Jaltek has entered into a new partnership to give agritech innovators seeking contract manufacturing and electronics solutions a single point of contact.
Jaltek is collaborating with PP Control & Automation (PP C&A) to target new orders with UK organisations involved in indoor/vertical farming, automation, precision farming and remote sensing.
Acting as a bridge between cutting-edge agricultural innovation and bringing the technology to market, the relationship aims to help potential customers speed up time to market, maximise output and unlock value-add design and engineering by providing access to engineering and production capabilities.
Agritech has seen significant growth over the last few years as well as funding being directed its way.
Jaltek’s Claire Mackay said: “This is a fantastic example of two UK manufacturers joining forces to deliver a solution that a fast-growing market is looking for.
“Together we bring experience in agricultural machinery and equipment manufacture and we understand the unique needs and challenges of the industry. Whether you need contract manufacturing for mechanical systems or electronics assembly for sensor systems, we can cover every engineering and production capability for a fully outsourced approach to machine and system build.”
She added: “The importance of a collaborative approach has never been more clear, it is the cornerstone of transformative innovation, but for us it is also a commitment to shared goals, to the understanding that any challenges we may come across are best tackled together and that combining our expertise will always lead to better outcomes for all involved.
“There is so much innovation in this country, but a lot of the time it is commercialised elsewhere. We want to reverse that trend and feel agritech is the perfect sector for us to pioneer this approach. Our partnership will allow innovation to be realised.”
Garry Myatt, sales director at PP Control & Automation, said: “This collaboration is not just about assembling parts or circuits. It’s about providing the sector with the arsenal to scale up swiftly and sustainably, turning good ideas into the very fabric of agricultural innovation.”
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