Vertical Farming
Conveyor Systems for a Green and Sustainable Industry
Revolutionize the way you grow your vegetables.
With OCS specially designed overhead conveyor solutions, we help the growing Vertical Farming industry automate and maximise productivity. Through our extensive experience across a range of industries, we offer clean and green solutions—from analysis, design, and engineering to installation, staff training, and commissioning.
Our Solutions for Vertical Farming
Automated Cultivation Flows
With OCS conveyor systems, transport is automated from seeding to growing rooms, harvesting, and washing. This reduces manual labor, lowers personnel costs, and significantly increases production capacity without compromising quality.
Clean and Oil-Free Systems
Vertical farming demands high standards of hygiene and food safety. OCS overhead conveyor systems are oil-free, quiet, and clean—ideal for environments where plants, water, and nutrients must be protected from contamination throughout the entire process.
Scalable and Flexible Solutions
Our modular systems grow with your operation and can be easily integrated with lighting, irrigation, ventilation, and nutrient supply. This provides scalable, efficient, and future-proof cultivation, whether the facility is small or large-scale.
Why overhead conveyors?
Overhead conveyors are one of the most cost-effective ways to optimise internal flows. By placing the conveyor track above the work area, you create free floor space, improved ergonomics and clearer workstations.
The friction-based technology eliminates the need for chains and oil, resulting in quieter operation, reduced maintenance and lower energy consumption.
For companies that require fast changeovers or frequently rebuild their lines, overhead conveyors are the obvious choice—they are modular, scalable and easy to adapt to new products or increased volumes.
See how our solutions are used for vertical farming
Ljusgårda
Ljusgårda contacted OCS requesting a solution to handle and automatically transport 2.5-meter-long vertical tubes for lettuce cultivation. The system would be transported through various stations and growing rooms.
Trusted by world-leading manufacturers
With over 500 installations globally, we have had the privilege of delivering solutions that make a real difference in our customers’ production – spanning industries from automotive and aerospace to surface treatment, bicycle manufacturing, and vertical farming. Here are some of the companies with whom we have had the opportunity to build long-term collaborations.
What Our Customers Achieve
Through automated, clean, and scalable conveyor systems, we help our customers in vertical farming increase yields, reduce operating costs, and create consistent, hygienic production around the clock, year-round.
Clean and Food-Safe Production
Maximized Growing Space
Application Areas Within Vertical Farming
Our conveyor systems are used throughout the cultivation flow, from seeding and planting to growing, harvesting, and post-processing.
Seeding and Planting
OCS overhead systems transport newly seeded plants from seeding to growing rooms. This provides a clean, efficient flow and minimizes manual handling during a sensitive stage.
Cultivation and Growth
In the growing rooms, plants are suspended in OCS conveyor systems with integrated lighting, irrigation, ventilation, and nutrient supply. Plants move through different climate zones for optimal growth.
Harvesting and Post-Processing
When plants are fully grown, they are automatically transported to the harvesting station and onward to washing and packaging. A continuous flow that ensures consistent pace, high hygiene, and full traceability.
Buffering Between Stations
OCS systems are used as flexible buffers between seeding, growing, and harvesting, which evens out production pace and prevents bottlenecks.
Transport Between Growing Levels
Overhead conveyor systems utilize full ceiling height and transport plants between different floors within the facility.
Washing and Cleaning of Growing Trays
After harvesting, growing trays are automatically transported to washing and back to seeding, closing the loop in production.
Ready to streamline your production?
We analyze your production flows and propose solutions that increase capacity, reduce energy consumption, and improve ergonomics.
