Manual membrane filtration is still common practice in many laboratories. Comprehensive automation has often failed to date due to process-related challenges and a lack of structured feasibility assessments of automated alternatives. At the Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture (CSIA), we…
The 9th Community Meeting of the Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture (CSIA) focused on the potential for automation in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The event centred on practical presentations and professional exchange. The main topics included: Dr Marc Stift, Fraunhofer…
The last community meeting of 2024 provided an opportunity for intensive exchange between representatives from industry and research. The focus was on contributions on the topics of automated harvesting and automation interfaces along the agricultural value chain. We would like…
The Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture (CSIA) team travelled to Augsburg to prepare for the upcoming community meeting. The aim of the event is to bring together representatives from the industry, exchange ideas and develop joint approaches for the further…
Last Friday, Philipp Blanke and Maximilian Ruschmeier presented their vision for the agriculture of tomorrow as part of Science Night. The audience’s response made it clear that innovations such as vertical farming and glowing apples not only spark interest, but…
In recent weeks, the Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture has been active on Roland Schmitz-Hübsch’s apple orchards in Bornheim (Cologne) with a robot developed for harvesting. The aim was to test the picking algorithms developed in the laboratory over the…
Developed at the DWI Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials, Green Protect represents a new approach to biological plant protection. Green Protect protects plants from pests, pathogens, weeds and weather conditions using natural, non-synthetic compounds that are applied precisely where they…
Participation in VertiFarm 2024 provided insights into the future of vertical farming and innovative cultivation systems that can offer answers to global food production challenges. The focus was on the presentation by Endre Thesen Harnes, Chief Commercial Officer of Avisomo,…
The Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture is participating in VertiFarm 2024. From 8 to 10 October 2024, the international trade fair for sustainable vertical farming and controlled environment cultivation will provide a platform for exchanging information on technologies and trends…
The Centre for Smart Industrial Agriculture was represented at the Ideenfutter Expo 2024. The focus was particularly on the round table chaired by Jochem Wolthuis, which provided new insights into the potential of indoor farming. These discussions contribute significantly to…