Spray-Air System Reduces Water Usage
Published on by Water Network Research, Official research team of The Water Network in Technology
CANADIAN sprayer specialist Miller is releasing its Spray-Air system on a front-mounted self-propelled sprayer in Australia
The Miller Spray-Air system has been an option with its Condor rear sprayers and is now available with its preferred platform, the Miller Nitro front-mounted units.
It’s said to achieve desired spraying results with half of the normal amount of water and chemical applied.
It combines the benefits of both air-assist and air-atomisation into one spray nozzle system.
Growers have control of the droplet size, spray pattern and speed of the air blast on the go.
Droplets can be coarse, medium or very fine and are created by Shear Guard PLUS Air Nozzles spaced every 25cm along the air boom. They are not affected by speed and pressure changes, ensuring uniform application.
Miller says the nozzles blast the droplets into crop canopies, ensuring top-to-bottom leaf surface coverage. The smaller controlled droplets and directed air blast allows efficient water and chemical usage.
The Air-Spray system on a 36m boom adds $20,100 (+GST) to the cost of the sprayer.
Source: The Weekly Times
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