be heard played in concerts.

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CONTROL OF THE CONTENT OF SILOS IN REAL TIME

Calculating the levels of feed in silos is a hard task, one that requires time and, at times, involves a risk due to having to access the top of the silos to check their contents visually. Faced with this, Rotecna has opted to distribute the SiloMetric (MCSystems), an innovative product that allows readings of the volumetric content of silos in real time.

What is it? industry to make production forecasts from the The SiloMetric is a sensor that uses laser technology consumption information of its customers, and, in to measure the level of solids or liquids inside the case of adverse climatology, anticipate the SiloMetric device. different storage systems: silos, tanks or hoppers of supply to those farms with lower feed supplies. any shape, size and material. How does it work? It is an innovative product that allows users in the livestock sector to know what level of feed is The SiloMetric can be placed in all types of silos. available in their installations in real time and from With a measuring range of up to 20 metres, it is any electronic device with an Internet connection. installed quickly and easily at the top. It does not The easy and quick access to information makes need cables or control units. The information is manual practices such as hitting the outside of the transmitted directly by radiofrequency to the silos to “sense” the level of content redundant, and database managed by MCSystems. avoids the need to have access to the top to make the check visually. Through the Digitplan web platform, the users can consult the stock, the history of the readings and With the information provided by the SiloMetric, in the replenishment periods of their silos from any addition to knowing the volume of food contained computer or mobile device with an Internet in their silos, users can calculate the replenishment connection. periods. This is information that can be shared with the integrator and/or the factory that supplies the The default frequency of readings set in the factory feed so they can improve the planning of loads and is every 2 hours, which gives 12 readings per day. their distribution routes, reducing transport costs However, users can customise it to their needs. and avoiding the return of surplus material. summer (from -15º to + 55º). This robustness, The completely sealed construction of the SiloMetric together with the long battery life (up to 8 years) With the SiloMetric, the logistics of food distribution device guarantees its correct operation in a wide and its low consumption, make the device practically is more efficient and quicker, also allowing the range of extreme temperatures, in both winter and maintenance-free.

CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR FARMS • Reading of levels for liquid and solid products. • Improves safety by eliminating the need to climb the silos. • Comprehensive control of supplies of water, feed, pellet, fuel oil, etc.

OPTIMISATION OF LOGISTICS • Programming of distribution routes. • Reduction of transport costs. • Avoid the return of surplus product. CONTROL OF PRODUCT LEVELS • Monitoring of the product level in real time. • Better forecast and production control. • Better return on investment thanks to its affordable price

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DIGITPLAN WEB PLATFORM The DigitPlan application has been developed to consult and manage all the Finally, DigitPlan includes a system of geolocation of the different devices information collected by the SiloMetric in the installations. It is a user-oriented installed. This allows the supply logistics to be managed efficiently, calculating computer programme that allows real-time monitoring of the status of stocks the optimal route to supply the silos. in the silos from any device connected to the Internet. (computer, mobile phone or tablet). The program is designed to be easy and practical to use. Each user creates their BENEFITS: own profile to access all the information regarding their installations. • Real-time stock display. How does it work? • Consultation of historical readings in graphic Through the DigitPlan web platform, users can graphically view the status of all format or as a spreadsheet (Excel). the silos where sensors have been installed, control the history of the readings, see the evolution of the status of the silos to detect possible consumption • Reading frequency every 2 hours.* anomalies and modify parameters such as the density of the feed, which allows the accuracy of the volumetric calculation of the contents to be adjusted. (Customisable)

Through a very intuitive and visual colour code, users can see in seconds what • Programming of alarms and low-level the status of all their silos is: warnings.

• Red (0% - 25%). • Geolocation of the installations and calculation • Orange (25% - 50%). of the optimal supply route. • Yellow (50% - 75%). • Green (75% - 100%). • Planning of distribution routes.

The user can also receive all the information in spreadsheets to facilitate the use • Reduction of transport costs. of the data with other software. • Avoid the return of surplus material. To guarantee the replenishment of silos, the application offers the possibility of programming alarms and low-level warnings. These alerts can be sent via SMS or email. The user only has to enter which recipients to send the information to and the percentage of content when the alert should be sent. TECHNICAL DETAILS:

Measurement range Up to 20 metres.

