Description
HYDROPONIC FLOATING LETTUCE RAFT
The hydroponic floats play an essential role in the growth process, they function as plant support and transport medium in and outside hydroponic ponds. There are different solutions to grow leafy greens and herbs. But as a grower, you want clean crops, a high yield and minimum of labor to reduce costs. Therefore Meteor Systems introduced the hydroponic floating raft: an innovative solution for the cultivation of crops!
Size: 1200mm(4 ft.) x 400mm(1.3 ft.) x 50mm(2 in.)
Available with a variety in plant density. Available with 12 holes, 16 holes, 24 holes or 48 holes.
Pairs well with the Grodan AO 25×40 cube.
Unique Features
- Meteor Systems has a patent on HDPE floating rafts. This ensures that no other supplier can use this technique to make floating rafts from HDPE.
- Easy to clean.
- Longer lifespan than the traditional EPS rafts.
- All plants are the same distance from the water.
- The unique shape of the plant holes makes it easier to remove plants from the HDPE floating rafts.
- Slower increase in temperature on plant side.
- Planting holes can vary in shape and size (on request).
- HDPE floating rafts can be easily handled, both automatically and manually.
- Suitable for Deep Water Culture (DWC) and vertical farming systems.
- HDPE floating rafts are suitable for cultivation with and without substrate.
- HDPE floating rafts can be fully automated due to their design.
- Great insulation capacity.
- Higher yields per m2 with the HDPE floating rafts than the traditional EPS rafts.
Sustainability features
- Total Cost of Ownership of a HDPE floating rafts is less than 50% per lettuce head than the traditional EPS.
- Life expectancy of HDPE floating rafts is 4-5 times longer than the traditional EPS rafts.
- Long term business case: HDPE floating rafts are much more profitable than the traditional EPS rafts.
- HDPE floating rafts can be cleaned with chemicals, high pressure washing and hot water.
- HDPE floating rafts are recycled into new rafts, it’s a circular product.
- HDPE floating rafts are durable and can be handled rough without breaking.
- With HDPE floating rafts you always start with a clean float which will give you higher yields.
- Due to the cleaning possibility of a HDPE floating rafts, there is less chance of disease in the water, constant yield.
- Unique customer design in cooperation with Meteor Systems is always possible on request.
- Unique patented plant holes make damage due to transplanting to a minimal.
Ideal growers and benefits
- The ideal growers are the ones that grow in a pond or table top system.
- A big market share lies in the transition from EPS floats to Meteor System’s durable HDPE floating rafts.
- Easy to adjust to smart intelligence environments and to further automatizations of cultivation processes.
Impact on the North American market
- A better business model for North American clients, reducing waste, increasing yields, and mitigating the risk of crop failure.
- Access to a network of water culture growing specialists is included when purchasing Meteor Systems solutions.
- This system has proven higher yields per m2 than the traditional EPS rafts, with a minimum of risks.
- Use less of the environmentally polluting EPS and switch to the durable and eco-friendly HDPE floating rafts.
- The OPEX cost of HDPE floating rafts is much better than EPS rafts.
- Further professionalizing the agricultural market and providing more access to high-end growing systems based on water cultivation.
- The next generation x-hole HDPE floating rafts are expected to increase yields by 15-30%.
- Turn-key solution provider on hydroponic, aeroponic and aquaponic systems.
- Process equipment designed based on Meteor System’s HDPE floating rafts.
