Racking for vertical farming saves spatial requirements

CHALLENGE

In 2016, when CEO Michael Ward first questioned whether to get into the business of medicinal cannabis, he visited grow ops across North America to learn more about how the industry operates. He was struck by what he found.

"Going from grow to grow, I saw many of the mistakes people make by shortcutting things and not creating the right environment to maximize your space," said Ward. "I come from a manufacturing background, and the utilization of space is paramount."

Ward has always believed in the palliative power of cannabis, but he knew he'd have to do things differently.

And like any competitive grow op in North America, his layout wasn't his only concern—so were reducing labor costs, reducing downtime, hitting production schedules, and turning out high-quality products consistently, not to mention Harbor Farmz's dedication to cannabis plant tissue culture, which requires quality control and a dedicated, sterile work environment for their in-house microbiologists.

So, Ward and the rest of the Harbor Farmz family brought in the vertical racking experts at Montel to design a full production vertical racking system and build out the grow op of their dreams.

SOLUTION

All Montel racking for vertical farming saves space so growers can care for more plants with less square footage.

Originally, Ward estimated that he would need a facility with around 90,000 square feet, but with the right vertical racking he was able to cut his spatial requirements by nearly two-thirds.

But it's what Harbor Farmz does with their extra space that really shows the power of imagination and better vertical racking.

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Source: Agritech Tomorrow