Last yr see the first grower set forth to utilize Caeli ™ fans . Van der Avoird Trayplant ’s young greenhouse in the Netherlands is where this bombastic - scale leaf pilot launch . These modest but very muscular fans regulate the greenhouse mood by each check the mood , thus creating a very mellow degree of uniformity . The units move the air but also help dehumidify it . " Our algorithm can now homogenize moisture as well as the temperature , " begins Sven van Heijningen , R&D manager at Alcomij .
That is not the only news of the year . Alcomij ’s R&D department has also found a way to set up these unit in existing nursery . " The Retrofit system expend an aluminum duct to mount the units against existing column in the greenhouse . " Thus , with this minimal modification , cultivator can evenhandedly well incorporate this system into exist greenhouses .
Caeli whole at Van der Avoird .
More flexiblePlacing the unit in aluminum profiles makes the fans fit even better . " There is thus minimum leakage past the devotee . This solution also means we ’re no longer limited by column locating , " says Sven . This solution for existing glasshouse also permit you post the unit against the wall . " This ontogeny increase tractability and thus applicability . "
Air ductsSince columns in existing glasshouse are often not worthy for melodic phrase passage , this ask a slenderly different approach . Hence , these aluminum ducts that Alcomij manufacturing in the Netherlands . With over half a century of know - how and experience in greenhouse cover systems , they are well - versed in this . " We attach these air ducts to the bottom of the live greenhouse newspaper column with a single bolt . So , it ca n’t sink , " Sven explains . They also use stainless blade cable ties at the trellis for column financial support .
Sven with the Retrofit version at GreenTech 2023 .
cover funnelTo reach out the top of the nursery as efficaciously as possible , an optional screen funnel shape can be integrated into the system . The fan whole draws air from above the projection screen cloth , after all . " The narrow funnel shape reaches past the screen . "
The Caeli answer ’s central assumption is that the screen need not be modified in any way . It demand a little more than a new build , but it is sure enough possible with an existing social system . According to the R&D director , you’re able to use the Caeli root for existing glasshouse with screen systems where screen cloths can be quickly changed via rails .
The glasshouse ’s light retention was also carefully considered . That is especially important for high m2 output crop and those where the one per centum more light equals one percentage more production rule applies .
RetrofitIn short , with the Retrofit organization ’s comer , all the patent Caeli glasshouse solutions advantages are within reach for existing complex body part . " you could now use Caeli ’s advanced monitoring and control connection , unique in New nursery construction , in these greenhouses , too , " Sven concludes .
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And , thanks to the units ' fairly straightforward assembly and plug - and - play principle , the organisation can be used job - innocent in any be greenhouse and situation .
Air motility let the Caeli building block produce a uniform climate . The algorithm now also includes moisture homogenization .
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