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Smarter workflows through conveyor systems - move the product not the workers!
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In existing vertical farms, harvesting and farming is done by accessing the different layers of the farms with a scissor lift.
Going up, harvesting, going down, left, up again,harvesting…. And so on. A very time consuming work.
We conceived of a simpler and more modern technique in our farms. We initially separate the growing area from the working area to produce "white" and "grey" zones. A clean room separate from the workers is used for the growth sector, which allows for better security. The plants are simply carried toward a harvesting station - the grey zone - where they can be pulled up and down with a rope, harvested, cleaned, and replanted for future growth. It's straightforward.
1. Fogponics
ultrasonic, efficient and water saving - fogponics allows new farms to operate on levels never seen before
2. Less Maintenance and Parts
Through replacing pressutized systems with fog, we don't need faulty parts anymore - while also cooling the plants simultaneously
4.Less Costs
By employing fog as an irrigation method we can avoid many problems of usual farming system - Mainly we don't need to carry a lot of heavy loads any more and can benefit from the possibility to employ lighter structures and concepts
5. More surface area
Through switching from flat shapes to round ones, we can optimize the planting density and the surface area of the farm
6. Better Heat and humidity management
Allowing heat and humidity to rise and exit the farm freely - using physics to ou advantage.
9. More light
By trapping the light source effiiciently in the middle of the planters, we avoid waste of light.