The Ripening Room Humidification Challenge
Improper humidity can harm produce and cause mold and bacteria growth.
Inadequate Humidity Harms Produce
When produce arrives at a ripening room, it needs the correct humidity level to ripen on schedule. The fruits and vegetables could spoil if the level is too high or too low. If they ripen too slowly, shipping and delivery schedules could be delayed.
Inadequate Humidity Prevents Optimal Productivity
Humidifiers need to control the growth of airborne bacteria, mold and insects. For peak preservation, humidifiers should lower ambient ripening room temperatures by as much as 20 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ripening rooms reduce contaminants and cool produce when necessary, reducing stress on fruits and vegetables and cultivating higher–quality products.
The Self-Evaporative Solution
Most humidifiers, including those from Smart Fog, offer self-evaporative technology. Self-evaporative technology is self-regulating, meaning it can detect the amount of moisture in the air and adjust the amount it releases. This solution is the most effective in maintaining ripening room humidity control.
Preventing Profit Loss
Self-evaporative humidification systems improve quality and profit by reducing produce water loss and preventing cracking, bruising and spoilage.
This technology keeps produce fresh and the room dry by ensuring a 100% evaporation rate. Self-evaporating humidity hydrates produce, even penetrating boxes and packaging, without wetting a single surface.
Preventing Contaminants
Due to the size and nature of self-evaporating droplets, self-evaporative humidification thoroughly eliminates harmful organisms.
Since the molecular attractions are reversed during the self-evaporative process, dust, mold, bacteria and viruses are attracted to the droplets by adhesion. Once they are attracted, they are oxidized and eliminated.
Boosting Efficiency
To increase profits further, ripening rooms utilize the energy–efficient and low-maintenance design of self-evaporative technology. Self-evaporation uses a patented process that generates water droplets without requiring much energy, usually saving facilities 50%-90%.
As a bonus, these systems are simple to install and require very little maintenance beyond the occasional (and easy) filter replacement. Installing a self-evaporative humidification system helps produce ripen and last, and ripening rooms can save time and money with ease.
How Humidification Improves Ripening Rooms and Why It Matters
Ripening rooms require proper temperature, humidity and fresh air control to support produce and expel the gases they release. Specifically, humidification adds water vapor to the air, which prevents moisture loss from fruits and vegetables. Proper humidity will gradually ripen the produce without producing bruising or brown spots, ensuring a longer shelf life.
Benefits of Ripening Room Humidification Systems
Your ripening room deserves the best quality humidifier to promise your customers quality produce. An easy-to-use humidification system with the following benefits can offer optimal produce results:
Non-Wetting Humidity
Non-wetting humidity — or self-evaporative technology — reverses molecular attractions to provide product quality and safety. Too much moisture in the air can cause produce to grow bacteria and mold, spoiling much faster.
Long-Term Energy Savings
Self-evaporative technology produces less energy than a traditional humidifier, saving you time and money.
Low-Maintenance Design
The right humidifier requires little maintenance. It features a stainless steel shell with stationary components, which eliminates potential interior mold or bacterial growth.
Smart Fog’s Ripening Room Humidification Systems
Smart Fog’s humidification systems go above and beyond the industry requirements. Our systems feature non-wetting humidity, long-term energy savings, low-maintenance designs, easy installation and so much more.
Browse our available ripening room humidification options below:
ES100 Direct Space Humidifier
The ES100 direct space humidifier can be easily installed on any wall in your ripening room. It provides humidity and cleanliness to any highly controlled settings.
TS100 In Duct Humidifier
The TS100 in-duct humidifier is your solution for whole facility humidity. It can be installed in new or existing ductwork, eliminating the need for droplet screens, drain pans and evaporation chambers.
ES100M Portable Industrial Humidifier
The ES100M portable humidifier is a direct space humidifier on-the-go. You receive all the benefits of the ES100 on wheels for mobile humidity solutions.
MS100 Custom Grid System
The MS100 is our customizable grid humidification system. It is modular to fit the exact needs of your space, covering up to 10,000 square feet.