Other Equipment
Grupo IEP offers a wide range of equipment that complements greenhouse functionality with innovative solutions to optimize crop production and phytosanitary management. From hydroponic growing channels designed to improve productivity and water recirculation, to sulfur sublimators and treatment pumps for pest and fungus control, as well as mobile or fixed growing tables that facilitate irrigation and organization, our technologies are designed to maximize efficiency and sustainability. Discover how these equipment options can enhance your operations.
Growing Channels
Grupo IEP’s growing channels offer an efficient solution for hydroponic cultivation, available for both in-ground and elevated systems. Made from two-tone plastic—white on the outside to reflect light and repel insects, and black on the inside to stabilize substrate temperature—these channels support materials such as coconut fiber, perlite, or rock wool. Their design optimizes drainage and recirculation of water and leachates, improving oxygenation and productivity, especially in elevated systems, while facilitating sustainable management adapted to various crops.
When choosing hydroponic cultivation, one must decide between working with in-ground or elevated systems.
Growing Channels
When cultivating hydroponically, we must choose between two options: in-ground systems or elevated systems.
Elevated Systems
These are the option that guarantees better crop management, improving productivity as well as enhancing crop oxygenation.
IEP Greenhouses supplies different types of structures, generally made of plastic, designed to hold the substrates used for cultivation: coconut fiber, perlite, vermiculite, rock wool, etc. The channels can have various shapes and designs to facilitate drainage and the recirculation of water and leachates, which is especially important in hydroponic crops.
They are typically two-tone plastic ducts: the outer side is white to reflect solar radiation, providing extra light to the plants, repelling insect activity, and preventing weed growth, while the inner side is black to maintain a constant substrate temperature that promotes rapid root growth.
Phytosanitary Control Systems
Sulfur Sublimator
A sulfur sublimator or burner is a cylindrical container in which solid sulfur is vaporized by applying heat from an electric resistance. Sulfur remains solid up to 115°C and begins to vaporize at around 145-155°C. It is important to control the sublimation temperature in the equipment to avoid the formation of sulfuric acid, oxides, or harmful substances.
Gaseous sulfur is a powerful biocide with fungicidal, acaricidal, and insecticidal properties, making it ideal as a preventive system for controlling pests and fungi. Sulfur changes the pH on the plant surfaces, creating an environment hostile to the growth of pathogenic organisms:
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Coverage area for insect and mite control: typically one burner per 2-3 m².
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Coverage area for fungal control: typically one burner per 7-9 m².
Treatment Pumps
These are used for distributing phytosanitary products at high pressure, as the correct application of these products requires spraying at sufficient pressure and with an appropriate droplet size.
A standard phytosanitary treatment system includes, besides the high-pressure pump, a dosing tank, an agitator unit, and a network of distribution pipes connected to hoses with applicators.
Cultivation Tables
Cultivation tables can be either mobile or fixed. They may have a base made of welded wire mesh, or alternatively, be equipped with a base for flood irrigation using a ebb and flow system with inlet and outlet irrigation valves.
