SOFT FRUIT

Future-Proof your SOFT FRUIT production
Increase the yield – Save labour – Reduce costs
With more than 60 years of experience in automation and control equipment for modern horticulture, including irrigation and fertilization for commercial production, our commercial soft fruit farming equipment supports growers in meeting today’s and tomorrow’s production demands.

Meeting the market’s increased demands

In order to ensure both the quality and quantity of the harvested product and thereby be able to fulfill sales agreements, the grower must have increased focus on both correct irrigation and fertilizer. This places higher demands on sustainable cultivation equipment for soft fruit growers, where precise control of resources is essential to meet market expectations and long-term production goals.

The traditional way of producing soft fruit has been by manually operating watering and fertilization, and it has been a time-consuming task to ensure timely irrigation. For some, this might have caused a poorer yield with plants of varying quality.

Unlike standalone solutions, the SIIP system is designed as part of an integrated control platform, combining sensor data, irrigation and fertilization in one coherent system.

As part of modern commercial soft fruit production equipment, the SIIP system is a state-of-the-art system that helps you save time, and ensures proper irrigation and fertilization, and thereby greater and better yield – and at the same time achieves a cost saving – now and in the future.

Is your production system up-to-date and future-proofed? In case your answer is no, please read our further information – and if yes, we are sure that we will still be able to help you improve your production and output.

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Fully automatic "fly by wire" feed and irrigation control

As part of our commercial soft fruit farming equipment, the SIIP system offers fully automatic feed and irrigation control, providing a range of benefits such as:

Save water and fertilizer by timely irrigation
Increased yield and high plant quality with minimised risk of diseases
Save labour due to the automated irrigation system
Short return on investment
Satisfy customers’ needs for uniform products
Standard software included for the whole set-up
Work with real time data
Prevent accumulation of fertilizer by EC-regulation on radiation / runoff amount and EC
Keep all data in-house – ease the data integration
It is particularly appropriate for soft fruit production in gutters – but is of course also suitable for other kinds of production, including use as organic soft fruit farmer tools.

The SIIP system consists of the following parts

Sun sensor – drain counter – EC-sensor – 4 x soil sensors – possible pH-sensor. Furthermore, an AMI Penta mixer will be needed for processing the incoming data from the sensors.

To obtain the perfect and most effective system with full overview, we recommend that you add a SuperLink to the SIIP system. SuperLink is software for central control and is used for the collection of data from units installed in more geographical locations – but it is also an immeasurable tool if you have only one location.

Sun Sensor

1 pcs is needed for the SIIP system
Secures automatic start of watering depending on the light radiation and EC regulation

Drain Counter

1 pcs is needed for the SIIP system
Sun and drain regulation of the automatic start
Informs the AMI Penta mixer of how many drains are left after the watering
Based on this information, the mixer gives a start signal for watering by the predefined watering interval
Can be expanded with EC and/or pH sensors for reading drain water

Soil Sensor

4 pcs are needed for the SIIP System
Measuring of humidity and temperature of the growing medium
Gives signal for watering and reduces the risk of drying-up

AMI Penta - Fertilizer and Irrigation mixer

1 pcs is needed for the SIIP System
Built for now and future needs
All software is included in the system, so no cost for updates
Simple and advanced control of plant growth
Always delivered with a mixing tank
Control of return water
4 time zones per day – 4 different watering strategies
Flexible set-up of the system
Available in many languages

The SIIP system can be fully integrated with both the AMI Penta fertilizer mixer and the bio‑mixer for precise and automated nutrient management.

SuperLink - Software for central control

1 pcs is recommended for the SIIP System
Set up the overview main menu and see your preferred data from different departments
Calendar function for planning of future actions
Central control and change of set-points of installed
units Easy change between cultures by use of your own stored plant recipes
Report generator for documentation and analyzing of growth conditions
Quick and easy export of data for your own or consultant’s use
Central collection of data from climate controls, irrigation and fertilizer mixers from all departments
Your own naming of e.g. heating valves, windows, screens, etc.
Possible to add set-points to a favorites list

Here you can download the Soft Fruit leaflet

Our solutions are designed as farm equipment for producing soft fruit, supporting efficient and reliable production. Meet increased market demands for high-quality and get the best production results with the right irrigation.

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