Predictive maintenance is already being used across multiple sectors but is especially beneficial to vertical farming, where unplanned changes in the growing environment can result in entire crops being lost.
The controlled environment that vertical farming provides is also ideal for cultivating medicinal plants with high consistency and quality – essential in pharmaceutical production.
By adopting sustainable energy management and automation, vertical farms can not only help secure the world’s food supply but also play a pivotal role in advancing pharmaceutical production.
The idea of vertical farming is not new, but recent developments in next-generation automation and robotics are making it more viable by breaking down barriers that have hindered development so that the sector can realise its full potential in a sustainable way.
It aims to support traditional farming to meet year-round consumer needs and share the load, producing salad leaves, herbs and high-value crops while traditional agriculture tackles bulkier crops.
