The control systems we offer:
EKONOMIK automation
The EKONOMIK series is ideal for smaller garden greenhouses where affordability is the main priority. At the same time, you can confidently leave the management to the automation system when you are away from home.
Features:
Digital temperature controller: Easy operation
Simple selection of operating modes: Manual or automatic
Gradual curtain opening and closing: Enables effective temperature control
Built-in electrical outlet on the control cabinet: Connect additional electrical devices
Benefits:
An affordable automation solution for managing smaller greenhouses.
STANDARD automation
The STANDARD automation series is based on our top-tier automation systems, with a streamlined feature set focused on the most essential functions for smaller greenhouses. This allows us to offer premium functionality while ensuring a reasonable investment cost. It is a system that bridges the gap between basic and advanced solutions, offering increased functionality and performance.
Features:
Industrial SIEMENS controller with HORTIKUS Simple software: Efficient and reliable operation
Smart temperature control: Up to 3 separate control channels - side / roof / end wall opening
Option to connect a simple weather station: greenhouse response is synchronized with weather conditions
Built-in additional features: Smart ventilation, heating, irrigation system control, etc.
Safety systems: Protect your greenhouse and crops from adverse weather, snow damage, sensor failure, and more.
Advantages:
An advanced yet cost-effective system suitable for medium-sized greenhouses. It allows for future software function upgrades.
PREMIUM automation
The most powerful system for demanding users and commercial greenhouses. It contains modules for controlling all parameters required in the agricultural production market: air temperature and humidity, solar intensity, irrigation, soil quality, etc. Wireless access to the web application allows for easy system management.
Features:
Industrial SIEMENS controller with HORTIKUS Premium software: Simple and efficient management of demanding parameters.
Smart temperature regulation: Up to 3 separate control channels - side / roof / end opening.
Relative humidity regulation: using greenhouse opening (passive) or fans/dehumidifiers (active).
Option to connect various weather stations: greenhouse response is synchronized with weather conditions.
Additional features: The system offers a wide range of additional functions: ventilation, dehumidification, cooling, multi-stage heating, heating source control, shading, grow light control, smart inflation, multi-channel irrigation with pump control, etc.
Alarming: The system can automatically report critical or selected alarms.
Advantages:
The system is designed for the most demanding users, as it allows for adaptation to various market needs. Smart algorithms ensure optimal conditions for plants, while the advanced user interface enables easy management, remote monitoring, and alarm notifications.
PREMIUM advanced automation
For owners of multiple greenhouses, we offer an advanced solution for connecting several PREMIUM automation units into a single system. The decentralized architecture allows for the connection of multiple greenhouses and other consumers into a common system, and adding controllers later is simple. Each unit operates autonomously, making the entire system more reliable, while a central control unit allows you to manage and monitor the entire system from a single interface.
Features:
Connection of multiple HORTIKUS Premium controllers: Simple and efficient management of demanding parameters.
Shared weather station and other sensors: All connected systems can share information from various sensors and use it in their algorithms.
Connection and control of other control systems: Separate irrigation and pump controllers, heating sources, irrigation booms, hydroponic systems, cameras, etc., can also be connected to the system network and displayed on a common control panel.
Additional features: We offer the development of individual systems and/or functionalities for a wide variety of needs.
Improved safety and reliability: Each unit is autonomous, so the failure of one automation unit does not affect the operation of others or the system as a whole.
Advantages:
The key advantage of our decentralized advanced system is its modularity, which results in scalability and reliability. The possibilities for individual customer customization are practically unlimited.
Greenhouse automation represents the future of cultivation, setting new standards for efficiency. By providing full autonomy over production systems, it enables precise control of temperature, humidity, lighting, irrigation, and ventilation, ensuring optimal growing conditions. Less manual labor means higher yields, better quality, and time savings. The investment pays for itself quickly.
In professional agriculture, automation is already indispensable. Large nurseries, farms, and specialized facilities use it to manage complex systems where manual monitoring is no longer feasible. The trend of automation is also increasingly spreading to home gardens. More and more people want to grow their own vegetables—which are higher quality, more flavorful, and pesticide-free—but they lack the time for daily maintenance of ideal conditions. Automation makes greenhouse work easier, improves growing conditions, and ensures that crops are always in the best possible state. Growing food becomes simpler, more reliable, and, above all, more enjoyable.
The challenges of manual management
One of the biggest challenges in manual greenhouse management is adjusting ventilation based on external weather conditions. In the morning, when temperatures are still low, the greenhouse must remain closed to retain heat and protect plants from the cold. The interior of the greenhouse heats up quickly during a sunny day, which requires immediate opening of the ventilation systems to prevent the plants from overheating. If this is not done in time, high temperatures can cause heat stress in plants, which significantly affects their growth and health.
Manually opening and closing the greenhouse is a significant burden for the user, as ventilation adjustments are needed at times of the day when we are away due to other commitments. It often happens that upon arriving home late in the afternoon or evening, we discover that the plants have been exposed to excessive temperatures all day. During a few hot days when we are not at home, all the effort and care we have invested in growing our plants can quickly disappear. The problem of insufficient ventilation can also manifest as increased humidity in the greenhouse, which can lead to the formation of mold.
