tective screen for theelectrostatic recovery of pesticide treat-
ment products with no recycling but with 95% anti-drift and
anti-residue effect. The semi-mountedmachine is designed
for operations on sloping terrain. Drift Recovery 2000 from
Agricolmeccanica in theMaschioGaspardoGroupcameaway
from Enovitis in the Field with a New Technology 2014 Spe-
cialMention for aComputer SprayControl enablingelectronic
management of themain parameters in operations, includ-
ingquantity of theproduct in the tank, speedof transit, liters
sprayed, temperatureof theenvironment andothers,aswell
as control of the opening and closing of the nozzles.
These are relatively newmachines on the market but the
choice is great, beginning with the range by Bertoni which,
ten years after the launchof theArcobaleno,was the first to
proposea seriesof eightmodelswhichmeet all themany re-
quirements for variousmodelsof livestock raising, the layout
of vineyardplants and the land.Other newly conceivedmod-
els have been presented by Ideal Srl, Caffini SpA, Ricosma
Snc and other manufacturers.
Electronics canmake the difference also for traditional ma-
chines. Anexample is apneumaticmist blower with variable
VRT (integrated circuits) dosage cited at EIMA International
for ultrasound sensors which make it possible to manage
spraying proportionally in relation to speedof transit and the
density of the vegetation.
Management of the canopy and trunk
Pruning after harvesting the grapes is the production cycle
which requires thegreatest deployment ofmanpower. At pre-
sent themost widespreadpruningmethod iswith theuseof
a cutting bar with single or overlapping discs. The simplest
machinesareequippedwith sensors,using thePellenc vision
system, capable of making cuts as close as possible to the
cordon, and the Tanesini Technology for detaching shoots
from support structurewith inter-row bars activated by pho-
Tra le novità tecniche premiate a EIMA2014 interessante è
la DuoWing Jet Collina di Martignani, una irroratrice pneu-
matica a basso volume con funzione elettrostatica e dotata
di uno schermo soffiante in verso opposto a quello di irrora-
zione, che creaun cuscinettod’aria che respinge il prodotto
non andato a bersaglio verso la chioma. Lamacchina semi
portata è predisposta per lavorare anche su terreni declivi.
Segnalata comeNew Technology 2014aEnovitis in campo
è stata Drift Recovery 2000, di Agricolmeccanica del grup-
po Maschio Gaspardo. Interessante in particolare la pre-
senza del Computer Spray Control che consente la gestio-
ne elettronica dei principali parametri operativi (quantità di
prodotto in cisterna, velocità di avanzamento, litri erogati,
