How does spraying innovation help the field?

Speaking of innovations in spraying, the leading place in them is occupied by him, starting in 1895 with the first dorsal sprayer for vineyards, in 1913 with the first Toboggan attachment sprayer, gold medal in 1978 from SIMA in the field of electronics and to this day the company receives a number of distinctions for its technological developments, among which are the awards of SIMA 2013 and SIMA 2015 - a total of more than 120 years of innovation.Among the new developments of the brand is the Spraytronic system - it solves one of the biggest problems of modern farmers - the small range of speed of operation at which the sprayer can provide quality spraying through a constant droplet size.The solution to this problem comes through Spraytronic and the pulse modulation characteristic of the operation of the system. It allows controlling the norm while maintaining a constant pressure - so the size of the drop is always the same and the operator can choose the best size of the drop according to the conditions. For example, a larger drop in the wind or a finer drop when applying contact pesticides.

How does this control of the norm by pulse modulation work in practice?

Depending on the speed of movement, the solenoid valve of each nozzle provides micro pulsations that close it in fractions of a second. The ratio between the opening and closing times varies depending on the speed at which the sprayer moves so as to maintain the set norm at different speeds, but without changing the operating pressure. The change in the spray flow is achieved by changing the opening time. It works extremely easily: the operator chooses the nozzle to be used, the operating pressure and the norm per acre, and the system makes sure that they are respected.

How does innovation help the field?

The modern SPRAYTRONIC system makes it possible to change the flow through the nozzle by 70% and, accordingly, the working speed, without changing the operating pressure and the size of the drops that reach the crops. Every agronomist is aware of the effect of having a constant droplet size and variations in their size and how this affects the quality of spraying and the effect of the preparation used.From a practical point of view, this system allows to work with one set of nozzles at an operating pressure of 3 bar at speeds from 8 km/h to 18 km/h. This is important for a self-propelled sprayer, which has a working speed of more than 15 km/h, but it has to be slower to edge the block or bypass the transmission line, observing the norm.Last but not least, the system controls each nozzle individually, given the distance from nozzle to nozzle, in practice, the farmer gets sectional control of sections of 50 cm in size. which minimizes overlaps at work.

Quality and traditions vs. new technologies

With a brand like Berthoud, manufacturers assure that you do not have to make the choice between quality and traditions or new technologies when choosing your sprayer, since the models Raptorand BROWNown both.Traditional and time-tested sprinkler elements such as the patented OMEGA biturbine pump, the Axiale rod suspension, the years-tested Dualelec electronic spray control system and a number of other technologies have proven themselves in the long history of the model. https://www.youtube.com/embed/id4Af-j3qcQ

Artificial intelligence and what can it do in the field?

“Artificial Intelligence in the Field”is not just a slogan from a billboard, but a real application of new technologies and the development of artificial intelligence and its application in agricultural machinery. On one side sit the technological capabilities of the sprayer - to control each nozzle, to ensure constant pressure and uniform drop size and, accordingly, guaranteed spray quality even with a sudden start of the system, and on the other, modern information technologies that allow analyzing the vegetation cover and spraying only on weeds, without affecting the main crop. As a result, the saving from unnecessary herbicide application is significant, as is the effect on the environment.

How can we monitor spraying remotely and analyze field performance?

We are in the 21st century and this task is easy - you only need one additional system to monitor in real time the operation of the machine and record its traces. FarmTrackis an example of such a system, which is implemented in more than 90% of Berthoud sprayers offered on the Bulgarian market and allows, after spraying, all the information about the treatment to be received in the form of a report directly by e-mail or telephone. By various methods, the treated area or the earnings of the drivers on the farm can be measured. By carrying out this type of monitoring, cost optimization, better quality processing and more correct operation of the machines are achieved. Thus, sprayers and all other machines in the farm are one click away, and in addition to real-time monitoring, you also provide yourself with a properly prepared log of all agrotechnical events on the farm. The benefits of the application of innovative technologies in spraying are visible to dozens of farmers in our country, who in the last few years have chosen self-propelled sprayers Berthoud jumpers, which combine in themselves all these innovations.

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