New products

The PortaPump

The pitch: A portable trash pump for clearing water from irrigation breaks/leaks, flooded areas, construction/installation zone and ponds or retention areas.
•    The 33 gpm trash pump is powered by a commercial grade 35cc Honda engine.
•    A half-speed trigger lock will keep your work area clear of water even if the pipe is still leaking.
•    The Honda engine pumps water through 100 feet of hose or up a 20-foot rise without losing pump pressure.
Contact: www.seagointernational.com


Guill extrusion three-layer technology

The pitch: Guill Tool & Engineering’s tooling utilizes three layers to produce the necessary tubing for efficient and environmentally safe drip irrigation.
•    The head/die engineering utilizes a spiral flow that handles three layers.
•    Allows almost any type of polymer to be the bulk of the material inside the tube, hose or pipe.
•    The drip irrigation crosshead/die is designed to produce a tube that uses virtually any type of three-layer construction.
Contact: www.guill.com

Air valve enclosures

The pitch: Metal Cabinet & Fixture Co., a Span-O-Matic Co., offers NEMA 3R vandal resistant, knock down air valve enclosures. 
•    Aluminum and stainless steel enclosures come with an orbital random finish that allow for graffiti removal without touch-up paint. 
•    The enclosures come with a lift-off door that is secured with your padlock. 
•    The steel enclosures are powder coat yellow or purple. 
Contact: www.spanomatic.com

Wire and valve tracker

The pitch: The Armada Tech Pro800 improves on existing industry offerings to provide the latest technology available in irrigation wire and valve locating and troubleshooting.
•    Features a rechargeable 12-volt transmitter battery.
•    Has triple AC buzz and hum filter, and a new wireless connection/broadcast mode.
•    With 20 percent more transmitting power, the distance one can track cable increases.
•    Wireless coupling to cables through the broadcast mode means you don’t have to connect to the wires to get a tracking signal.
Contact: www.armadatech.com

Irrigation controller

The pitch: The 710-xxxP battery operated controller from DIG Corp. employs the latest engineering improvements for better operation.
•    The controllers are powered by one, 9-volt battery and wrapped in a compact housing design that provides waterproofing capability.
•    Operates in conjunction with DIG’s 2-wire DC solenoid and are available with 3⁄4-inch to 2-inch inline valves.
•    Station run time from 1 second to 12 hours in 1-second increments.
Contact: www.digcorp.com


Sprinkler Buddy

The pitch: The Sprinkler Buddy allows professionals to identify pop-up sprinkler heads in the lawn preventing accidental damage to the pop-up sprinkler head or water source.
•    Allows the user to custom fit the Sprinkler Buddy regardless of the shaft diameter of most major brands or models.
•    Prevents grass from growing between the shaft of the sprinkler head and indicator itself.
•    The Sprinkler Buddy is made in America from a flexible, 100 percent recycled material and has the highest UV resistant rating available.
Contact: www.sprinklerbuddy.com


Rain Bird STP Plus

The pitch: The STP Plus is a flexible, entry-level professional irrigation controller.
•    When programming a zone, all irrigation schedule information is displayed on the controller’s screen.
•    Comes in four-zone, six-zone and nine-zone models, offering independent programs for every zone to provide more versatile irrigation control.
•    The back-up battery operation saves the controller’s time and date for up to one week in the event of a power outage.
•    New user-adjustable intervals for the second, third and fourth watering start times on a zone offer greater flexibility to those users who want to run additional cycles for shorter periods of time.
Contact: www.rainbird.com


RainPerfect pump

The pitch: The solar-powered RainPerfect pump makes it easy to recycle rain water.
•    The RainPerfect pump and solar panel install on to most standard rain barrels and provide pressure through an ordinary garden hose.
•    The pressure from the RainPerfect pump is enough to run most low pressure sprinklers and water the garden.
•    With the solar panel energized by the sun, there’s no need for an electrical outlet.
•    Uses a rechargeable NiMH battery, powered by the included solar panel.
Contact: www.rainperfectpump.com

Revolution Waterfall pump

The pitch: This 5100 gph pump supports a 24-foot waterfall.
•    The internal design allows debris to flow without clogging.
•    Comes with a mesh protective barrier to protect the pump from larger debris. 
•    24-foot maximum pumping height.
Contact: www.smart-pond.com