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Fruits, Vegetables and Flowers

Fruit, vegetables, and flowers: Fans from ZIEHL-ABEGG for optimum ripening, freshness, and shelf life.

When growing fruit, vegetables, flowers, and herbs in greenhouses, ventilation systems provide fresh air and the optimum homogeneous climate conditions that the crops need for growth and ripening. But efficient, quiet, and economical fans are not only needed for fresh produce production in the classic greenhouse or modern precision and vertical farming: Air technology is also indispensable after the harvest, for example, for the ripening of climacteric fruits and the preservation, storage, and processing of agricultural products.

ZIEHL-ABEGG develops, manufactures, and supplies various fans which are optimally suited for these areas of application because they are at the same time highly efficient, particularly energy-saving, and at the same time exceptionally quiet. In addition, we have the appropriate drive and control technology in our product range so that we can individually plan and put together a perfectly coordinated, smart system for every installation. We can also support you in word and deed with the installation of new systems or the energy-efficient retrofitting of existing systems.

The top class of air, drive, and control technology for Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)

In numerous agricultural processes, proper ventilation and the right temperature are essential prerequisites for success. Many fans used around the cultivation and processing of fresh produce must perform reliably even under severe conditions, such as high humidity, heat, cold, particle contamination, or large temperature fluctuations. Optimum climate control and air technology are required for drying or dehydration, post-ripening, ageing and maturing, mashing, freezing, and canning of fruit, vegetables, roots, tubers, pulses, nuts, mushrooms, algae, seeds, herbs, and flowers, among other things.
 

Firstly, the key to success in this sector is to increase the performance of the highly technology-intensive production systems and, secondly, to extend the shelf life of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. This is the only way that the products, some of which are very sensitive, can survive longer transport times undamaged and retain their freshness, quality, and safety for a long time. Without climate control, the global availability of food we know and appreciate today would not be possible.

To ensure that optimum conditions prevail everywhere around the cultivation, storage, and processing areas at the same time, "intelligent" and efficient fans and control systems are indispensable.

The innovative fans from ZIEHL-ABEGG, combined with our specially developed energy-saving drives and the matching regulation and control modules, provide the required performance reliably and precisely. Simultaneously, they reduce the CO2 footprint of the entire value chain through flexibility and needs-based adaptation - from production to the cold chain in the final retail stage.

Durability, user-friendliness, and a positive business balance distinguish ZIEHL-ABEGG products. For us, the system concept is not a choice but a central guiding theme in developing new products and always part of the overall package. Thus we have also developed fans, especially for agriculture, for the targeted support and perfection of all standard ripening technologies.

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Sophisticated ventilation and air-conditioning concepts for cultivation, storage, and preservation

The advantages of the precisely controllable and optimally energy-efficient ZIEHL-ABEGG fans are immediately noticeable in many applications, such as banana ripening or post-ripening of other fruits. Here, exact timing and precise results are essential and an even and reliably predictable ripening process.

For example, the blade angles of the fans, different sized models from the MaxVent series, can be adjusted ex works for specific applications. The air direction can be flexibly (reversibly) adjusted. By precisely regulating the air supply in the ripening chamber, the circulating air, which is distributed continuously above and between the fruit, provides the optimum climate at all times. Thanks to the reliable measuring technology and the remote monitoring options, you always have full control over ventilation, air conditioning, and the energy used for this and can actively control all processes in the ripening chamber.

For the best efficiency and highest energy efficiency, ZIEHL-ABEGG fans are available with intelligent ECblue motors, which allow you to reduce energy consumption and electricity costs during operation drastically. Our ECblue drives' equipment includes integrated MODBUS communication and the possibility of a Bluetooth connection for numerous useful auxiliary functions, such as predictive maintenance.

We have developed the ZIEHL-ABEGG fully encapsulated IP55 motor, a compact, extremely robust, and resistant external rotor motor in die-cast aluminium, especially suited for the agricultural sector. Its plus points include impressive efficiency levels and long-lasting reliability, and exceptionally quiet, human- and animal-friendly operation - ideal for farm and stable, greenhouses, ripening chambers, drying, cooling, and storage rooms.

Retrofitting existing systems is no problem either because the future-proof, intelligent technology from ZIEHL-ABEGG adapts to every system and offers numerous options for subsequent expansion. We have developed the RETROFITBLUE programme for the modernisation and energetic refurbishment of ripening chambers: With a few targeted retrofits, we bring the system up to state of the art - for the best ripening results with lower energy and maintenance costs and excellent acoustic values. The investment in high-quality ventilation and control technology, which helps you save energy and electricity from day one, will therefore pay for itself gratifyingly quickly.

Breaking new ground and improving what already exists: Smart solutions from ZIEHL-ABEGG

From ZIEHL-ABEGG, you do not only get high-quality products - the top class of air, control, and drive technology - but solutions for comprehensive and sustainable improvement. We take care of your specific case and the respective application and offer our customers several advantages that they will no longer want to do without:

Versatility and reliability

Our product range includes axial, centrifugal, and crossflow fans with innovative biomimetic blade design, external and internal rotors, AC, EC, and PM motors, voltage regulators and frequency converters, all kinds of sensors, housings, brackets, grilles, and accessories. With us, you have a partner, consultant, system supplier, and problem solver at your side for every ventilation need. When adapting to different productions or processing procedures, ZIEHL-ABEGG offers well-thought-out, individually designed complete solutions without superfluous components - everything perfectly coordinated, fail-safe, low-wear, and maintenance-friendly.
Most efficient performance for every application

ZIEHL-ABEGG is the only manufacturer of professional ventilation systems that jointly develops, manufactures, and combines fans, drives, and controllers for the best result, namely the unbeatable overall efficiency of a system consisting of components that work together optimally. And efficiency is critical in producing, processing, preserving, and cooling fresh produce such as fruit, vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

Shelf life, safety, and confidence

The ZIEHL-ABEGG quality system guarantees the best shelf life and the longest possible product life. This means: No regular lengthy maintenance work, standard cleaning is sufficient. The modular systems can be easily redesigned and adapted as required - ideal also for industrial applications. In addition, our products comply with the relevant standards and regulations for many years to come, such as EN 17166-2019, the energy efficiency requirements of the ErP Directive, and the current version of Regulation (EU) No. 327/2011 on the eco-design of fans driven by an electrical input power in the range of 125 W and 500 kW.
 

Our product-highlights for fruits, vegetables and flowers

These ZIEHL-ABEGG product ranges proposed as possible solutions for these applications are suggested based on the bases of our experience and previous projects in the respective sectors. However, the products available for selection directly from the website must be checked and approved by our technical sales experts with regards to the specific conditions of their use and cannot be taken to be universal solutions for such specific uses.