Delivering Smart Irrigation Solutions

Metzer India and Skipper formed a joint venture Metzer India and Skipper Ltd – a plastic pipes manufacturer - formed a 50-50 joint venture to provide drip irrigation products to India and other South East Asian countries - Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The production facility of Skipper- Metzer India LLP will be set up near Skipper’s Hyderabad-based factory. Metzer will provide all the production lines that will be used in this plant to manufacture dripline laterals. Irrimetzer : Now Available Online and for Mobile Download! Irrimetzer is a software and an application that provides simplified and easy-to-use means for computing the necessary calculations for planning irrigation systems. The Irrimetzer software contains calculators of maximum lateral length, flow rate and head loss along driplines, main pipes and sub mains. Find Irrimetzer at http://irrimetzer.metzer- group.com/home or on Google Play and App Store. Innovation in Frost Protection Systems Metzer is innovating methods to protect crops from harmful radiative and advective frost. Cold weather hurts plants, temporarily or permanently. Existing technologies aid plants against frost in several ways. The system is built at an effective height above crops or trees, and is tailored to the irrigation flow. Metzer’s sturdy 25mm pipe is elevated above crop or tree level. It is widely spread, placed at every second tree, and the hose is attached to the tree trunk by a flexible wire to prevent damage to the tree - easy to install and remove for maintenance. Metzer News