In today's agriculture, the challenges are manifold: Labor shortages, rising costs, and the pressure to implement sustainable practices. Festo offers advanced automation technologies that enable you to work more efficiently and protect the environment at the same time. Our solutions are specially designed for the productivity of greenhouses and controlled environment agriculture. With our 100 years of experience in pneumatic and electric automation, we support you with our reliable technologies for the agricultural industry – from pot handling to packaging.
We offer a wide range of automation solutions that have been specially developed for the requirements of indoor cultivation. From precise handling of plug plants to automated transport systems, our technologies help you maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
Would you like to find out more about our solutions for greenhouse technology, agricultural robotics, or other topics?
Get in touch with us!Automated handling of plug plants is a key step in modern plant production. Sensitive seedlings have to be recognized, carefully grasped and precisely planted – a task that requires maximum precision and speed.
Festo offers customized solutions for this:
With these components, machine builders can develop efficient and powerful automation solutions for demanding environments – robust, precise, and gentle on every plant.
Transplanters play a key role in the modern horticultural industry. They automate the delicate transplanting of plug plants from small trays to larger trays or cultivation areas. These systems work precisely and quickly by gently gripping and transporting seedlings, sorting them according to quality, and placing them precisely. Automation is essential to ensure even spacing and optimum growing conditions.
Festo offers customized solutions for this demanding task:
The combination of clean compressed air, fast control and precise positioning forms the basis for powerful and reliable transplanters that ensure maximum efficiency and minimal plant damage.
Automated plant handling systems are crucial for optimizing the flow of materials in large nurseries and greenhouses. These systems move plants efficiently between different growth phases and processing stations, ensuring a smooth process. Plants are sorted according to size and quality, and then transported to the appropriate stations. Automation reduces the manual workload and increases productivity.
Festo offers robust and reliable components for these systems:
These components work together seamlessly to create a high-performance system that minimizes downtime and maximizes productivity.
Sorting and packing flowers is a special automation task in horticulture. Modern systems pack flowers efficiently for distribution. The process includes sorting by quality and variety, placing in protective sleeves and feeding the packaged flowers into downstream processes. This automation is crucial in order to treat the delicate flowers gently after harvesting and deliver them to the consumer in optimum quality.
Festo offers electrical and pneumatic solutions for this demanding task:
With a combination of electric drives, flexible grippers and reliable pneumatic components, Festo offers comprehensive automation solutions for sorting and packaging flowers and ornamentals.
Discover in the video how our customers have successfully implemented Festo technologies to increase productivity in their greenhouses (1:48 min):
"Agriculture is becoming increasingly digitalized and electrified. Our automation solutions, both electric and pneumatic, enable precise and tactile motion applications in the greenhouse as well as robust solutions in open-field farming. From harvesting eggplants to chopping onions – we are ready to master future challenges together with you!"
Christine Marie von der Ohe
Global Business Development Agriculture, Festo SE & Co. KG
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