MTSys Growing System for Greenhouses & Vertical Farms | Dutch Lion

Cut costs in greenhouses and vertical farms

The Moving Tower System (MTSys) automation technology cuts crop costs by 20%. Move from horizontal to vertical cultivation with 90% smaller footprint and 40% less CAPEX, powered by the height you already have.

The Challenge

Greenhouse economics are under pressure

Land costs are rising. Labor is scarce. Horizontal systems demand ever more space and capital to scale.

What if you could use the height you already have?

The Insight

Height is the untapped lever

The taller the greenhouse, the more growing space it holds—without adding land or multiplying costs.

Vertical density

Multiply output per square meter of land.

Natural light

Free sunlight at every level.

Economic logic

Less land, lower capital, same yield.

The Solution

Introducing MTSys

Vertical towers move on an overhead monorail—transforming unused height into productive growing space. One automated platform for greenhouses, vertical farms and hybrid facilities.

The Process

Continuous flow, zero gaps

A closed-loop system. Plants enter, grow, and exit in steady flow.

The Results

Validated performance

1070% Smaller footprint: Same yield in a fraction of the land area
476% Lower CAPEX: Reduced building, land, and infrastructure costs
238% Lower crop costs: Total production cost reduction per kilogram

Application

One platform, many applications

A modular platform supporting different crops, configurations, and automation levels.

Crop types

Leafy greens
Soft fruit
Young plants
Ornamentals

Project types

New builds: Optimized from design phase
Retrofits: Adapt existing high-bay greenhouses
Modular expansion: Scale incrementally as needed

Automation

Transport & spacing
Harvesting
Cleaning
Transplanting

Our Story

Four generations of expertise

Founded by father-and-son duo Chris and Vincent van der Gaag, rooted in four generations of greenhouse innovation from Westland. By rethinking how vertical growing principles could be applied within greenhouses, they solved the missing piece of vertical farming: real-world unit economics.