Agriculture

Precise analytics for agriculture

With optical technology from Hellma

Modern agriculture has long been data-driven: from crop production and animal husbandry to environmental analysis – wherever quality, efficiency, and sustainability are required, reliable measurement data play a central role. Hellma provides robust, precise, and versatile components for optical analysis – in the laboratory, mobile in the field, or directly integrated into agricultural machinery and process systems.

Solutions that grow with your requirements

Agricultural processes demand technology that is flexible, weather-resistant, and easy to integrate. Hellma offers:

UV/VIS and NIR probes for determining nutrient levels in slurry, substrates, animal feed, or plant sap
Flow-through cells, suitable for use in mobile measurement systems or stationary installations for fertilizer and soil analysis
Cuvettes and laboratory components for classical laboratory analytics – e.g. for plant protection products, water samples, or seed testing

All of our optical systems feature high durability, even under dusty, humid, or heavily stressed conditions.
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Which parameters are measured in agriculture?

In agricultural science and practice, a wide range of measurement parameters are in focus. Using Hellma components, the following parameters can be reliably determined, among others:

Nutrient concentrations in soils, slurry, compost, or plant extracts – such as nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K)
Dry matter and moisture content in animal feed or harvest samples (e.g. silage, grain)
Chlorophyll content and plant vitality, for example to assess stress, pest infestation, or fertilization status
Water quality (pH, nitrate, ammonium, turbidity) – e.g. in irrigation systems or drainage
Residue analysis of plant protection products or fertilizers

Whether in field research, testing stations, or automated agricultural technology systems, Hellma products support well-founded decisions based on precise data.

Benefits for agricultural technology and environmental analytics

Hellma technology offers significant added value for agricultural applications:

✔ Weather- and media-resistant materials, suitable for outdoor use

✔ Compact designs, ideal for mobile or vehicle-integrated measurement systems

✔ Highly transparent optics, even for samples containing particles, turbidity, or biological contamination

✔ Standardized interfaces and customized solutions, tailored to agricultural technology interfaces

✔ Long-term stability under changing environmental conditions – from frost to heat, from fertilizers to UV radiation

Application examples from agricultural practice

Hellma components are used in many areas of agricultural and environmental technology, including:

Sensors in slurry analyzers for precise nutrient dosing
Turbidity measurement for water quality monitoring in animal husbandry
Inline measurement systems in biogas plants for substrate monitoring
Spectroscopic analysis of soil samples for pre-classification and determination of soil properties

Sample cells in mobile laboratories for soil and plant sap analysis
UV/VIS measurements in seed treatment or for checking seed treatment agents
Process control of highly saline solutions in fertilizer production within the chemical industry

Tailored solutions for agricultural processes

Not every application fits into a standard system – which is why Hellma develops individually customized components when required: special geometries, materials approved for agricultural use, or modified connection technologies for integration into machinery.

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Do you develop technology for agriculture or conduct analytics in the agricultural sector yourself? We support you with practical solutions for reliable measurement data.