AGRIMEC was founded

in 1979. At once
it made interesting
experiences in the
design and installation
of greenhouses
destined to flower
and vegetable-growing,
as in Italy like abroad,
under the guide
of Spelgatti family
administration.
The property
(8.000 m
2
) is located
in Casazza,
a small village at 70 km
from Milan, just in the
middle of a beautiful
valley, where for a long
time an industrial zone
is growing over and
over. The building
consists in several
sectors, destined
to management,
production, warehouse
and exposition.
1. The company
THE COMPANY
From the beginning
the company involved
its products, helped
by its team's
old experience,
technological
innovation (numerical
control machines) and
computer design
(drawing and FEM
static calculation).
After 30 years
AGRIMEC built a brand
today very well known
all around in Italy.
Agents and dealers
support AGRIMEC
staff in the sale of its
products offering to
the customers a full
assistance since the
first contact (quoting,
advising, financing,
designing) up to
after-sale supervision
(installation,
maintenance).
AGRIMEC usually
delivers its
greenhouses quickly
and cheaply in Italy
and abroad using the
service of professional
transport companies
good connected with
all European countries.
EQUIPMENTS AND TECNOLOGY
Equipments and tecnology 2.
AGRIMEC employs
qualified workers
for every kind
of installation.
The installation is one
of primary importance
aspects in the
purchase of one
greenhouse.
Only a special team
can install a such
structure help
by experience,
specific tools
and organization.
If requested by the
buyer AGRIMEC can
assume the direction
of the work and
provide greenhouses
and structures
in turnkey way.
TURNKEY INSTALLATIONS
3. Turnkey installations
In the last few years
design activity has
been dedicated to the
energy matter, very
importing question in
flower-growing market
too.
AGRIMEC offers its
experience in the
installation of
photovoltaic systems
integrated with its
greenhouses.
Since November 2006
a photovoltaic solar
system of 19,2 power
kW is operating at its
headquarter.
Its a pilot project
which is shown to the
customers as a model
to be followed, an
invitation to use new
energy forms for the
greenhouse
management.
GREENHOUSES AND ENERGY
Greenhouses and energy 4.
5.
BUILDERS OF GREENHOUSES
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
Technical and structural characteristics 6.
AGRIMECs
greenhouses are built
with high-quality
European raw
materials and with
such technical details
to ensure bigger
efficiency and more
easy assembling.
These structures
assure a wide use
flexibility, a long
useful life with low
operating costs,
a competitive price
thanks to the adoption
of modular standard
solution, an high
structural resistance
according to technical
standards.
AGRIMEC produces
small and big
greenhouses thanks
to a full range of sizes
which satisfies every
demand.
Bolted joints, fixed
reference points,
puncture elements,
easy and fast
assembling.
STRENGTH POINTS
easy assembling
resistance and respect
of technical standards
flexibility/ modularity
7. Technical and structural characteristics
AGRIMEC
greenhouses are
designed and built
using the semicircle arc
as shape of the vault.
For several years
AGRIMEC tested
and kept till now
this configuration
on the base of the
following benefits:
- wind effect: lift
(vertical lifting) and
less transversal push
- less covering surface,
less heat dispersion
- more useful
height (H) at same
maximum height
- best film inflating
- less film deterioration
- good unloading of
snow at same time
Agrimec advises to
build the greenhouse
"when admitted" using
a square layout, the
layout that - at volume
equality - reduces to
the minimum the
dispersant surfaces.
Studies on greenhouses
(T. Foulard and H. Fatnassi,
INRA-Unit URIH (France),
New models help optimise
greenhouse design, in
FlowerTECH 2006, vol. 9/n.6)
have verified the
importance of the
height of a greenhouse
and, also in this case,
AGRIMEC models
satisfy the required
parameters at best.
These studies have
indeed shown that the
internal air temperature
decreases when the
height increases up to
4 meters and that after
such quote the
improvements become
not very significant as
the following diagram
shows.
