12 March 2021
A final year engineering project on the automation of vegetable handling equipment has kick-started the career of a UC graduate, as well as the development of a new innovation for a locally-based global manufacturer.
UC graduate Mitch Hollow worked on a final year engineering project for Wyma Solutions, which kick-started his career with the locally-based global manufacturer.
Mitch Hollows recently graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechatronics Engineering, a field of study that is an intersection of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and combines sensors, software, and motors to create innovative new devices.
For his final year project, Hollows joined a team of four tasked with how to automate vegetable detection and processing for Wyma Solutions, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of post-harvest vegetable and fruit handling equipment.
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University of Canterbury mechatronics project kick-starts new innovation for local manufacturer
A final year engineering project on the automation of vegetable handling equipment has kick-started the career of a UC graduate, as well as the development of a new innovation for a locally-based global manufacturer.
UC graduate Mitch Hollow worked on a final year engineering project for Wyma Solutions, which kick-started his career with the locally-based global manufacturer.
Mitch Hollows recently graduated with Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechatronics Engineering, a field of study that is an intersection of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and combines sensors, software, and motors to create innovative new devices.
Zerella Fresh reinvest in Wyma Solutions to expand capacity of potato washing and grading line
South Australia’s Zerella Fresh has committed to expand the capacity of their potato washing and grading line. The company has again chosen to reinvest with Wyma Solutions for their post-harvest needs.
The company was rebranded as Zerella Fresh in 2009, when ownership fully transferred to the Pye Group, that also operates a range of business throughout Australia and New Zealand, providing communities with jobs, products and services in the agriculture, manufacturing and tourism sectors.
Potatonewstoday.com quoted Andrew Barclay, Managing Director, Wyma Solutions, as saying: “Wyma has been supplying Zerella Fresh with post-harvest equipment and expertise for over two decades. It is a partnership built on mutual trust, as well as a common purpose to consistently deliver the best produce possible, season after season. I look forward to once again working closely with the Zerella Fresh t