We like to keep things simple ’round here and this poka-yoke from Arkansas is both simple and effective. What’s a poka-yoke? Poka-Yoke is a Japanese term that means “mistake-proofing”. It’s a mechanism that helps an equipment operator avoid (yokeru) mistakes (poka) by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur. Thanks Wikipedia. The problem: […]
The first modern airblast sprayer was developed in the mid 1900’s, but competed with existing equipment before it was adopted by the majority. As you can see below, we’ve come a long way. As application technology continues to evolve and grow, so does the array of choices facing growers. Provide Agro (a subsidiary of N. […]
Read More… from Hol Spraying Systems – Canadian airblast gets an upgrade
One of our recent posts highlighted some great producer designed tender systems for the sprayer. We posted four submissions, and are continuing the series with new submissions in this post. Our fifth submission comes from the folks at Pattison Liquid Systems of Lemberg, Saskatchewan I recently saw Phil Lingelbach of Pattison at a sprayer clinic. […]
We’ve recently been talking about how to save time while cleaning a sprayer. Although it’s very important to be thorough while cleaning, and to take the necessary time to do the job properly, there is always an opportunity to fine tune and spend less time. This is especially true when diluting the tank remainder down […]
We’ve recently been talking about how we can increase sprayer productivity by decreasing downtime. The main productivity robbers are time spent filling and cleaning. Using our productivity calculator, we’re able to show a 30% increase in acres per hour with some relatively simple changes to how we fill the sprayer. It’s important to actually measure the […]