Use cases
Our strongest references are MIND Gen3 and Gen4 deployments in black soldier fly production around the world and the FairGene egg facility in Alberta, Canada—also where we use the Agentic Server today. These cases show how MIND is used, from climate control to process logging, alarms and reports, and where the work beyond black soldier fly is still early.
MIND Gen3 and Gen4 · black soldier fly production
Insect producers in different markets need rearing, breeding and nursing rooms that hold stable conditions in tropical heat, seasonal swings and power interruptions—without expensive proprietary climate equipment.
MIND Gen3 is the platform we build for black soldier fly production facilities. It runs the climate control in modular production units such as a 20-foot container. It controls heating, cooling, humidification and dehumidification, intake, exhaust and circulation fans and lighting, monitors temperature, humidity and CO₂, and provides alarms, process history and local and remote dashboards. Compatible equipment can be sourced locally.
MIND Gen4, the current generation, builds the Gen3 features into updated hardware and software and supports customisation and the Agentic Server.
MIND powers equipment in 75+ black soldier fly rearing and production modules worldwide.
FairGene · Alberta, Canada
In July 2026, Fairville Farming Co. and NRGene Canada announced the launch of FairGene, a joint venture operating a dedicated black soldier fly egg production facility in Bassano, Alberta. The facility supplies black soldier fly producers worldwide with eggs from NRGene Canada’s MaxBSF™ genetics, and the partners reported positive initial results.
The facility, developed together with Manna, needed coordinated climate and process automation across the site—not a standard building-management package or a collection of isolated controllers.
MIND runs the site-wide automation: central HVAC and air handling, ventilation and room airflow, breeding-room climate and lighting schedules, egg-collection airflow, and hatchery and nursery conditions. Operators log process metrics across the site, batches follow a governed lifecycle, and custom dashboards bring climate and process data together for analysis and reporting. Feed-preparation automation is planned as a later extension.
The Manna MIND AIoT platform and the Agentic Server made the project easy to customise and cost-efficient, and the facility runs autonomously on MIND. The platform has operated reliably from the start of commissioning. Suitable new capabilities can be tested, reviewed and introduced within hours when the scope allows, while the operating rooms keep running on deterministic software. AI-assisted monitoring checks system health, logs and process data in the background and supports troubleshooting.
Early steps beyond black soldier fly
Cockroach rearing · Germany
A MIND lab unit and two MIND-powered rearing containers were delivered for cockroach rearing and are in testing. MIND brings the climate control, monitoring and alarms developed for insect production to a different species, with its settings configured for that species.
Plant-growing tests · Israel
A customer using MIND since the end of 2022 extended it beyond black soldier fly to other applications that need automated climate control, including plant-growing tests together with insects.
These are early indications, not yet a track record. Each new species or crop is configured through customisation work, and no black soldier fly result or recipe carries over without configuration and testing.
What the cases share
Each case starts from HVAC and climate control and extends to process logging, alarms, dashboards and reports.
Compatible off-the-shelf equipment is chosen for each site, rather than proprietary climate equipment tied to one vendor.
Agentic workflows speed up development and testing, while review and acceptance stay explicit before deterministic software reaches production.
AI-assisted monitoring and troubleshooting help teams keep up with growing volumes of equipment, logs and process data.
Start with your system
Tell us what you grow, the equipment and records you have, and one question they do not answer well today. We’ll check the fit, show the Agentic Server on a call and, if your case fits, propose a free demo.
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