R&D
Technology
Through more than eight years of continuous innovation and technology development, we have acquired the H/W, S/W, and automation capabilities required for strawberry plant factories.
Plant factory (H/W) engineering
- Design and fabrication of vertical cultivation system frames
- Design and fabrication of nutrient, environmental, and CO₂ control systems
- Technology for optimizing cultivation environments tailored to each crop group
- Design of integrated in-farm communication
(MQTT, Modbus)
Integrated smart-farm S/W
- Development of remote integrated
control software - Development of real-time data acquisition, visualization,
and analytics engines - Design and operation of automatic control algorithms
(CO₂, EC, pH, growth data) - User-friendly GUI-based
control platforms
Patent- and IP-based automation
- Registered patent:
apparatus and method for automating strawberry production in a plant factory - Technology for modular, scalable standard plant-factory models
- Automation process design and field-verification basis
Operational technology capabilities
R&D roadmap
• To overcome climate change ahead and the decline in agricultural labor, we continue technology development and advancement—even now.
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Growth technology
Super-gap expansion- Securing growth-environment big data through diverse sensing
- Standardizing data by growth stage—seedling planting, flower-bud differentiation, vegetative growth, reproductive growth, and more
- Developing technology to improve strawberry sweetness, firmness, and shelf life using experimental facilities and AI
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Advancing technology for
increased profitability- Standardizing H/W for multi-stage cultivation → shorter construction periods and lower labor requirements
- Technology development to expand cultivation tiers (HVAC, workflows, etc.) → five tiers today, with further expansion
- H/W modularization + remote control through Digital Twin technology → easier overseas expansion and operations
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Preparing for the future
Operational efficiency
technology development- Robotics suited to vertical multi-stage cultivation (securing workflows is critical)
- Visual data across the growth process using small drones
- Greater robot use when labor is needed—transplanting, irrigation, harvesting, and more
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Eco-friendly agriculture technology
Indoor farm localization- Indoor nurseries to secure seedlings dedicated to indoor farms → blocking pests and diseases at the source
- Controlling pests that can still occur indoors using "natural enemy" farming methods
- Indoor-farm nurseries + natural-enemy farming → an eco-friendly, people-friendly, pesticide-free growing environment