Weather can be extremely unpredictable. Everyone is familiar with the situation where a clear, sunny day turns into a rainstorm in an instant. In such conditions, it is crucial that the greenhouse is closed in time. If you fail to do so, strong winds can damage or even destroy the covering or the structure, and in the worst-case scenario, blow the entire greenhouse away.
The problem is even greater in the warmer months, when greenhouses are kept open for most of the day due to high temperatures. If you are away at such times and cannot close the greenhouse in time, a strong storm or wind can have serious consequences for the structure and your crops.
The solution to such situations is automated systems that take full responsibility for managing the greenhouse ventilation systems. Advanced sensors detect changes in the weather and the climate inside the greenhouse and automatically adjust the ventilation. This way, you don't have to worry about unpredictable weather – automation ensures safety, protection, and optimal conditions, no matter where you are.
Watering plants is a time-consuming and often difficult task, where it is hard to monitor the plants' actual water needs. Automation allows for the adjustment of the amount of water used, as well as the timing and frequency of irrigation, ensuring optimal conditions for the growth of different plant species. By preventing unnecessary watering, you not only save water but also reduce the energy required to run the system, which in turn lowers production costs.
In months with plenty of sun, watering is more frequent than at other times of the year. If you have a large greenhouse, this daily chore can become exhausting. Especially in the summer months, when you usually go on vacation. Watering and opening the greenhouse is often taken over by family, friends, or neighbors, which brings additional organization and coordination, as well as the need to return favors when the vacation cycle shifts.
Benefits:
Manually adjusting conditions in a greenhouse is time-consuming and often requires constant presence, whereas automation performs these processes automatically. Automated systems for watering, ventilation, and temperature regulation allow growers to focus on other important tasks.
Automatic systems ensure precise regulation of the parameters required for optimized growing conditions, thereby reducing the risk of plant stress and increasing crop yields.
Automatic systems adjust operation based on the actual needs of the plants and weather conditions. By preventing unnecessary heating, irrigation, and ventilation, energy consumption and thus production costs are reduced.
Modern technologies allow for greenhouse monitoring using mobile devices or computers. This enables growers to track and adjust conditions in real time, even when they are away.
Due to the challenges of manual management, we have developed an advanced automated system that optimizes the operation of your greenhouse, improves yields, and relieves you of work and worry. With the help of sensors, the automation adapts to various needs, such as irrigation and heating, and responds to key factors like temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation, thereby ensuring optimal conditions for plant growth.
If you do not have access to electricity in your greenhouse, we offer a solution in the form of a solar module. This way, your greenhouse will operate autonomously even in the event of power grid outages.
Our automation can be installed both when setting up a new greenhouse and retrofitted – even into greenhouses from other manufacturers.
One of the biggest challenges in manual greenhouse management is adjusting ventilation based on external weather conditions. In the morning, when temperatures are still low, the greenhouse must remain closed to retain heat and protect plants from the cold. The interior of the greenhouse heats up quickly during a sunny day, which requires immediate opening of the ventilation systems to prevent the plants from overheating. If this is not done in time, high temperatures can cause heat stress in plants, which significantly affects their growth and health.
Manually opening and closing the greenhouse is a significant burden for the user, as ventilation adjustments are needed at times of the day when we are away due to other commitments. It often happens that upon arriving home late in the afternoon or evening, we discover that the plants have been exposed to excessive temperatures all day. During a few hot days when we are not at home, all the effort and care we have invested in growing our plants can quickly disappear. The problem of insufficient ventilation can also manifest as increased humidity in the greenhouse, which can lead to the formation of mold.
Weather can be extremely unpredictable. Everyone is familiar with the situation where a clear, sunny day turns into a rainstorm in an instant. In such conditions, it is crucial that the greenhouse is closed in time. If you fail to do so, strong winds can damage or even destroy the covering or the structure, and in the worst-case scenario, blow the entire greenhouse away.
The problem is even greater in the warmer months, when greenhouses are kept open for most of the day due to high temperatures. If you are away at such times and cannot close the greenhouse in time, a strong storm or wind can have serious consequences for the structure and your crops.
The solution to such situations is automated systems that take full responsibility for managing the greenhouse ventilation systems. Advanced sensors detect changes in the weather and the climate inside the greenhouse and automatically adjust the ventilation. This way, you don't have to worry about unpredictable weather – automation ensures safety, protection, and optimal conditions, no matter where you are.
Watering plants is a time-consuming and often difficult task, making it hard to track their actual water needs. Automation allows you to adjust the amount of water used, as well as the timing and frequency of irrigation, ensuring optimal growing conditions for different plant species. By preventing unnecessary watering, you not only save water but also reduce the energy required to run the system, which in turn lowers production costs.
During sunny months, plants need to be watered more frequently than at other times of the year. If you have a large greenhouse, this daily chore can become exhausting, especially in the summer when you might want to go on vacation. Often, you have to rely on family, friends, or neighbors to water your plants and open the greenhouse, which requires extra coordination and the obligation of returning favors later on.