Fruit & vegetables

Young plant automation

Viscon Plant Technology provides turnkey solutions for automating any young plant production process. We design and manufacture our machines from stand-alone units to complete production lines to automate all labor-intensive processes.

We offer fully automated production lines with filling, seeding, (de)stacking, transplanting, watering and vision grading machines. Our logistic handling systems, potted plant transportation, soil handling, irrigation systems and track & trace delivery systems create the optimal flow in your nursery.

Rockwool Automation

Rockwool blocks are used for the cultivation of various vegetable plants. We provide automation solutions for rockwool planting lines including watering, seeding, planting, covering, and transporting of the rockwool blocks. These operations can all be carried out automatically using our universal planting line.

Viscon has developed an automated system to deliver the plants from the greenhouse to the packing area. A pickup trolley will pick up the plants and place them into boxes at working height in a central place, creating great efficiency in your logistic process.

Post-harvest, packing & storage

Viscon specializes in offering total logistic solutions for post-harvest processes of fruit and vegetables.

Complete packing areas are designed by Viscon to process fresh produce carefully and with optimal precision. Viscon offers a wide range of harvesting, grading, processing, weighing, packing, palletizing, and warehousing systems, including all customized additional material handling solutions.

Indoor farming automation

Viscon offers turnkey automation solutions and factory intelligence software for the cultivation of leafy greens in vertical farms. By combining the expertise of our divisions specialized in young plant production, horticultural R&D, intralogistics, post-harvest & packing automation and software solutions, we are able to automate the entire process from young plant to packed product.

We design and build your entire indoor farming process, combining Viscon automation with specific equipment sourced from carefully selected partners. This means you will always find the best solution. Our software platform integrates all automation equipment, allowing complete control of your facility.

Based on your growing method, facility and preferences our engineers and plant scientists can design & build your optimal vertical farming facility.

Deep water cultivation

Viscon has developed a scalable deep water culture system for growing crops, like herbs, cabbage and lettuce.

We can fully control and automate the cultivation process, including young plant production, growing on deep water and harvesting. With  Viscon Hydroponics the level of automation can be adjusted to your needs. From a fully automated system to manually controlled.

Traceability & control software

As part of our integrated solution, Viscon’s Factory Intelligence software gives you optimal control and management of your entire logistical process.

This next generation of software intelligently integrates all automation functions. It offers product traceability and unlocks performance optimization. This allows our customers to get the most out of their production facility. The software incorporates the functionality of MES, WCS and WMS and can be integrated with existing systems such as ERP.