Greenhouse Industry 4.0

This project aims to secure a position for the Danish horticultural greenhouse Industry as the world
leader in energy efficient and environmentally sustainable production. The project will make the
Danish greenhouse growers world-leading digital frontrunners by adopting and combining the
Industry 4.0 technologies as integrated parts of their production systems. Like other energy and
labor-intensive industries that compete with low-cost regions, the Danish horticultural greenhouse
industry must continuously improve the energy efficiency and production throughput and
productivity, without compromising product quality or sustainability, to stay competitive.
This competitive pressure calls for a new disruptive approach for vertical integration and
optimization of the greenhouse production processes. By making a leap forward, utilizing the
Industry 4.0 concept of Digital Twins to address the global competitive challenge, the Danish
horticultural greenhouse industry will hold its position, and stay ahead of low-cost regions in the
world, who are currently investing in their low-tech greenhouse sector to gain access to the global
multi-billion market for horticultural products.
The outcome of the project is a Greenhouse Industry 4.0 Digital Twin software platform that will
be deployed and demonstrated at the participating greenhouse growers. The Greenhouse Industry
4.0 Digital Twin software platform will be made available, nationally and internationally, to other
greenhouse growers on commercial terms.