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TechNature B.V.

TechNature is a Dutch maker of camera-based sorting machines and crop sensors, with machines for potatoes and onions and a sensor for field crops. It is based in Moerkapelle, Zuid-Holland. Wouter Bac started it as a sole proprietorship in 2014. Its PotatoCam sorts 16 tonnes of seed potatoes per hour, as stated.

technature.nl Last checked 7 November 202610 official pages cited

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Optical sorting

At a glance

TypeMachinery maker
HeadquartersMoerkapelle, Netherlands
Founded2014 (as a sole proprietorship)
Websitetechnature.nl

Machines

  • PotatoCam: optical sorter that grades potatoes by defects such as scab, rot and growth cracks, and by size
  • PotatoCam NIR module: optional add-on to detect internal defects
  • PreCam: pre-sorting camera that detects clumps before the next step; onions, potatoes, shallots
  • SpectraCam: field crop sensor on a sprayer or tractor measuring chlorophyll, biomass and stress

Sites

SiteCountry
MoerkapelleNetherlands

Key facts

  • PotatoCam capacity: 16 tonnes of seed potatoes per hour
  • PreCam capacity: 70 tonnes per hour
  • PotatoCam: three output streams as standard, optional fourth; up to 16 views of each potato
  • Staff: 13 permanent employees and 10 on-call workers
  • Focus moved from consultancy to product development in 2018

Machines

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Not published

Ownership, prices, camera specifications and after-sales terms are not published on the pages read.

The PotatoCam capacity is given for seed potatoes only, with no row count, and no potato customers, countries or installed base are named.

Sources

  1. TechNature home pagewww.technature.nl/en · accessed 7 November 2026
  2. Optische sorteermachineswww.technature.nl/en/producten/optische-sorteermachines · accessed 7 November 2026
  3. Potatocamwww.technature.nl/en/producten/optische-sorteermachines/potatocam · accessed 7 November 2026
  4. Potatocamwww.technature.nl/producten/optische-sorteermachines/potatocam · accessed 7 November 2026
  5. Onioncamwww.technature.nl/en/producten/optische-sorteermachines/onioncam · accessed 7 November 2026
  6. Precamwww.technature.nl/en/producten/optische-sorteermachines/precam · accessed 7 November 2026
  7. Sproutcamwww.technature.nl/en/producten/optische-sorteermachines/sproutcam · accessed 7 November 2026
  8. Spectracamwww.technature.nl/en/producten/gewassensor-oplossingen/spectracam · accessed 7 November 2026
  9. Over onswww.technature.nl/en/over-ons · accessed 7 November 2026
  10. Contactwww.technature.nl/en/contact · accessed 7 November 2026

Last checked 7 November 2026.

TechNature: questions and answers

What does TechNature do?

TechNature is a Dutch maker of camera-based sorting machines and crop sensors, with machines for potatoes and onions and a sensor for field crops. It is based in Moerkapelle, Zuid-Holland. Wouter Bac started it as a sole proprietorship in 2014. Its PotatoCam sorts 16 tonnes of seed potatoes per hour, as stated.

Where is TechNature based?

TechNature is based in Moerkapelle, Netherlands. The address it publishes is TechNature B.V., Moerkapelse Zijde 36, 2751 DL Moerkapelle, Netherlands.

When was TechNature founded?

TechNature gives its founding as 2014 (as a sole proprietorship).

What machines does TechNature make for potatoes?

Machines it lists include PotatoCam, PotatoCam NIR module, PreCam, SpectraCam.

How do I contact TechNature?

The company publishes email wouter.bac@technature.nl, phone +31 613198301, the website technature.nl.

Answers use only the facts on this page, taken from the company's website.

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