By Timo Raus — August 1, 2023
In the domain of greenhouse construction, the innovative introduction of MetaFit has marked a significant stride towards optimizing efficiency and reducing construction time. Developed through a collaborative effort by DutchGreenhouses® and Metazet, MetaFit emerges as a transformative solution for connecting heating pipes in greenhouses, ensuring a robust, watertight, and weld-free connection.
Key Advantages of MetaFit
Weld-Free Connection: Eliminating the traditional, labor-intensive welding process in projects around the world was the reason DutchGreenhouses® came to Metazet. The MetaFit solution introduces a faster and less specialized connection method, thereby reducing the overall greenhouse construction time and the need to fly welders to sites around the world.
Optimized Construction Process: Traditionally, screening and electricity works always interfere with the welding of heating tubes. The absence of a necessity for welding at the initial stages of the construction process allows for postponing pipe installation to the final stages, presenting distinct logistical and operational advantages.
Testing & Development
Subjected to rigorous load tests, MetaFit has exhibited equivalent efficacy to a welded joint, ensuring a completely watertight system even under a sustained load for a duration exceeding 25 years. Initially designed for 51 mm pipes, MetaFit can also accommodate 63.5 mm pipes, offering a versatile solution adaptable to varying pipe diameters across diverse greenhouse projects. With a suite of end pieces and fittings, MetaFit can be easily integrated into existing heating systems and is facilitated for on-site preparation of pipe ends, enabling global installation and sourcing of pipes.
The First Project
Where the development started with a partnership between DutchGreenhouses® and Metazet, the development also ends together — by bringing the concept into action on a commercial greenhouse construction project. Later this year, DutchGreenhouses® and Metazet will once again work closely together to connect heating pipes without welding for the first time!
