VMA, new generation technologies for plant treatment

VMA, specializing in low volume sprayers, dusters and weeding units can claim fifty years experience in the sector of machinery for plant treatment machinery. The manufacturer's winning cards is their implementation of technologies and the reliability of their products

From 1960 to the present the low volume sprayers designed by Gianpietro Vitali, the founder of VMA in Santa Maria Della Versa, on the border between the Lombardy and the Emilia Romagna Regions, have been warmly welcomed by farming enterprises over the years to confirm the unusual longevity of the company's commercial standing. The VMA success can be assigned to the marketing policy of the manufacturer located in the Province of Pavia capable capitalizing on their ties to the territory and great specialization in viticulture and their ongoing technological revision of their machines which has steadily elevated their performance and efficiency. Among the VMA innovations applied to their sprayers one of the most outstanding is the graduated scale liter flow control devices, built in stainless steel boxes, with anti-drip systems for each nozzle. These devices enable the operator to customize the distribution of the plant treatment product and optimize precision. Also noteworthy is the sophisticated VMA electrostatic spraying system which marks a real leap in the quality of the company's sprayers. One of VMA's four partners, Gianluigi Baggi, told Mondo Macchina/Machinery World that the combined operation of the electrostatic device and low volume leads to an exponential growth of efficiency in plant treatment because the atomized liquid totally covers the vegetation for the distribution of the product in a uniform way. The high tech architecture of these machines is not the only strong point of VMA sprayers designed for vineyards and trees with high crowns in fruit orchards. Other winning features are that these machines are user-friendly and can be put to multi-row operations even in conditions of a moderate wind. In this connection, a point of pride for the manufacturer is the Power Multi Row model sprayer with variable geometry for top performance in multi-row operations with great maneuverability and equipped with electro-hydraulic control of movement and electronic flow management of the plant treatment product. Aside from sprayers, the Pavia enterprise, with average annual sales at more than two million euro, has achieved success thanks also to its ranges of dusters and weeders with a full line of weeding bars. The Arena 700 duster, is designed to separate the air flow from product feeding to ensure an ideal balance between distribution accuracy and uniform flow control. This VMA flagship model in the duster range is equipped with a stainless steel tank and mixers and is ideal for the distribution of powder and granular products as well as fertilizer pellets. Moreover, the manufacturer reports that the Arena 700 is one of the few dusters, if not the only one, which has won certification by Enama, the Italian National Agricultural Mechanization Agency. The models in the range of weeding equipment, on the other hand, are anti-drift machines built for inter-row work. They are equipped with rotating brush guards which ensure the perfectly uniform distribution of weeding liquids, with total respect for the crops, and no drift, even when operations are performed in high winds. Baggi said, “In designing our products we are loyal to the teachings of Gianpietro Vitali in always attempting to achieve the very best from the quality and reliability point of view. For this reason, all our manufacturing process, from the construction of the dies to final testing, are carried out inside our own factory. For this, our models are highly appreciated by our most demanding customers, those most attentive to the details.”