Innovation TRESAC, 5th out of 200 teams at national „Best technological innovation in Serbia” competition
Posted by Aleksandra Hristov on December 2nd, 2011 under Events | No Comments »
Innovation TRESAC, at national „Best technological innovation in Serbia” competition, for 2011 in category realized innovation, won 5th prize out of 200 competitors. This competition was, for the 7th year, organized by Republic of Serbia Ministry of Education and Sports, supported by Serbian Chambers of Commerce, Technical Faculty in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia Intellectual Property Bureau and national television RTS. Innovation TRESAC has application in shaking various fruit (sour cherries, plums, olives, walnuts). It is constructed as independent mechanism which is connected to agricultural tractor. The key new features of this innovation are root protection, crane approach, precision and quality of picking. This machine could pick 1000 trees per hour, or effect of 200 workers. It creates 3000 Eur savings per day, which means the total price of 13000 Eur is paid off in 5 days. Until now, 50 TRESAC machines were sold in Serbia and abroad. Existing solutions needed special conditions for work, 5 times are heavier, 6 times bigger and 6-7 times more expensive. I was the coordinator of the TRESAC team, and the members were Nera Legac, Marija i Julija Pavlović.