A plant plug for germinating, cutting and/or growing plants and/or for tissue culture includes a strip of polymeric fibres, where the fibres are substantially oriented in the plane of the strip and optionally locally mutually bonded to one another, and where the strip is arranged in multiple, vertically arranged layers. In a layer the fibres may be substantially oriented horizontally or vertically. A typical configuration includes a cylinder shaped plant plug. A manufacturing method and various uses of the plant plug are also described.
The invention relates to a device for rolling a sheet of material, such as a non-woven material, into a strand, which device comprises: - a first return pulley, a second return pulley and an endless conveyor belt running around the first and second return pulley forming a conveyor belt system with a transport plane extending from the first return pulley towards the second return pulley; - a support surface arranged between the first and second return pulley, wherein the support surface is arranged parallel to the transport plane and wherein the support surface supports part of the conveyor belt; - a first guide pulley arranged spaced apart over the support surface, wherein a nip of constant height is formed between the support surface and the surface of the first guide pulley, wherein the width direction of the nip makes an angle of less than 90° and more than 0° with the direction of movement of the conveyor belt over the support surface; - drive means for driving the conveyor belt, wherein the drive means engage onto the conveyor belt at least just in front of the nip; wherein the conveyor belt at least runs from the first return pulley along the transport plane, over the support surface into the nip, then forms a loop just after the nip and returns back through the nip along the surface of the first guide pulley and towards the second return pulley.
A01G 24/60 - Apparatus for preparing growth substrates or culture media
B65H 18/22 - Mechanisms in which power is applied to web roll, e.g. to effect continuous advancement of web by friction band
B65H 19/22 - Changing the web roll in winding mechanisms or in connection with winding operations
A01G 24/18 - Growth substratesCulture mediaApparatus or methods therefor based on or containing inorganic material containing inorganic fibres, e.g. mineral wool
A plant plug (10) for germinating, cutting and/or growing plants and/ or for tissue culture comprises a strip (12) of polymeric fibres (14), wherein the fibres (14) are substantially oriented in the plane of the strip (12) and optionally locally mutually bonded to one another, and wherein the strip (12) is arranged in multiple, vertically arranged layers (16). In a layer (16) the fibres (14) may be substantially oriented horizontally or vertically. A typical configuration includes a cylinder shaped plant plug (10). A manufacturing method and various uses of the plant plug (10) are also described.
The invention relates to a system for growing plants out of seeds on a water surface. The system has a buoyant plate with a number of passages extending between the top surface and the parallel bottom surface. The plate floats on a water surface. A container is arranged in each passage and a growing seed is arranged in each container.
A device for producing both linerless labels and lined labels includes a base frame; a hotmelt station arranged on the base frame; and a portal frame arranged on the base frame and extending over the hotmelt station. A number of guide rollers are arranged on the portal frame for guiding a web of material along a web path. The hotmelt station is rotatably arranged on the base frame around an axis parallel to the plane of the web path of the guide rollers between a first position and a reversed, second position. Both the first and second position the plane of the web path of the hotmelt station are parallel to the plane of the web path of the guide rollers on the portal frame.
B65H 23/188 - Registering, tensioning, smoothing, or guiding webs longitudinally by controlling or regulating the web-advancing mechanism, e.g. mechanism acting on the running web in connection with running-web
B05C 13/02 - Means for manipulating or holding work, e.g. for separate articles for particular articles
C09J 7/40 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by release liners
B05C 9/12 - Apparatus or plant for applying liquid or other fluent material to surfaces by means not covered by groups , or in which the means of applying the liquid or other fluent material is not important for applying liquid or other fluent material and performing an auxiliary operation the auxiliary operation being performed after the application
C09J 7/30 - Adhesives in the form of films or foils characterised by the adhesive composition
A method for providing nestable cones to a plant tray that includes recesses. For quickly and effectively carrying this out, use is made of a device, which comprises i) a head and ii) a support surface for a stack of cones, wherein a first wall section of a first cone is engaged by the head and the remainder of the stack of cones is stopped by means of a stack stop, after which the engaged cone is released.
The invention relates to a device for applying a hot-melt to a web of material. The device includes a driven roller and a nozzle with a nozzle channel arranged adjacent the driven roller for supplying a hot melt through the nozzle channel to the surface of the roller. The invention also relates to a combination of a device according to the invention and a web of material, which web of material is guided along the driven roller and wherein the nozzle channel exits in front of the nip of the web of material and the driven roller.
B05C 1/08 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length using a roller
B05D 1/28 - Processes for applying liquids or other fluent materials performed by transfer from the surfaces of elements carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. brushes, pads, rollers
B05C 1/16 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is applied to the surface of the work by contact with a member carrying the liquid or other fluent material, e.g. a porous member loaded with a liquid to be applied as a coating for applying liquid or other fluent material to work of indefinite length only at particular parts of the work
B05C 11/02 - Apparatus for spreading or distributing liquids or other fluent materials already applied to a surfaceControl of the thickness of a coating
B05C 5/02 - Apparatus in which liquid or other fluent material is projected, poured or allowed to flow on to the surface of the work from an outlet device in contact, or almost in contact, with the work
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
Goods & Services
Chemical preparations for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; manures; loam and substrate growing media; biodegradable adhesives for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry
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SYSTEM FOR GROWING PLANTS OUT OF SEEDS ON A WATER SURFACE
The invention relates to a system (1) for growing plants out of seeds (8) on a water surface. The system (1) has a buoyant plate (2) with a number of passages (3) extending between the top surface (4) and the parallel bottom surface (5). The plate (2) floats on a water surface (6). A container (7) is arranged in each passage (3) and a growing seed (8) is arranged in each container (7).
01 - Chemical and biological materials for industrial, scientific and agricultural use
22 - Rope, netting, tents, awnings, sails and sacks; padding and stuffing materials
31 - Agricultural products; live animals
Goods & Services
Chemical preparations for use in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; Manures; Loam and Substrates; Biodegradable adhesives. Raw fibrous textile materials; Nets for potting soil. Plants.
