Hypro Express wins Innovation Awards

The Express Nozzle Body End Cap from Hypro was presented with the Innovations Award at the recent Canada’s Farm Progress Show, June 20-22, 2012 in Regina, Saskatchewan, which was attended by nearly 50,000 people. It was one of two products selected for the prestigious Gold Standard award, with ten other products winning the Sterling Standard award. This is the second innovation award for the Express Nozzle Body End Cap, which also won the AE50 award sponsored by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers in February 2012.

“The Express Nozzle Body End Cap solves a critical problem for today’s applicator—shutoff lag”, states John Lang, inventor and global sales engineer at Hypro. “As spray distribution systems grow wider, applicators see unacceptable increases in the amount of time it takes for nozzles to stop emitting spray after the boom section valves are closed. This lag can be 5 to 10 seconds, or more. A delay of just 5 seconds on a sprayer moving at a moderate speed through the field can cause overspray of more than 70 feet beyond the intended stop point.” The Express Nozzle Body End Cap solves this problem by eliminating the air trapped inside conventional boom designs. When the boom is completely filled with liquid, the nozzle body’s diaphragm check valve activation time is greatly improved, by as much as 85%.

The Express Nozzle Body End Cap is currently available for 1” nominal pipe (1.315”OD). To receive more information on the new Express Nozzle Body End Cap, please contact Hypro at
1-800-424-9776, or visit www.hypropumps.com.