25% 50% 75% 100% Working temperature From -15º to +55º C

Battery life Up to 8 years (with readings every two hours).

Sensor Laser.

Measurement Programmed every two hours. Personalizable.

Case material High-density polypropylene. UV treated.

Type of communication Radiofrequency.

Dimensions 335x120 mm.

5 TECHNOLOGY SUBMERSIBLE AGITATOR GENERATES STRONGER CURRENTS

A good homogenisation of the slurry is important for a proper process of solid-liquid separation. Rotecna’s TecnaPur system includes a submersible agitator, whose characteristics provide the farmer with high performance at low cost.

Unlike most models on the market, Rotecna’s exclusive submersible agitator design, finished in a point, allows stronger impact currents, which can reach 25 meters away, to be generated with very low energy consumption, thanks to its DC motor with the latest technology.

Designed for ponds up to 400-500 m3, the agitator is installed together with an SUBMERSIBLE AGITATOR FOR SLURRY PONDS: adjustable support that allows all the corners to be reached to achieve an optimal mixture of the solid and liquid fractions of the slurry, lifting the solids settled in the bottom and breaking up possible crusts on the surface. Installing more than one agitator allows larger ponds to be treated. The pointed finish of the agitator allows more powerful currents to be generated, Stable and safe which can reach a distance of 25 metres.

The chamber that protects the agitator motor is cast in a single piece of cast iron, which guarantees it is watertight. Even the support is integrated into the casting. The materials used in manufacturing it (stainless steel and cast iron) are resistant to corrosion caused by slurry.

With the aim of ensuring its durability and efficiency, even in extreme conditions, the TecnaPur agitator has different safety systems: a liquid sensor in the chamber and a temperature controller, which stops the agitator if activated, and screws designed to avoid blockages and self-cleaning.

Economic

The Tecnapur submersible agitator is easy and quick to install. In addition, the financial investment required is reduced compared with other models on the market, since it does not require expensive works, or an external transmission or concrete supports for the motor.

To this, we can add its DC motor with the latest technology, which does not require a gear motor, which means significant savings in energy consumption.

How does it work? Other applications The submersible agitator of Rotecna generates a current of liquid that lifts the • Submersible mixers have a wide range of applications, such as: solids settled on the bottom of the rafts, breaks the crusts on the surface and • Shaking slurry pits inside the sheds. mixes it all until an optimum homogenisation of the slurry is achieved. • Pumping stations. • Rain run-off tanks. Unlike dry installed motors, submersible mixers offer a high degree of flexibility • Homogenisation of sludge with a high concentration of solids. in their placement, and can be reoriented easily to ensure that the current • Sewage plants and industrial facilities. generated covers a large distance and adapts to the shape of the pond. • Truck washers.

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Source: ICEX España

JAPAN, THE WORLD’S LEADING IMPORTER OF PIG MEAT

Japan is among the developed countries most highly dependent on agricultural imports, something that has

been increasing since the 1960s. A pig farm in Japan with Rotecna products. Photo: Archivo RotecnaPress.

Japan is the world’s leading importer of pork and When it comes to companies, the market is 40 and 80 grams and, in the case of the more costly the fifth of pork products. Its limited domestic pork dominated by five large groups. Iberian ham, 30 grams. production and the high demand and acceptance of this meat among the Japanese have led it to the DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION IMPORTS top of the ranking. On the other hand, the main pig producing countries, including Spain, see in Japan Pork meat is the second most consumed meat in The needs of the Japanese market for pork make the a market with a lot of potential, although the Japan after chicken, with an average of 10.8 kilos country a potential target for the main producers of procedures to penetrate into it are difficult and per capita per year (ICEX: 2007). The tendency over this meat. However, companies interested in this slow. recent years is for an increase in the consumption market must be aware of the difficulties of of this meat, with total figures of 1,712,778 tons in penetrating it, with a difficult and slow negotiation PRODUCTION 2016, of which 50% was imported. and marketing process.

