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Components for Vertical Farming Construction

The machines used in vertical farming usually work in a highly sensitive environment, and the demands on the components installed are correspondingly high. With its wide range of maintenance-free products, igus ensures a reliable operation. By dispensing with external lubricants, low-abrasion and FDA-compliant materials and the highest hygiene standards, contamination of the crops is prevented. In addition, our motion plastics score points with their resistance to corrosion and dirt. Our Low Cost Automation systems enable cost-effective farming throughout the year and a fast return on investment.

Advantages of vertical farming

  • Saving space by freeing up traditional agricultural areas
  • Harvest throughout the year, independent and flexible
  • Low transport and storage costs
  • Water saving due to closed cycles
  • Control your environment
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Relevant igus® products to vertical farming

Delta robot

delta robot
  • Workspace up to Ø 660mm
  • Precise positioning due to motors with encoders
  • If required, pre-assembled, including transport frame or installation kit
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iglidur® plain bearings

iglidur
  • Dirt-resistant and corrosion-free
  • Service life tested and calculable online
  • Wide range of standard products and customised special shapes
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igubal® spherical bearings

  • Corrosion-free in moist and wet environments
  • 80% lighter than metallic alternatives
  • Up to 40% more cost-effective than spherical bearings made of metal
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energy chains

energy chain
  • Modular, lightweight and quiet
  • Configure online
  • Low maintenance and easy to assemble
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Harnessed cables

  • Fast and efficient delivery
  • Ready-to-connect directly from the cable manufacturer
  • No minimum order value or quantity
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Microflizz

  • Pre-assembled in modular system
  • Compact and quiet alternative to busbar systems
  • Travels up to 100m
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Further components within this area

drylin® W single rail WS

  • Rails can be joined together to make unlimited lengths
  • Max length is 4000mm
  • Material: Aluminum, hard anodized
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    • Fully harnessed energy chains

    • Equipped with cables, pneumatic, hydraulic and sensor systems, including connectors.
    • Procurement optimisation - one system, one part number.
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    • drylin® R liner J200UMO-01

    • Material: iglidur® J200 with the best running performance on aluminium 
    • Design: open, long design 
    • Perfect blend of durability and functionality
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    • Module connect

    • Module design
    • Space saving
    • Low-profile housing industrial connector
    • single module consisting of several different connector housings
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    • iglidur® tribo-tape liner

    • FDA-compliant
    • Low coefficient of friction
    • Wear-resistant
    • Easily cut to size.
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    • Flexible cables

    • Unharnessed cables
    • Optimised service life
    • Withstands Millions of bending cycles
    • No minimum order value up to 10 cuts of the same
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    • Low-friction coatings

    • Low friction
    • PFAS tested
    • self-lubricating due to incorporated solid lubricants
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    • drylin® gantry robots

    • Can perform xyz linear motions
    • Quiet and smooth in operation with self-lubricating components that are corrosion and maintenance-free.
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    • Vertical farming application examples

    Trouble-free operation without wear
    The fully automated indoor vertical farming systems from the Scottish company Intelligent Growth Solutions (IGS) have to be highly precise and at the same time operate with low friction and be easy to maintain. The drylin linear robot system used in the IGS towers meets all requirements and keeps maintenance and hardware costs low. An inspection after one year of operation did not reveal any significant wear on the bearing shell.

    Automation in worm breeding

    Automation in worm breeding
    The Langhoff family breeds giant red worms that are used by anglers, for example, as feed worms for animals, for hunting or as a natural fertiliser producer for gardens and greenhouses. For around ten years, father Martin Langhoff, has been developing his own systems to facilitate everyday work for the family business in order to improve the breeding process and make it more effective. Used in water, soil, and dirt, the robust igus components have become a reliable partner in vertical farming. ...

    Crossbeam system in vertical farming

    100% maintenance-free for irrigating plants
    A special crossbeam system from the American manufacturer Living Green Farms, provides irrigation for many plants in an empty warehouse on 4,000 m². The igus e-chains provide a secure energy supply without maintenance for the aeroponic work, where nutrient-enriched water is transported directly to the plant roots.

    Further agricultural industries

    Low Cost Automation: agricultural robots

    Smart farming
    Flexible low-cost robots for automated sowing, weeding, harvesting, etc.

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    Harvester on meadow

    General agricultural engineering
    Tough and dirt-resistant components for use in agricultural machinery


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