Tyker was founded in 2008 as a spin-off from Wageningen University. Tyker specialises in the automation of work processes through robotics, localisation and control technology. The main markets in which the company operates are road construction and construction.
Interview with Arno Tammerijn, International Sales Manager at Tyker.
’What are the ranges of products/services?
Arno Tammerijn: Tyker has two products on the market with which we are the market leader in the Netherlands and expanding rapidly across Europe and the rest of the world. These two products are:
– Robot Plotter: The Robot Plotter is a self-navigating robot with which construction sites (lines and points) can be automatically staked out with high accuracy and on different surfaces. This is many times faster than with the conventional method and requires less effort because manual stake-out is no longer necessary and control measurements (x,y,z) are automatically available. With an additional drilling module, it is even possible to drill holes in concrete.
The advantages of the Robot Plotter for our customers are:
- Significant time savings when staking out e.g. asphalt borders, centre lines, road markings, solar parks and areas for construction and infrastructure projects
- Increased safety and less physical strain
- Less manpower required and therefore the perfect solution to labour shortages.
– Road Profiler: The Road Profiler makes 3D milling easy. The Road Profiler is a mobile system that is connected directly to the milling machine and with which the milling drum is automatically and continuously set to the correct milling depth. This is done on the basis of 3D terrain models and GNSS. All this means that there is no need for manual input on the controller or the use of a total station.
The advantages of the Road Profiler for our customers are:
- with the Road Profiler, the time-consuming spraying of milling figures onto asphalt or the tensioning of stringlines is a thing of the past.
- the Road Profiler delivers higher accuracy and higher quality compared to traditional systems.
- working with the Road Profiler not only leads to less waste, but also to savings on asphalt and labour.
What’s the news about new products?
A.T: The latest developments are:
- An optional drilling module that replaces the standard spray can holder with road marking paint and allows holes to be drilled in concrete, for example.
- Automatic route optimisation for stake out of points based on contours and obstacle data
- The extension of the Robot Plotter with a GNSS surveying solution to create georeferenced drawings easily in case no digital drawings are available. These drawings are directly available on the Robot Plotter without the need for a PC.
What can you tell us about market trends?
A.T: In the markets we operate in, we see an increasing demand for solutions that not only save labour, but are also faster, safer, more accurate and less physically demanding. Our solutions meet these demands.
Whatestimations do you have for the rest of 2024?
A.T: For the rest of 2024, but also in 2025, we foresee further market growth for labour-saving solutions and thus also an increasing demand for our solutions.