Japan’s pork production is ranked number 14 in the Ham, sausages or bacon are among the most Over the last five years, pig imports have increased world. With 888,611 tons of pork produced in 2015, widely-consumed products, although the difference by 83.19% in value, exceeding 452 million yen (3.39 domestic production is insufficient to meet demand, in tastes between the Japanese and Westerners million euros) in 2016. By countries, the United and more so in a country where the consumption means that manufacturers have to make small States and Canada lead the list of exporters, with of pork has been increasing over recent years. This changes in the products for export there. Regarding market shares of 30.64% and 20.76% respectively. situation has placed the country among the Spanish products, these enjoy very high prestige in Denmark follows them in third place, with a share developed countries with the highest dependence the Japanese market, especially the Iberian ones. of 13.7%. And in fourth position is Spain, with a on agricultural imports, a trend that has been share of 10.33%. In fact, the presence of Spanish increasing since the 1960s. In terms of consumption habits, in Japan it is very companies that export their products to Japan has common to shop daily and consume fresh food, so increased since the lifting of the veto in 2003. Thus, The main producing areas of the country in 2015 sales tend to be in small portions. For example, Spain has gone from fourteenth place in 2004 to were Kyushu, Kanto-Tosan and Tohoku. sliced ham is usually sold in packages of between fourth in 2016.

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PANS FEEDERS MAXI PAN GROW FEEDER MAXI MAXI HOPPER PAN GROW FEEDER MINI MAXITAINER FOR MAXI PAN SOW FEEDER TECNA PAN INITIATION PAN SWING R3 DUO EASY PAN INITIATION PAN SWING R3 WET MINI PAN SWING R3 TUBE MINI HOPPER PAN TR2 FEEDER MINITAINER TR5 FEEDERS SOW BOWL FEEDING BALL

ELECTRONIC FEED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DOSITRONIC DOSITRONIC PLUS

DISPENSERS CLUTCH DISPENSER DOSIMATIC DRINKING BOWLS & VRH-3 VALVE SIMPLEX D-2 VRH-3 FOUR SWING DRINKER FIVE EASY DRINKER DUO SIX-D EASY DRIKER MINI ADAPTER LINE EASY DRIKER MIDI DISPENSER OUTLET ADAPTER

FLOOR COVER NI-2 POR PIGLETS DELTA BEAM PROFILE NI-2 CORNER T PROFILE NI-2 MOBILE DELTA NET SYSTEM LAMPHOLDER ERGOFIX LID WITH LED LIGHT, 5W BASIC POST BEAM CLICK-IN

PANELS BLIND PANEL 1200X1000 VENTILATED PANEL 1200X1000 BLIND PANELS MADE TO SIZE PVC VENTILATED PANELS MADE TO SIZE PVC PROFILES (50,25,10 CM) MIXED PANELS MADE TO SIZE CLOSE PVC PEN DIVIDERS FAST DOOR KIT OPEN PVC PEN DIVIDERS POLIAMID UNION BRAKETS FOR PANELS DOORS PROFILES FOR PANELS FAST LOCK BRACKETS U BRACKETS SOLID GRIP

CHAIN AND DISK SYSTEM • SHOCK ABSORBING TEETH SYSTEM. • EASY ADJUSTABLE CHAIN TENSIONING SYSTEM WITH GRADUATION SCALE. • CORNERS WITH EASY APERTURE SYSTEM. • SILO EXTRACTION SYSTEM WITH AN AGITATOR. SLATS WEANER BLIND PARTIAL BLIND SOW TRAP SLAT WEAN TO FINISH ELECTRIC HEATED PLATE WATER HEATED PLATE CAST IRON AUGER SYSTEM FERROCAST LEVEL BED / RAISED THE SILO OUTLET SYSTEM CONSIST OF A SILO BOOT, A TRANSFER UNIT AND A SLIDE GATE ASSEMBLY THAT ALLOWS HORIZONTAL AND INCLINED INSTALLATION.

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