The Heliospectra MITRA X Flex is a cutting-edge LED grow light designed to offer growers a highly adaptable, application-driven lighting solution that delivers efficiency, precision, and superior crop performance. As part of the broader MITRA X platform, MITRA X Flex introduces a flexible far-red function, combining three lighting spectra—PAR (400–700 nm), PAR plus Far-Red (700–800 nm), and Far-Red Only—into one fixture without compromising output power. This 3-in-1 design empowers growers to tailor light strategies to specific crops, production stages, and environmental conditions, supporting faster growth, improved flowering, and healthier plants year-round, especially during low-light seasons.
With an impressive efficacy of up to 3.4 μmol/J, MITRA X Flex delivers high-quality light tailored for a broad range of cultivars and greenhouse applications. The far-red component can be switched on or off depending on the crop variety or the time of day, allowing growers to influence physiological responses such as stem elongation, flowering initiation, and increased flower count. Far-red light has been shown to enhance overall plant structure and light absorption efficiency, leading to stronger growth and improved yields, particularly during winter and shoulder seasons.
MITRA X Flex represents a fully modular approach within the MITRA X platform, supporting power configurations from 325W to 1500W. Manufactured with Swedish engineering expertise and premium components from trusted A-brand suppliers like Osram, CREE, and Inventronics, MITRA X Flex offers exceptional build quality and long-term reliability. Its robust and intelligent design aligns with Heliospectra’s commitment to redefining nature’s potential through technology, delivering market-leading solutions for smart horticultural lighting.
A key advantage of MITRA X Flex lies in its seamless integration with Heliospectra’s helioCORE™ control platform. The wireless dimming capabilities, enabled by the ADELPHI wireless connector, allow for precision control over the light spectrum and intensity without the need for new wiring. Growers can create specific light recipes, automate daily routines, and apply dynamic lighting strategies based on crop type, growth stage, and energy pricing. The system’s intuitive interface makes it easy to manage multiple grow zones, enabling targeted application of supplemental light only when and where it's needed, thus maximizing energy efficiency and ROI.
Through DLI (Daily Light Integral) control, helioCORE™ empowers growers to maintain optimal light levels for consistent growth throughout the year. It uses real-time weather data, natural light levels, and utility pricing to prioritize lighting schedules, ensuring supplemental lighting is used most effectively when natural sunlight is insufficient. This adaptive strategy not only supports crop consistency but can cut energy consumption by up to 35% beyond the 40% baseline savings already achieved by switching from HPS to high-efficacy LED systems.
The ability to break the greenhouse into controllable “grow zones” further enhances MITRA X Flex’s energy-saving potential. Growers can assign customized lighting strategies to specific areas of their operation, adjusting light levels or turning off fixtures in unused zones. These adaptive lighting strategies are managed through helioCORE™’s sensor-based feedback loops and intelligent algorithms, which ensure a consistent and productive growing environment while optimizing energy usage.
According to Heliospectra CEO Bonny Heeren, MITRA X Flex reflects the company’s mission to redefine what’s possible in controlled agriculture. By combining flexible spectral control with intelligent software and robust wireless communication, growers benefit from faster crop cycles, healthier plants, and lower energy costs. Chief Commercial Officer Rebecca Nordin echoes this, emphasizing that far-red light’s impact is highly crop- and variety-dependent. The flexibility MITRA X Flex offers gives growers the precision to adapt lighting strategies across different crops and growth phases, leading to measurable gains in yield and quality.
Technical performance data for the helioSPEC R40F Flex spectrum confirms the system's versatility. At 650W, the fixture delivers a PAR light output of 1880 µmol/s, a PAR+Far-Red output of 1890 µmol/s, and a Far-Red-only output of 250 µmol/s, with an efficacy of 2.9 µmol/J. At 770W, the outputs increase to 2180 µmol/s for PAR and 2190 µmol/s for PAR+Far-Red, maintaining a Far-Red-only output of 250 µmol/s and an efficacy of 2.8 µmol/J. These high-performance values make MITRA X Flex a reliable, scalable solution for commercial greenhouse operations aiming for advanced light control and optimized crop production.
In summary, the MITRA X Flex is a truly intelligent, application-driven lighting solution that empowers growers with unprecedented control and flexibility. Its 3-in-1 spectrum capability, wireless smart control, high efficacy, and modular design position it as an essential tool for forward-thinking horticulture operations seeking to enhance plant growth, improve flowering, and reduce energy consumption—all while adapting to the unique needs of each crop and environment.
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