OnePointone Agricultural Company has giant jump in the future of agriculture earlier this year, due to its partnership with Autostore automatic warehouse specialist. Companies have joined the Autostore (A/RS) technology on the growth of fresh leafy vegetables – in optimal conditions for high quantities of products.
The result, a system called “Opollo Farm”, combines the standard automatic equipment of Autostore and the factory production technology in OnePointone to overcome cost challenges and expansion in vertical agriculture-a dense capital industry that requires the development of both innovative cultivation technologies and automatic capabilities that allow increased density to support demand for local products. The partnership cancels part of this technology burden, creating a victory for both the two companies that go beyond storage in a new industry, and OnePointone can focus its long-term goal to provide local sustainable products for people all over the world.
The system already operates, as it provides the leafy vegetables for the Whole Foods stores throughout the phoenix below the Willo brand. The vegetables, which have been served in the Phoenix region, will soon be available on this spring, will be available at retail sites throughout Arizona, according to companies.
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The founding task of OnePointone was to feed 1.1 billion people all over the world who were exposed to malnutrition at the beginning of the twenty -first century – the highest number of today, according to CEO Sam Permram, who launched the company with his brother, chief technology official John Bermram, in 2017.
It is a milestone that the company may not have reached very quickly on its own. Samarram also explains, OnePointone has developed a patented robots system to operate the vertical farm – a fully automated process that combines robots, lighting, irrigation and climate control (heating, ventilation and air conditioning) to develop products at home. But scaling this technology to support the company’s growth and promised to be an arduous battle.
“[Our system] “Not anywhere near the Autostore scale or reliability,” BERTRAM explains that the two companies were following each other in the areas of each of them for years before we decided to work together. “So we put the ego in our posterior pocket and said:” Let’s see if we can convert the autostore system into a farm. “
This is exactly what they did. In a warehouse outside Phoenix, Opollo Farm Greens grows inside the autostore boxes that operate with robots-ready-to-harvest devices within 15 days, which is nearly half of the required time with traditional agriculture. Vertical farm features:
- Water implant system: Plants are grown in boxes within a closed loop system where water is recycled, which reduces water use by up to 95 %.
- High density transplantation: Plants are planted with the highest density possible, allowing farms to be built inside the current distribution centers.
- Mechanical plant movement: Supported by the cube storage system in Autostore, the plants move independently throughout the facility, entered the storage network and exit from it through one port-which leads to the need for a large working force on the site.
- Developable architecture: Whether it works on a small or wide range, OPOLLO FARM provides a steady performance and can be expanded smoothly to meet the increasing demand.
- Controlled environment: The entire attached system protects crops from pests and pollution, eliminating the need for pesticides.
- Local supply chain: The proximity of urban centers allows shorter supply chains and reduce transportation emissions.
Foenix Farm is provided in OnePointone from OnePointone Greens to the local DC for the WHOLE FOODS, which then distributes it to the retail outlets. Berram says that the long-term plan is to purchase retailers from buying and operating vertical farms within their DCS-which leads to the introduction of logistics services that involve the transfer of the product from the farm to the capital, which companies say the supply chain will shorten more than 90 %. It will also be allowed to grow an increasing range of products throughout the year: OPOLLO FARM plans to expand their production of vegetables to include basil, microscopes, and other herbs before moving to fruits, including strawberries, berries, and berries.
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OPOLLO FARM is an opportunity for Autostore to display the elasticity and ingenuity of the system, according to Margaret Carroso, director of the company’s product and operations strategy. She says the minimum adjustments were required to adapt the vertical implant system. She says that the main difference is in system boxes: since plants are grown in trays inside the boxes, the sides of the boxes have been cut so that the plants can receive water and light.
“Our technology has solved a different industry problem – but the system is very similar to what we use today in storage,” Carrozzo explains. “The basic features of Autostore [led to our] Success in the warehouse is also very closely related to vertical agriculture: density and reliability. “
The system density not only allows the development of plants close to consumers, but also helps improve energy use in the vertical vertical agriculture.
“and [then there’s] The reliability of the system – automatic vertical farm [runs on] Carrozzo adds, stressing the Autostore experience and its longevity in the industry, a technique that you do not need to sit with children. [this] Stable robot technology. “
Carzo says she is looking for the next steps in partnership. The OPOLLO FARM spaces in Phoenix are 1000 square feet and use approximately 1000 pregnant women, leaving a large range of growth.
“We can offer tens of thousands of boxes – and more,” she says. “We are excited to explore the future.”
