Description
Bird net is also called anti-bird net or bird netting, it is a type of netting used to protect crops, fruit trees, and other plants from damage caused by birds.
There are many different mesh sizes, which determine the size of the birds that can be kept out.
Anti-bird nets can be installed in different ways. They can be draped over fruit trees and secured with stakes or weights. Alternatively, they can be suspended over crops using poles or wires.
It is a effective and environmentally friendly way, as they do not require the use of harmful chemicals or pesticides.
Popular Applications
- Fruits - is extensively used in fruits protection, such as grape, apple, cherry, etc.
- Garden - it is used to protect the garden, flowers, etc.
- Balcony - is used to keep the birds out, the bird might provide the nesting materials or droppings in balcony.
- Fish farm - is used to protect the fish from the damage of the birds.
- Buildings - is used to keep the birds far from the buildings, because the droppings might be harmful to the buildings.
Types of bird net
According to the applications, there are several different kinds of bird net in the market.
This kinds of bird is usually used in agriculture to protect the fruits. it is made of tape thread.
This is also ususally used in agriculture to protect the fruits, the difference is that it is produced by mono thread. it has higher strength.
This is heavy duty bird net, which is knotted. It is usually used in garden, balcony, fish farm and buildings.
Production of bird net
The bird net was produced by many steps, including the extrusion, weaving, cutting and packing.
Raw material
The raw material of bird net is HDPE. To make the nets more durable, we will add the UV into the materials.
Extrusion
The thread will be extruded by the extrusion machines. The mono and tape thread will be produced by different dies.
weaving
The threads will be woven into different struction by raschel knitted machines or woven machines.
Cutting
The bird net is usually used piece by piece. so it need be cut by piece.
packing
The bird net each piece will be put into a plastic bag, and the labels will be put inside together.
shipping
Several piece of bird net will be put into a big bag. The bags will be loaded into container for shipping.
How to choose the bird nets
To make sure the bird net will be accepted and hot sale in your market, there are several factors you should consider.
Material
- HDPE - Nearly all the bird net is made of HDPE.Most of bird net is made of 100% virgin HDPE.
- UV - To make the shade net more durable, we could add the UV into the raw materials during extrusion.
- Color master - The shade net could be customized in many colors, the quality of colors depends on the quality of color master.
The quality of shade nets depend on the quality of HDPE, UV, color master and other additives.
The normal quality in the market is 3 years warranty.
weight & Thread
- Strength - Heavier bird net has higher strength, it can make the bird net withstand bad weather.
- Durability - A heavier net is generally more durable and will last longer than a lighter net.
- Cost - The bird net is higher, the cost would also be higher.
General speaking, the normal weight of bird net for agriculture is about 30-45g.
The heavy duty bird net would be a little different. They usually have the requirement in thead, such as 280d/15ply, 240d/18ply, etc.
Mesh size
- Bird size - The mesh size should be small enough to prevent the birds you are targeting from getting through.
- Protection level - If you want to completely exclude birds from an area, you may want to use a smaller mesh size. However, if you only want to deter birds from landing or roosting, a larger mesh size may be sufficient.
- Cost - Smaller mesh sizes will generally be more expensive than larger mesh sizes.
For agiculture, the normal mesh size would be about 4mm-20mm.
For fish farm or garden, the mesh size would be about 20-50mm.
Colors
- Visibility - The net should be visible to birds so that they can avoid flying into it.
- Sunlight - the nets in darker color are more durable against the sunlight.
- Preference - If the nets are used in pubilc, the color should be required to match the surrounding environment.
The normal color of bird net in the market is black, dark green, white, etc.
Packing
The bird net is usually packed by piece, there are several packing methods for you to choose.
the normal packing method is to be packed by coil. then it will be put into a plastic bag with the label inside.
The bird net will be folded and put into a plastic bag. Several bags of bird net will be put together and put into a big bag.
The bird nets will be put into the plastic bag, and several pieces of bird net will be put into a box. it is used for the online store.
How to buy bird net
If you want to find a suitable supplier, here are some steps for your reference.
Specifications discuss
You could have a talk with your supplier about their products and factory.
Quotation
in the further talk, you could share the specifications with them, and ask for a best price.
Samples check
To check the quality, you could ask the suppliers for the samples to check their quality. You also could check the photos and videos of their production.
Order comfirm
After comparing the price and quality, you would have a discuss with your management, and decide to choose the best supplier.
Production
The supplier will start to produce the bird net as your requirement. You could ask the photos and videos of the production several weeks later.
shipping
All the goods will be loaded into the container when it is prepared. As usual, the supplier will share the photos or videos of loading with you.
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