The AEtrium-4 is AEssenseGrows' premier tall plant aeroponic system created for growing the best-tasting, most beautiful, longest-lasting vegetables, year-round in varieties that consumers want.
This highly automated modular solution is ideal for commercial farmers in indoor clean rooms or large greenhouses. The AEtrium-4 uses precision sensors and accurate mechanical contol timing to create the perfect growth environment for vegetables or tall plants. This modular system is flexible so you can regroup and resize your production capacity to meet fast changing customer desires in your production location under the harshest environments.
Our Guardian™ Grow Manager software manages the entire system and follows your growth plan exactly. The application of nutrients, watering schedules, light cycles, pH & CO2 levels, environmental temperature and humidity will be perfect every time with exceptional & repeatable harvests.
Our Guardian Cloud based software provides you with dynamic profit analysis and business models for boutique, specialty, & high-end lifestyle plant varieties. Find a new plant opportunity in your market? Simply install the growth recipe from the AEssenseGrows Produce Catalog and you are in production.
Your customers deserve the freshest tasting, highest quality, widest variety produce and you can reconfigure to deliver it on demand with nutrient grow recipes available from the AEssenseGrows library.
With the AEtrium-4 Growth System and a clean room environment, you have clear air, no heavy metals, no pesticides, no soil pests, no hormones, no GMOs, no antibiotics, and no pathogens. Just beautiful fresh vegetables and leafy green produce 365 days per year.
We can always do more but these are definite benefits for you, the indoor farmer:
Technical documentation:
AEtrium-4 datasheet - 2022-04-11 - 0.8 MB
Accessories:
Part nr. | Description |
337-90011-14 | 3.75" Net Pots |
373-10051-11 | 2" Foam Plugs (neoprene inserts) |
Width | Length | Height | |
Outside Dimensions | 3 ft. 7 in. (1.090m) | 4 ft. 8 in. (1.420m) | 3 ft. (0.9m) |
Growth Trays | 3 ft. 2 in. (970m) | 4 ft. 3 in. (1.300m) | 1 ft. (0.3m) |
Light Gantries | 3 ft. 6.5 in. (1.080m) | 4 ft. 3.6 in. (1.310m) | 7'9" ft. or 9'9" ft. (2.355m or 2.972m) |
Canopy Square feet/meters | 16.7 sqft (1.548 sqm) |
Plant Tray Counts
Tub Quantity | 1 | 10 | 100 |
Grow Slots | 1-20 | 200 | 2000 |
Automatic Nutrient Dosing Unit (ADU) Controls
SmartFarm | Range | Resolution |
pH | 0-14 | 0.01 pH |
TDS/EC | 10 µS/cm - 30mS/cm | 15 second samples |
Water Temp | 32 - 122°F (0-50°C) | 1oF (0.1oC) |
Reservoir | 50 gallons | |
Liquid Nutrient Dosing | 3 available 4-liter bottles (pH up/down, H2SO2) | |
Liquid Nutrient Dosing | 4 available 20-liter bottles | |
Irrigation Timing | 1 minute to 2 hours ON to 1 minute to 2 hours OFF | |
Water Level | Automatic Water Leveling & Auto Flush |
AEtrium-4 Matriarch Electrical Specifications
Typical | Peak (Max Inrush Start-Up) | |
ADU (Dosing Pump) | 560W | 800W |
Peristaltics & Sensors | 140W | 300W |
10-tub Line Power | 110-220 VAC/50-60hz, 1,500 Watts | |
Optional Water Chiller | 110-220 VAC/50-60hz, 1,500 Watts |
For more detail, see the datasheet.