Octinion
Octinion is an innovative R&D company mainly active in the agriculture and food industry. Octinion is an innovative R&D company specialized in mechatronic product development applied to biological material. The agriculture machinery sector has always been a core sector for Octinion. Our autonomous strawberry picking robot Rubion finds its way through the crop, picking berries like the ideal human picker, without bruising the strawberries. Whether you need ideas, expertise or a fully finished machine or component, we can help. Octinion is your partner in technological innovation, from concept to production. We assist you in all your development needs. Thanks to our broad expertise, we`re your one stop shop for innovation. After 5 years of development, it is the first company in the world to market this piece of innovation.
Company details
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- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Crop Cultivation
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About us
Our mission at Octinion is bringing innovative automation solutions to our customers. We take on mechatronic product development projects, and we have a line of test & measurement solutions. Some of our core values are:
- “Make things as simple as possible, but not simpler” (Albert Einstein)
- Our customers are our partners
- Quality & service
Octinion is a first-generation family business, controlled by its founders. We're driven by creation, and believe it's essential to think out of the box to create truly innovative new applications.
We focus on three sectors:
- Agriculture and outdoor: R&D for machines and components
- Food: we measure and enhance product quality
- Industry: quality optimisation and cost reduction through test and measurement systems
Our team
Our team consists of experienced engineers and technicians, all experts in their field. We are driven by technology, and are experienced in thinking out-of-the-box to solve any problem that comes our way. We have experts in mechatronic system design, electronics, embedded software, vision systems, test & measurement and control technology.
If you are eager to join a dynamic environment, creating the products of the future, check out our jobs page!
Our management team is a mix of people with different backgrounds but with one common passion: they're all driven by creation. Meet the team members:
History
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Trends Gazelle Ambassador 2020 (Vlaams-Brabant)
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Awarded sector winner at Deloitte's Fast50
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Start of our offices in The Netherlands
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Test Center for strawberries installed in Leuven
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Official product launch of our strawberry picking robot
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Growing fast… just signed our 40th innovator!
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Won the “Best Innovation Award” at the UK Digital Pitching Event in Brussels
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Called third fastest growing company in Vlaams-Brabant according to Trends
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Octinion Agriculture office opened in Roeselare
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Octinion goes international: office in California opened
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Our 25th employee joins the team
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Official opening of our new building in Leuven
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The prototype of our strawberry picking robot is introduced
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Octinion moves to the Interleuvenlaan in Heverlee
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Our 10th employee is on board!
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INDUCT rebrands to Octinion
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Start of the development of an autonomous strawberry picking robot
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Our offices move from Zaventem to Leuven
In April 2009, INDUCT was officially founded by Tom Coen, Jan Anthonis and Wouter Saeys. Tom was initially the only one active in the company, starting up an office in Zaventem.
INDUCT stands for innovation. The name is a combination of the first two letters of innovation with 'duct' meaning 'to lead'. Our aim is to lead innovation to build bridges between for example universities and companies.
Initially, we focus on the agricultural industry, thanks to decades of combined experience of the founders in this sector.