The Problem: Lack of Transparency and Slow Reaction Time in Mass Production
The efficiency of vertical farming facilities in mass production is hampered by the limitations of conventional analytics. Manual, time-delayed laboratory analyses of the hydroponic solution or plant biomass provide no real-time data and lead to reactive nutrient management. This results in inefficient resource utilization and makes it difficult to ensure consistent product quality across thousands of modules. Scaling without integrated, adaptive control is a significant challenge.
The Solution: Integrated Process Spectrometry and Modular Automation
We offer a fully integrated solution for the precise control of your facility:
- Process Spectrometer Technology: Installation of process spectrometers for continuous, non-contact measurement of the phytochemical state of plants in real-time. This includes, for example, chlorophylls (photosynthesis efficiency), carotenoids (light protection and as antioxidants), and anthocyanins (plant stress, ripeness levels, or nutrient composition).
- Modular Automation: Provision of cost-effective, decentralized, modular control technology for precise activation of all actuators (dosing pumps, valves, LED lighting) at the level of each individual farming module.
- Network Integration: The measurement values from the process spectrometers are fed directly into the control level. This bidirectional networking enables automatic and data-driven adaptation of the nutrient solution and environmental conditions in each module.
Your Advantage: Precision, Efficiency, and Scalability
- Business Economics: Significant reduction in operating costs through data-supported reduction in the consumption of water and expensive nutrient components.
- Production: Guaranteed product consistency and maximized yield through optimal, simultaneous supply to all modules based on measured actual values.
- Technology: Simple scaling (Plug & Play) of the system due to the modular architecture, with spectrometry data immediately integrated into the new module control system.
Conclusion: The combination of integrated process spectrometry and modular automation transforms your vertical farming from a reactive to a predictive and optimized production system. This not only enables a significant increase in economic efficiency and product quality but also secures the sustainable and scalable future of your facilities in modern agriculture.