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MJBizDaily Buyers Guide Cannabis Greenhouse Components
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While running five 1-acre
greenhouses, Williamson discovered
that reducing any individual human
task by just 5 seconds saved up to 27
hours of human labor to get the entire
project done. That saved him about
$500 in labor costs per project.
He uses that anecdote to frame
the conversation about why proper
benching systems can have such an
impact on the long-term operational
costs.
" How do you get equipment in? How
do you do your tasks? You're either
going to grow more product to make
more money, or you're going to reduce
labor, " Williamson said. " Ideally, you
do both. "
Hamilton Nelson, sales and
operation manager at Square One
Starts, in Aurora, Oregon, is a fan of
the Dutch-style (palletized) benching
systems in cannabis greenhouses
because they reduce his need for
labor. Instead of having to send
employees out to lift and move every
plant between different growing
zones or to bring product to the
headhouse, he moves tables.
" You can't just throw labor at it every
time you have a task, " Nelson said.
" For certain tasks that's going to have
to happen, like trimming. But you
need to save money in your overhead
for those specific tasks and reduce
labor anywhere else you can. "
Another place to consider labor cost
is in the cleaning and sanitizing of
your benches, Williamson said.
Stationary benches and rolling
benches that can't be moved easily
are hard to clean and sanitize
underneath. As a result, employees
will have to crawl or squat underneath
the tables to get the task done. That's
hard on employees and reduces
morale, Williamson said.
Pros and cons of common
cannabis benching systems
Stationary Benches-Benches that are not designed to
be moved.
Pros: Inexpensive. Can be made from various
materials and sized in different ways. Irrigation is
easy to set up.
Cons: Least efficient benching system as far
as labor and space. Hard to clean and sanitize
underneath.
Rolling Benches-Benches with a fixed leg but the
benchtops are supported on a rolling frame that can
be rolled from side to side, creating a single, movable
aisle.
Pros: Saves aisle space, which allows more room
for plants. Sturdy, not a lot of parts to break.
Inexpensive.
Cons: Requires employees to move plants to
the headhouse or between zones. Hard to clean
and sanitize underneath. Narrow aisles. Can't
be adjusted to have more than one aisle open
simultaneously.
Palletized Rolling Benches (aka Dutch trays)-A
container benchtop system. Plants are held in trays
that can be moved in both directions.
Pros: Easy to rotate the crop within the greenhouse
space or take to the headhouse. Saves labor and
space. Easy to clean and sanitize underneath. Can
use automated systems for moving, sanitizing and
storing benchtops.
Cons: More expensive, complicated system typically
requiring automation and additional moving parts.
Can be complicated to set up irrigation.
Vertical Rack on Carriage System-Vertical racks
installed on a carriage system allow moving the
entire frame. Prevalent in indoor operations but also
greenhouse systems with enclosed rooms.
Pros: Uses vertical space. The carriage structure
creates a movable aisle system, maximizing floor
space, and can be opened for wide aisles. Racks can
be easily adjusted to accommodate different sizes of
plants. Easy to clean and sanitize.
Cons: Expensive. Requires lighting since rows of
plants are stacked.
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