Agrimec section profile:
semicircle arc vault
section profile with ghotic arc
or double flap vault
DESIGN CRITERIA
Recommended optimum height (H)
between 3 and 4 m.
An high greenhouse is able to create
a fresher and more accessible site.
It requires just a little higher heating cost.
ATTENTION: too much height,
useless investment
Available height: from 2,35 up 4 m
Maximum width: up to 10,5 m
Length: free, thanks to modularity
Square form layout recommended
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Technical and structural characteristics 8.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Actions transmitted to the ground require
underground foundations built with
cement plinths. The anchorage system
is however practical and allows the total
disassembling thanks to these alternatives ways:
1) separation between pipe drowned
in the plinth and pillar or 2) use of a metal plate
fixed by screw anchors on the concrete base.
Executed
the excavation,
do a first concrete
underground layer
just to have
a datum plane.
At this point insert the anchorage
pipe in the excavation oriented
in the correct way. This pipe has
an hole at its base which can be
used to insert an iron rod,
so to be strongly linked to the plinth.
Complete filling the excavation
with the cement. At finished work,
the male end of the pipe - on which
the greenhouse pillar will be bolted
must emerge beyond
the countryside plan.
FOUNDATION
Materials:
- first quality galvanized welded pipe
steel quality FE 320
- Galvanization process: Sendzimir Z 275
Galvanization class Zinc thickness Zinc quantity
Sendzimir m (gr/m
2
)
Z 275 20 275
Z 200 14 200
Z 140 10 140
Z 100 7 100
Pipes:
- circular section: 60x2,0 mm - 60x1,5 mm
32x1,5 mm - 28x1,5 mm
- rectangular section 120x60x3 mm
9. Technical and structural characteristics
CONFORMITY
- European norm EN 13031-1 dated 01-11-2004
Greenhouses: Design and construction
One of the most important news of these rules
is the greenhouse classification based
on the following table:
Category Useful project life
15 years 10 years 5 years
Class A
Greenhouses covered
by rigid materials
which dont bear A15 A10 -
big deformations
under load
Class B
Greenhouses covered
by materials
- as plastic films -
B15 B10 B5
which can bear
big deformations
under load
The useful project life is the period during which
buildings, subject to the ordinary maintenance,
must be used for the purpose they are destined to.
Technical and structural characteristics 10.
What authorizations to build?
Authorisation is one of the core issues
on that depends the decision of customer to go
on in investing money in greenhouse installation.
For this reason AGRIMEC recommends its
own customers to inform themselves
on which local government organization has
the authority to give the permission to build
and which kind of authorization is requested.
AGRIMEC wants to specify that a greenhouse
is a construction very different from a civil
or industrial building. The most important
difference is due to the short useful life
of a greenhouse compared with the long life
of a building used for people-life or manufacturing
activity: these buildings are characterized
by high safety guarantee, high cost and long life.
A greenhouse contrary is a building designed
for short-term activities (from 5 up to 15 years);
it must give less insurance relate security
and resistance performace than civil
and industrial constructions.
Usually the process to obtain a such authorization
is linked with the followings aspects:
1) destination: flower or vegetable-growing (real
greenhouse) better than garaging (storage
rooms more similar to industrial building);
2) measurements: in Europe some municipality
is inclined to authorized when the top height
of the greenhouse doesnt exceed a quote,
usually 4 m;
3) anchorage: disassembling is a quality almost
always pretended; concrete foundations
sometimes are not admitted because
they contradict a such requirement.
AGRIMEC recommends to anchor the building
to the ground with solutions able to assure
the respect of the level of safety for what
the greenhouse is designed.
Agrimec DONT use
PREFABRICATED ABOVE GROUND PLINTHS
Expensive solution Low stability
ANCHORAGE WITHOUT CONCRETE
With drill-pipes screwed into the ground:
insufficient system
Complexity of installation especially
with rocky soil
BUILDING LICENSE
BUILDERS OF GREENHOUSES
THE RANGE
11.
The range 12.
