Objective The propagation of roses by cuttings is one of the most applied (propagation) methods. At present the cutting and planting of potroses is a manual process/procedure. The major (technical) limitations are the low productivity and the variations in quality. Moreover, it is a boring job. Therefore, the objective of the intended R&D-project is to develop an autornated s,vstem for the cutting and planting of rose cuttings which has the following specifications: 1) a high productivity (> 7200 cuttings/h), 2) a high and uniform quality, and 3) a short through-put time (reduction of the chance of infection). The proposed system will be composed of a number of innovative techniques, such as a recognition (vision) system, a robotic systern and a handling clip system. Preliminary estimates show that the potential benefits (industrial impact) of such a system are favourable compared to the (development) costs. A prototype will be built which will provided the data for the design of a commercial autornated system for the cutting and planting of rose cuttings. The consortium consists of developers and endusers of the proposed system. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringcontrol systemssocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CRS - Cooperative research contracts Coordinator Boomkwekerij Bert Rombouts B.V. EU contribution No data Address 1,De Steenakkers 1 5527 Hapert Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTRE FOR CONCEPTS IN MECHATRONICS Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 24,De Pinckart 24 5674 CC NUENEN See on map Total cost No data Gartneriet Ove Nielsen A/S Denmark EU contribution No data Address 74,Ny Verstergade 74 5672 Allested-Vejle See on map Total cost No data Gärtnerei Franz Koster Germany EU contribution No data Address 98,Tetendonk 98 47929 Grefrath See on map Total cost No data Nolina Potplantenkwekerij BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 5,Tuindersweg 5 2481 KJ Woubrugge See on map Total cost No data Te Strake BV Netherlands EU contribution No data Address 26,H. Van Doorenweg 26 5750 AA Deurne See on map Total cost No data