Fixed

As a trusted technology partner in the agri-food sector, it offers advanced capabilities across cloud environments as well as traditional architectures, integrating solutions for virtualisation, containers, and orchestration. This combination ensures enterprise-level scalability, security, and availability, enabling the deployment of innovative applications and access to advanced analytics and machine learning services.

Hispatec facility offers a wide range of technological infrastructure services tailored to the specific needs of each initiative: 

For this purpose, tensiometer LoRaWAN are devices to measure the soil moisture. A tensiometer consists of a vacuum gauge connected by a tube to a porous ceramic tip. The tube is filled with water. The ceramic tip is permeable, and the water in the tube saturates it. The tip is placed in contact with the soil in the root zone. Because the soil is normally not saturated, water is drawn from the tip into the soil. As water moves from the tube into the soil, a partial vacuum is created and measured by the gauge.

For this purpose, LoRaWAN tensiometers are devices for measuring the soil moisture. A tensiometer consists of a vacuum gauge connected by a tube to a porous ceramic tip. The tube is filled with water. The ceramic tip is permeable, and the water in the tube saturates it. The tip is placed in contact with the soil in the root zone. Because the soil is normally not saturated, water is drawn from the tip into the soil. As water moves from the tube into the soil, a partial vacuum is created and measured by the gauge.

The GrainLab is located at DTI's headquarters at the Centre for Agriculture and Digitalisation. In the grain laboratory, seeds are handled and weighed for field trials, and grain and legumes are handled after harvest, where samples are cleaned and analysed for various parameters, like purity, broken kernels, TKW, protein and water content. Soil and plant material samples are handled for further analysis. The GrainLab is fully coordinated with the barcode system connected to the field trials, securing complete traceability and automated data transferal for the Nordic field trials database.

Equipped with advanced systems for sustainable and intelligent food transformation, this fixed facility supports pilot-scale trials for food companies. It enables the testing and optimisation of food processing procedures, from ingredient preparation to packaging and labeling. The plant offers comprehensive solutions for ready-to-eat vegetables (IV Range), refrigerated ready meals (V Range), and restructured foods (VI Range), while also facilitating the study of storage, refrigeration, and shelf life.

The facility includes a mechanical workshop, an extensive range of robot platforms and hardware (e.g., sensors) and a 200 m³ motion capture volume. A close collaboration with Università degli Studi di Milano allows AIRLab to test robot systems for agricultural applications in fields, orchards and greenhouses.

The cluster comprises 4 servers with 24 GPUs overall and a NAS. It is installed in a climate-controlled server room; power is distributed via industrial UPS units.

The small ruminants research barn at Raumberg-Gumpenstein is a flexible facility designed for in-depth studies on sheep and goats. It offers customisable compartments for various research setups, including feeding trials, performance testing, and carcass evaluation. Equipped with 360-degree video monitoring and weighing systems, the barn supports continuous behavioural tracking and health assessments, providing valuable insights into animal welfare and productivity.

The poultry research barn at Raumberg-Gumpenstein is a versatile research facility designed to conduct a variety of studies with both fattening poultry and laying hens. This multi-purpose barn can be adapted for different poultry types, making it suitable for a wide range of research applications. The barn is equipped with continuous video monitoring to track animal behaviour and a gas measurement system to monitor emissions during experiments.