MULTISPAN
GREENHOUSES
NM MODEL
- Classification (EN 13031-1)
useful project life: 10 years
- Prevailing use
professional greenhouses, agricultural use,
flower-growing and zootechny
Model L (m) H (m) F (m)
NM 3 3 2,353,55* 0,45
NM 4 4 2,353,55* 0,60
NM 5 5 2,353,55* 0,80
NM 6 6 2,353,55* 0,95
NM 7 7 2,353,55* 1,13
NM 8 8 2,353,55* 1,30
NM 9 9 2,353,55* 1,47
NM 10 10 2,353,55* 1,64
NM 10.5** 10,5 2,353,55* 1,70
* more high on request
** only for special applications
pole double pillar
tension rods
reinforcement
pole
reinforcement
Basic module can be further reinforced stiffening
the pillars and the tension rods:
basic module
reinforcing elements
- Classification (EN 13031-1)
useful project life: 15 years
- Prevailing use
garden
Model L (m) H (m) F (m)
HM 8 8 3,504,00 1,30
HM 9 9 3,504,00 1,47
HM 10 10 3,504,00 1,64
13. The range
MULTISPAN
GREENHOUSES
HM MODEL
pillar-arc connection anchorage
Rectangular pipe
120x60x3 mm
- Classification (EN 13031-1)
useful project life: 5 years
- Prevailing use
flower and vegetable growing
(only for not snowy zones)
Model L (m) H (m) F (m)
TN 5 5 2,35 0,45
TN 6 6 2,35 0,60
TN 7 7 2,35 0,80
TN 8 8 2,35 0,95
TN 9 9 2,35 1,13
The range 14.
TUNNELS
TN MODEL
- Classification (EN 13031-1)
useful project life: 5 years
- Prevailing use
Vegetable growing, not heated tunnel,
very cheap solution
Model L (m) H (m)
TS 6 6 3,00
TS 8 7,8 3,70
TUNNELS
TS MODEL
15. The range
TUNNELS
TSR MODEL
- Classification (EN 13031-1)
useful project life: 10 years
- Prevailing use
garaging/storage
Model L (m) H (m) Ht (m)
TSR 8 8 4,40 4,20
TSR 10.3 10,3 5,80 5,00
The range 16.
17. The range
MINI-GREENHOUSES
MS MODEL
- Prevailing use
private vegetable garden, woodshed ...
Model L (m) H (m) F (m)
MS 2 2,00 1,00 1,00
MS 2.5 2,50 0,80 1,25
MS 3 3,00 0,60 1,50
MS 3.5 3,50 0,60 1,75
MS 4.5 4,50 0,00 2,25
The range 18.
MINI-GREENHOUSES
GAIA MODEL
- Prevailing use
private vegetable garden
- frame: aluminium pipe 25 mm
- covering: polyethylene film
MINI-GREENHOUSES
VIVA MODEL
- Prevailing use
plants and saplings shelter
- frame: aluminium pipe 25 mm
- rigid polypropylene basement
- covering: polyethylene film
1,50 m
1,14 m
19.
BUILDERS OF GREENHOUSES
ACCESSORIES
AND COMPLEMENTS
Lateral plastic film roll-up window
1) practical solution
2) cheap solution
3) excellent solution combined
with top windows
(fireplace effect)
Up-down lateral window
1) excellent solution for single span greenhouse
not equipped with top openings
2) comfortable solution for the plants
not exposed to direct air
Top window
1) provided only with double inflated film
2) operation with rack
3) very efficient air replacement
wind direction -->
Air replacement exploiting
natural circulation
Air replacement exploiting external ventilation
Accessories and complements 20.
Importance of ventilation:
Greenhouse ventilation is useful not only to reduce
the inside temperature, but also to decrease the air
damp and keep constant the CO
2
concentration.
An high greenhouse requires a smaller number of
air replacements - comparing with a low
greenhouse - to obtain the same airing effect.
