Hotraco is entering the U.S. equipment market and promoting the Fortica® comprehensive barn control system. A Fortica® installation can regulate and monitor climate, feed, water, lighting, hen-weight, egg-counting and egg-flow using a user-friendly touchscreen and remote data access.

Hotraco Fortica(R) Control Panel

Features of the Fortica® system include:-

• Integrated control of ventilation, heating and evaporative cooling. The computer responds to temperature, relative humidity and negative pressure and configures the correct fan settings and inlet openings and operation of the evaporative cooling system if installed. The Fortica® system is compatible with tunnel ventilation, cross ventilation or various combinations
• Controlling feed issue either with weigh cells on silos or a weighing bin interposed between the silo and delivery auger to the hoppers with the house.
• Managing feed distribution by pre-selecting circuits to attract hens to specific tiers in aviary housing.
• Adjusting lighting intensity and the operation of strip lighting in modules and aisles
• Controlling nest use by diming aisle and module lighting according to predetermined programs
• Retrieving data by IP in addition to using the internet with Fort Link and allowing SysLinq for security. Data can be accessed by smart phone, PC or tablet facilitating security, simplicity and clarity.

Hotraco can supply weighing scales with data integrated into the Fortica® computer

Hotraco Agri egg counters are compatible with the Fortica® system providing accurate daily egg counts and optimization of egg-flow to packing

Additional information is available on the Hotraco website which can be accessed by clicking on to the Hotraco logo on the right side of the Welcome page.