Matty Blomfield Hectre CEO

Hectre opens multi-million dollar Auckland laboratory

2026-10-28T05:01:00+00:00By

Lab will be used to develop Hectre’s next-generation Arc camera, designed to identify internal fruit quality

  • Hectre opens multi-million dollar Auckland laboratory

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Matty Blomfield Hectre CEO

Hectre opens multi-million dollar Auckland laboratory

Lab will be used to develop Hectre’s next-generation Arc camera, designed to identify internal fruit quality

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