WINDOWS AND AUTOMATISMS
Rigid material
covering
Actions Equipments Machines Feelers
Airing natural ventilation gearmotor thermometer
with openings anemometer (opt)
rain gauge (opt)
forced ventilation fans thermometer
Cooling with humidification cooling-system fans thermometer
+ submerged pump + hygrometer (opt)
Heating heating-system hot air generator thermometer
brucer + fan
Humidification nebulization pump + solenoid valves hygrometer
Shading Shading-system gearmotor luxmeter
and thermal screen + thermometer (opt)
Irrigation system Irrigation system pump + solenoid valves luxmeter
Fertilizer injection fertilizer injection pump + solenoid valves ph feeler / ec feeler
21. Accessories and complements
Handle Manual gear Gearmotor
Standard accessory Optional Optional
Cost low medium high
Speed high medium low
Torque high medium low
Automatic operation no no yes
Window length < 60 m < 60 m up to 100 m
Roll-up window for low greenhouses admitted recommended
Up-down window not admitted admitted recommended
Top window not admitted not recommended necessary
Window operation
Automatic operation
The front frame is very important
for the following reasons:
- it must be enough strong so to transfer
to the main structure all the actions coming
from outside, especially those one due
to strong wind;
- it must be covered by long life materials
since it's so easy to damage them beating
with tools or tractors;
- it's the site where doors and entrances
to the greenhouse are usually allocated;
these doors can be made of various types:
Sliding door system
- solution admitted for NM, HM and TN model
- elegant solution
- very ideal for pedestrian access and
for small transport motorvehicle access
- recommended coverings:
fiberglass rolls or sheets
polycarbonate sheets
PVC sheets
PET sheets
Accessories and complements 22.
FRONTS
Useful Useful Number
width height of doors
A (m) B (m)
1,44 2,303,50 Single
1,94 2,303,50 Single
2,94 2,303,50 Double
3,94 2,303,50 Double
23. Accessories and complements
Overturnable system
- solution admitted for NM and
TN model (H = 2,35 m only)
- cheap solution
- in short greenhouses (< 15-20 m)
this front can replace lateral windows
thanks to the big airing obtained opening
the total front surface;
- pedestrian access very comfortable
thanks to the shutter door (1,45x2,3 m)
incorporated in the frame;
- entrance for tractor admitted (<2,35 m)
at same time;
- covering: only polyethylene film
Sliding tarpaulin
- solution admitted for NM and HM model;
- PVC tarpaulin supplied - on above site -
with trolleys that let sliding along suitable rail
and - at the bottom - with practical belts
to pull the tarpaulin when its shut;
- ideal solution if its requested a so much
wide access as the total greenhouse width
and an height more than 2,30 m at same time;
- in very high greenhouses it can become
very hard to slide the tarpaulin.
Coverings are a very important choice because
they represent the location where maintenance
costs are concentrated.
For these reasons they must be:
1. long life
2. efficient
3. resistant
AGRIMEC installs several types of materials:
Materials PE PC PVC PC-PET VR PVC
polyethylene polycarb. sheets sheets fiberglass poliester
film sheets tarpaulin
Brand Ondex Bio 2 Monoclear Ht Vetroplast Elytop / Filon
Structure rolls double layer wave wave rolls wave sheets wave warp/weft
Format 76/18 78/18 76/18 76/18 8x8 wires/cm
Installation single double vertical alveolus vertical wave vertical wave vertical wave vertical wave pull by
Way inflated direction direction direction direction direction elastic cord
Available width 2,1 m x 6 m width width 0,5x40m width on size
measurements from 2,5 13,5 m 1,5 m x 6 m 1,112 m 1,08 m 1x40m 1,66 m
0,6 m x 6 m 2x40m 1,65 m
2,5x40m
3x30m
3,5x30m
4x20m
Thickness (mm) 0,15 6 0,9 0,8 0,80 not not
0,20 declared declared
Weight (kg/m
2
) 0,20 1,30 1,45 1,20 1,00 1,45 0,63
Duration 14 years 34 years 10 years 10 years 10 years 6 years 10 years 8 years
Transparency good not so bad not so bad very good very good not so bad opaque
88% 80% 80% 89% 90% 82%
Isolation bad good very good bad bad bad bad
Thermal dilatation - 0,065 0,067 0,058 0,027 -
mm/mK
Fire reaction - - class 1 class 1 class 1 self-extinguishing self-extinguishing
class 1 (on request) class 2 (on request)
Recommended vertical sides roof fronts fronts fronts fronts fronts sliding fronts
to cover roll-up windows up-down up-down roof up-down roof roof
windows windows up-down windows up-down vertical sides
windows windows
Accessories and complements 24
COVERING AND
TECHNICAL MATERIALS
25. Accessories and complements
European norm: EN 13206:2001
Film duration: it's determined following
the procedure described in the European norm
EN13206, exposing plastic film in suitable
machines equipped with specific lamps (those
lamps irradiate a radiation similar to solar type).
