Humidity control in greenhouse with Dry Fog
Customer Testimonial: Walters Gardens Inc
Interviewees: Drew Koschmann, Head grower and Justin Dyk, Maintenance SupervisorWalter’s Garden started as a small perennial farm established by Dennis and Harriet Walters in Zeeland, Michigan, United States in 1946.
Today, Walters Gardens, Inc. has grown to be one of the nation’s largest wholesale perennial growers with a reputation for superior quality, excellent service, and cutting-edge new varieties. Their mission is to provide the best high quality products to their customers across the US and Canada.
Benefits of AKIMist in horticulture
- Uniform plant growth
- Higher productivity
- Cooling effect
- Higher plant quality
The problems the customer was facing
As they were facing challenges with other systems like high pressure fogging systems, Drew and Justin compared the best humidification systems available on the market.
Two mains issues were noticeable with the other systems:
- More complicated installation requirements with high pressure fogging systems, which means more manpower and equipment are needed, and therefore increases the cost.
- Uneven development of the plants within the same area, due in part to uneven moisture at the plant level. Because of uneven fog sprayed, some trays had obvious spots of moisture, making the plants with more water grow faster.
System used for this application
AKIMist® “E” Dry Fog Humidifier
The AKIMist®“E” produces ultra-fine “ Dry Fog” for humidity control in various industrial applications. We call our Dry Fog “non-wetting fog” because it only contains really small droplets. The tiny droplets (7.5 microns on average) evaporate before reaching any surface. Therefore, it can achieve humidification in an area without the risk of wetting. The AKIMist®“E” can spray the Dry Fog over 4 meters from each nozzle and can cover a wide area with a single unit.
Results of the AKIMist® “E”
The main difference they noticed in maintenance between our system and previous systems used were:
- No need for pump units
- No need to shut the entire system off to work on it for the maintenance. While working on one unit to clean the nozzles, the rest of the system can continue to spray.
As the humidity control is achieved with the AKIMist®, a secondary benefit is noticed: the cooling effect. During summer time when the conditions are dry outside, the ventilation system of the greenhouses are often utilized. And having a fog system creates a slightly cooler environment inside the greenhouse.
Thanks to the uniformed fog sprayed from the AKIMist®, it helped Walters Gardens to provide the best plants to their customers. The quality of the plants improved, they look healthy. And having a more uniform fog allowed them to produce plants more uniform in size and in development.
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Benefits of AKIMist®
- Uniform plant development due to non-wetting effect
- Perfect control of the humidity level
- No need for pump units
- Simple maintenance
- Cooling effect
- No need to shut the entire system off to work on it for the maintenance.
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