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We can perform full system integrations in a fraction of the time of a large organization, avoiding unpleasant late-stage surprises. https://www.zartarianengineering.com/about-us daily 0.75 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1523982652943-E9ZZQMSILL0PVIF72KXJ/P1450864.jpg About Us - Michael Zartarian Electrical / CEA Design Engineer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1523982657322-P0R0J3DJYCEHEKSDTN8I/P1460431.jpg About Us - Michael Siegel Electrical / Embedded Engineer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1523982695444-WON8GE76TRRPFVFO0NME/P1220275.jpg About Us - Buddy Dropped Food Accountability Officer https://www.zartarianengineering.com/testimonials daily 0.75 2020-04-09 https://www.zartarianengineering.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2018-04-13 https://www.zartarianengineering.com/technology daily 0.75 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1566153638464-3NVW1F7PGAEA0OEJMO22/PIPP+Fluence+Setup.jpg Technology New facility with 2-layer mobile racks and LED lighting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1648584871851-OC8JYPD59JX3KR60TVSI/IMG_2335.JPG Technology - Make it stand out Custom HE-Anderson-based Fertigation/Irrigation design & layout within facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1648584873437-5R1E7S5G3EVT5SFXKICV/IMG_6706.JPG Technology - Make it stand out Argus Control Panel within facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1566152775620-ZKPSAJGRU8LNS2W0TVQG/IMG_3002.JPG Technology Multi-channel, tunable spectrum LED lamp for an automated aquaponic system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1523629063812-0ERLWHR9A01E7VU9W18R/OPTO_Example_Edited_WhiteBalance.jpg Technology - Make it stand out PLC-based control system w/ Python application + UI - for CEA facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1566133743494-SCL4MJPPCECGWO8235DA/IMG_0364.JPG Technology Hydroponic lettuce container project https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1648584933022-DYUEKWSDMGZLIJ66RG5I/IMG_9857.jpeg Technology - Make it stand out Custom-designed ZEng Ag Sensor - sensing & optimizing climate within a vegetable CEA facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/b0f0f9f0-bbbd-443b-a212-bbe8356b261d/PCB+layout.jpg Technology - Make it stand out Custom LED luminaire - PCB Layout https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1619715564436-VPAR8W52OCWDFTS1JVQX/IMG_1905.jpeg Technology - Make it stand out Custom-designed centralized Agrowtek-based control panel for facility https://www.zartarianengineering.com/data-driven-hort-facility-startup daily 0.75 2022-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1abd8979-4003-4816-bcbd-1c63e114b60c/light_leaks.jpeg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out We can detect even the slightest light leak, which could otherwise potentially compromise an entire photo-dependent crop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/0eb2879f-aa5a-4ccf-9c09-b30d0a76e60f/sensor_pcb.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out “Canopy” Sensor Printed Circuit Board (PCB) in CAD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/601241b4-5eea-4bac-a674-fd037176a9db/watering_mistake.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Checking for adherence to SOPs to identify and fix deviations when they occur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/a85d7377-d703-42b1-8437-61ed7eea6e40/facility_tuning_dashboard_vertical.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Our Facility Tuning Dashboard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/8986ae26-d8cc-489d-88f0-acb46d918a88/variation_across_room.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out A/B test data - Control vs. Experiment - Modified airflow strategy to improve plant environmental conditions https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/95caf1e6-fc59-40d6-97a1-eeb4aa01131c/vpd_accuracy.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Heatmap illustrating setpoint accuracy - actual VPD vs. target throughout grow room, over time https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1648584933022-DYUEKWSDMGZLIJ66RG5I/IMG_9857.jpeg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Our in-house developed “canopy v4” environmental sensor within a CEA facility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/5eace536-3639-4afe-84ae-0234418ae7b7/transpiration_rate.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out We can accurately measure exactly how much a plant is transpiring over time, down to the mL. This results in an unprecedented model of the plant’s current state for crop steering, as well as the resulting latent load on the HVAC system over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/e668f03e-cfca-4157-b935-149835e9ffde/deviation_event.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Setpoint mistakes can easily reduce facility yield, and at worst, even result in total crop loss. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/676c8907-6bf0-42ca-a4f4-0088481bc985/capacity_lost.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Example (15k Canopy SF, Tier 3 Indoor Grow) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/7a9c89f9-b750-4bc4-a0ac-73d87749da42/censored.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out We measure key elements nobody else does in CEA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/3dc52467-bef5-4757-a767-159affbb7e64/thermostat_inaccuracy.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Thermostat not accurately sensing plant conditions, resulting in inaccurate CEA setpoints, suboptimal crop yield & quality https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/8c2bb083-8c76-4af9-bf96-822de7e61ecf/dry_room.jpg Data-Driven Horticulture & Facility Startup - Make it stand out Optimizing a dry room, visualizing the moisture loss over time, to improve the quality and consistency of the dried product. Dry rooms are too often overlooked, resulting in an inconsistent and lower quality product, even if the plant was grown in ideal conditions. https://www.zartarianengineering.com/hort-facility-design daily 0.75 2022-04-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1e6a141e-1bdb-4e5b-86d5-1d5579233646/6.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out These are integrated systems - one change causes ripple effects through the rest of the farm design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/3e0430e5-8a8e-4ba7-9f37-43e300f75f8b/11.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out I/O points for the horticultural portion of a control system - connected with the BMS (Building Management System) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/ce9e398f-5052-44ec-86b8-a96a30d4e8b7/5.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out As facilities grow in size, there are several different room types each with their own functions, narrative, and interdependencies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/1aa1051f-a264-4bea-8603-ede1a3260528/10.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out Block digram portion of a precision ag fertigation system https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/600ae441-5b60-427c-bb1e-9882d61286a7/4.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out Each sub process encompasses its own set of variables, inputs and outputs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/ebee77dc-db3e-467d-a132-3e7104d59652/7.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out Circulation of staff and the function of support rooms are important to a smooth running facility. (No, the janitor closet cannot turn into a flower room) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/f0d1b523-185c-45f5-8145-46b4fd8cbd61/2.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out Well planned plant movement through the facility is critical to a smooth running operation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/b8ca678e-c305-407d-92e0-062f039bf6a2/8.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out In-rack airflow for vertical setups https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/6b9bc34a-0fa1-48fc-9217-63af8b8a5d66/3.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out We design the facility around the plants, not the other way around https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/9160c60d-3028-4271-9de3-dc999679063d/1.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out Forecasting farm output during early design phase based on ownership methodology https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab267aa89c1727ca66b4d1c/57b35dac-009f-4a7b-baeb-650172dccc2c/9.jpeg Horticultural Facility Design - Make it stand out HE Anderson positive displacement pump injection system