To determine film duration, the adopted criterion
only considers material degradation obtained
in laboratory through the quick artificial ageing
(Weather-o-meter or Wom).
The duration of a covering material is proportional
to the period of exposure to the artificial ageing
after which mechanical properties
are not considered as more sufficient.
Polyethylene film
installation procedure
Film classification on the base
of artificial accelerated ageing
Film class Duration (hours)
N 400
A 1700
B 3200
C 4600
D 6000
E 7300
Correlation between natural ageing and artificial
accelerated ageing (for film PE, EVA and EBA)
Climatic area Predicted duration of film (years)
kLy/year Exposition to Wom (hours)
1 year 2 years 3 years 4 years
70-100 (North-Europe) 1700 3500 5300 7100
100-130 (Center-Europe) 2800 5600 8400
130-160 (South-Europe) 3900 7800
North-Europe 120 kLy/year
South-Europe 140 kLy/year
Our proposal for PE films
Classification: class E
Denomination: AGRIMEC UV-EVA-AF
Composition/additives/duration:
Composition: 3 layers coex
Duration: UV-stabilized
45 months for center Europe
33 months for Italy
21 months for north Africa
Additives: EVA (greenhouse effect)
AF (anti-fog)
Color: transparent
Measurement specifications:
Thickness (m): 200
Available sizes (m):
4 folded: 6 / 8 / 8,5 / 9 / 9,5 / 10
10,5 / 11 / 12 / 12,5 / 13,5
2 folded: 2,5
Optical and thermal specifications:
Thermal effect: 80%
Total transmittance: 90%
Diffusing light: 22%
nv0987 Single flat aluminium profile 380 gr/m 6000 mm
nv1056 Single flat angular aluminium profile 675 gr/m 6000 mm
nv3033 Double flat aluminium profile 1229 gr/m 6000 mm
nv5242 Double reinforced aluminium profile 1088 gr/m 6000 mm
Section Code Description Weight Length
clips15met Metal clips 15 16 25 kg
clips20met Metal clips 20 21 25 kg
clips25met Metal clips 25 28 25 kg
clips30met Metal clips 30 32 25 kg
clips35met Metal clips 35 38 20 kg
clips45met Metal clips 45 48 20 kg
clips55met Metal clips 55 60 20 kg
Code Description For pipe Packaging
Accessories and complements 26.
FILM INSTALLATION
Profiles
Clips
AGRIMEC offers a wide range of accessories
for film fixing.
TOP COVERING
AGRIMEC recommends double film for the top
covering: two films separeted by air inflated
by small fan into the space between two films.
Benefits of double inflated film:
- significant energy saving (30-40%)
- best resistance against hail falling
- longer duration
- easy assembling
- optimal tension of film
Inflating fan
27.
BUILDERS OF GREENHOUSES
PORTFOLIO
Portfolio 28.
Flower-growing
29. Portfolio
Vegetable-growing / mushroom-growing
Portfolio 30.
Zootechny and drying-rooms
31. Portfolio
Storage for hay, straw and grain
Portfolio 32.
Garaging for trucks, cars,
ultralight aircraft, boats
24060 CASAZZA (BG)
Via F.lli Calvi, 1 - ITALY
Tel. ++39.035.810747
Fax ++39.035.812679
http://www.agrimec.it
e-mail: info@agrimec.it