Poultry automation is not just about solving problems. it's about creating solutions.

As poultry production systems become increasingly automated, monitoring systems are being integrated with control systems to provide poultry farmers with real-time and historical information on how various systems are performing. Such as environment control, feeding and water supply. The use of buildings that are 400 or more feet in length and which may be hundreds of feet to miles away from the farm office, presents a number of technical problems to the farm manager. It's crucial to carefully monitor and control all conditions in poultry houses. He wants to be able to react immediately to all...

Hotraco Agri | Poultry is a globally operating Dutch supplier of innovative computerized systems for the poultry sector. Fully customizable. To regulate, control, monitor and optimize the overall animal housing system. From climate control and ventilation to feed and water control, egg handling, animal weighing and fire safety. From low to extreme high-end applications. With the proven concept of the Orion® and the award winning full touch screen Fortica®, we are able to deliver state-of-the-art automation solutions for all sorts and sizes of poultry houses. With a subsidiary in Medellin Colombia...

Management - Animals @ Body weight db Feed consumption The Forties® system Completely different to earlier platforms and existing technologies, The Fortica® system sets a new standard in design, versatility, computing power and user-friendliness. The core of the system is based on more than 40 years of experience in the poultry sector and the proven technology of the existing Orion® computer. We have combined that experience with market feedback and input from dealers and installers. The result is a poultry automation system with an extremely high degree of accuracy and reliability. The fixed...

The Fortica® is an extremely user-friendly, all-purpose poultry automation system for broilers and turkeys. Even remote accessible, to access and retrieve all housing process information data. For colony, free range and enriched housing, all possible barn lay-outs, applications and climatic conditions. Although your gut feeling and expertise are still very important, the actual management of up-to-date data will help you to achieve the best operating results possible. This is something that really doesn't require you to spend long hours in your barn and you don't need to be a trained mathematician...

Fortica® Management Program The automated climate, ventilation and Feeding processes in your barn are a valuable source oF information on your birds' living environment, individual behaviour and on their feed and water intake. This management information can be used to adopt an improvement-driven approach based on up-to-date facts and figures, and react immediately and effectively to any acute changes. The actual management of up-to-date data will help you to achieve the best operating results possible. With the PC management program, barn data is well-organised. Graphs and charts provide you...

Remote control With the ForticaApp® it is possible to control the Fortica® and all connected process systems by smartphone and operate them From anywhere in the world. The ForticaApp® puts you in complete control oF every process. Anywhere and at any time. Whether you are out on your bike, watching your kids play baseball or enjoying a well-earned outdoor lunch with your Family. The Fortica® system puts Farmers in a position to achieve the highest standards in their businesses. Climate control Climate control is invaluable For the operational management oF your poultry house. The Fortica® controls...

Fortica®FreeFlow® A highly innovative solution for optimum ventilation of free range houses with pop hole doors, in respond to four relevant problems experienced by these poultry farmers: condensation on the litter at pop hole doors, strong air stream at the pop hole doors which can reduce the productivity of the animals, an optimal distribution of fresh air in the poultry house and the high energy costs that occur with an equal pressure system. Fortica®FreeFlow® automatically switches from negative to positive pressure ventilation when the pop hole doors are opened. Fresh air is blown into the...

Feed and water control The Fortica® is perfectly suitable for the implementation of various feed strategies and offer the prospect of reduced feed costs, healthier animals and therefore better results. Accurate feed records give a daily insight into feed consumption and feed costs. Flawless identification of any deviations in daily feed consumption, which could be an indication of the health of the animals. Drinking water is just as important to your animals as feed. The Fortica® provides an accurate record of the water consumption and gives a warning in the event of any anomalies. Bird weighing...

The Fortica® system is installed by a selected dealer network, which enables us to offer all of our customers the very best level of support, regardless of their geographic location. This is important to customers, because a climate or feeding system is a major investment that they need to recoup as soon as possible. With this in mind, we focus on long-term partnerships with our customers, so that we can work together with them to improve their business operations. This collaboration can take different forms. From coming up with the ideal solution for optimizing your business operation to installation...

Hotraco Agri. Part of Hotraco Group Hotraco Agri is a globally operating supplier oF innovative computerized systems For use in the pig and poultry sectors specialised in creating and maintaining an optimum indoor climate. Hotraco Agri's main Focus is on the development and manufacture oF customized computers that regulate, control and monitor the overall animal house system. From climate control and ventilation, feed and water control, animal weighing, egg counting to fire safety. Over 100 employees serve customers on all continents with innovative and technically advanced systems. The fact...