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From time to time we would like the "feedlot world" out there to know about the progress being made and future developments we intend; hence on this page we will post such events and news....

What about the future ?

On going improvement of the hardware and streamlining the software apps to work on Android and IOS tablets and phones

2020

In 2020 we are entering the year of completion; finally we will be able to deliver on promises. We can now interface with out electronics through normal Android tablets and smartphone; pushing data to the cloud; such as Google Big Data; having simple interfaces where the customer can see their data through google sheets or do elaborate reports through Data Studio.. the list goes on

2019

Year of the sheep, we are the supplier of UHF RFID sheep ear tags as well as gantry readers, scales, scale load-bars and other technical equipment. We also developed a sheep drafter as well as Weight Scale solutions that fit in current Taltec (TM) solutions

- We also have CLOUD solutions, we use it to connect to our local hardware, be it via a Tablet, Laptop, Cellphone.. you can read RFID tags even from remote locations and then it is published to the cloud YES it also has offline support and will upload as soon as the user has internet access again !

Very easy to use, as simple as connecting to a WEBSITE and clicking a button. This will reduce equipment cost and bring the technology to the average farmer. Very exiting stuff indeed, nowhere else in the world is it done like we do it !

2018

We are proud to announce the launch and implementation of the following product:

- Sheep tags; we have successfully implemented the first UHF RFID Sheep tags. We are currently testing them at a sheep feedlot with over 3000 animals

- Sheep Drafter; We have successful implemented our own custom designed sheep drafter; drafting sheep automatically. It can draft sheep into different categories of weight and animal gender. It`s a pneumatic system and can draft animals into 5 different camps. It is currently used by a sheep feedlot with over 25,000 animals !

- New wireless readers; We have successfully launched the new wireless LRHH that can interface to tablets and Laptops

- We have finished our wireless Gantry Reader and have started testing live...

*We will be at NAMPO to showcase some of the new products and tags

*We are redesigning our software suite so that it`s all of the below mentioned and more :

User friendly - catering for small farmers needs and not just big feedlots

Cheaper licensing options with more modules

Cloud based SQL backup options

QLIK https://www.qlik.com/us/ data analytic compatible for better report generation as well as data analysis

- We have also finished the feed management system whereby multiple front end loaders can load feed into a single mixer and the data is then streamed to each in real-time. It also caters for multiple recipes (can be up to 128 different recipes)

- We also work closely with all types of body clamp suppliers in order ensure that our equipment function properly, we also supply load cells and indicators that interfaces to the various load cells

- Abattoir shoot boxes; we work with a major shoot box supplier and incorporate RFID and scale into it so that we can close the loop and supply a complete report back to the feedlot(interfacing with MATRIX SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS` abattoir grading software)

2017

We are proud to announce our successful completion of a feedlot solution installation in Ethiopia, this included:

- CMS, FMS, MMS as well as RFID ear-tags

- In this year alone we added 5 new feedlots to the system currently serving over 15 feedlots

- We have finished our 2 piece UHF RFID tag for the sheep feedlots, we are in the process of testing the injection parts

- We are starting our sheep drafter development and will have a complete solution is about 3 months` time

- We have completely re-designed our water reader and it is now completely WIFI based, making it cheaper than the previous model

- Our new WIFI base ganrty reader is in the prototype phase and is performing VERY well, read ranges of 100ft/30m were recorded. This means that the ear tag read on animals will improve and better read reliability is guaranteed

In 2016 we have turned the feedlot management on its head with the following developments:

- We designed a completely new way of feed and mill management, now making use of local WIFI networks and WIFI tablets to mix and load feed, we stream scale data in real-time, and can manage up-to two front end loaders making one mix...

- We also redesigned most of our readers to now be wireless, we can also stream scale data live as animals are processed.

- We have drastically cut costs of installations and hardware by as much as 50% to 80% in some cases making the systems accessible to smaller farmers..

- We are also now very close to deliver solutions to sheep farmers:

- New sheep ear-tags

- New custom drafters to draft sheep according to weight, gender and even other factors as per the customers` specification, all controlled by the RFID tag in the ear.

- We are also moving into Africa with feedlots in Ethiopia, even ZAMBIA and ZIM making inquiries...

We will soon launch two new websites: with domains as follows

feedlot.solutions and feedlot.management

2016

- Revotronics is now the only supplier of UHF RFID equipment to independent company called Matrix RFID Technologies (not affiliated with Matrix Software)

- Mayor ear-tag redesign; we have tweaked our ear-tag design even more; our tags are now QC tested as follows:

• Left in the African sun for at least 3 months at a time and then subjected to the following;
• Washed for 3 hours at a temperature of 80 degrees C
• Tumble tested for 3 hours at 70 degrees C
• Mechanical stressed by 90 degree bending and releasing for 2 hours
• Knocked with a mechanical hammer(horn simulator) for 1 hour
• 500g weight drop from 1 m directly vertically onto the tag for survive-ability....

*Lets see any other ear tag survive that we would like the challenge

(Why all these tests.... well we now know that our tag will survive in the ear of a R25m+ buffalo for at least 5 years !)

- Revotronics will soon add the following UHF RFID reader equipment to its list of solutions:

• Battery powered, WIFI linked UHF RFID Reader; This reader is a self contained unit that can be put in place at a body clamp and then connected to by WIFI. The battery has an 8 hour life or more. The operator will be able to link to the reader via a tablet or smartphone
• Battery powered headless WIFI scale; This is a custom scale that can accomodate 4 load cells and one can then interface to it via W-IFI. The scale will be compatible with a variety of industry standard load cells; such as LOADTEC, TALTEC, DIGISTAR etc.
• Super Duper Gantry; This is a flagship reader 800x300x100mm with built in batteries; WI-FI and multiple internal antennas. The product is portable and is placed 3m overhead and can easily read 20 tags per second. It is intended for counting animals that pass under it
• Water reader; we have a special reader that is intended for the game industry and reads the tags of the animals as they come to drink water. It is fully autonomous and the battery is charged by solar power; the WIFI has a range of up to 2km or more line of sight; we can also daisy chain the readers to go even further

- Revotronics develops all the readers and antennas in house (and will be ICASA approved (TA-2016/232)) we are cheaper than even the Chinese imported readers !!

August 2016

We are developing battery and WIFI solutions to make the RFID readers portable and easy to install and even easier to connect to

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