Description
Cherry cover, known as cherry panel, cherry rain cover, is usually used to protect the cherry from the cracking of the rain.
It is waterproof, it is used as a covering for the cherry in the rainy season.
Compared to the cherry orchard withour cherry cover, it could help increase the quality and yields of the cherry.
It is made of PE woven fabric with the LDPE lamination on both side. The edge around is usually folded and reinforced with grommets or loops for installation.
Main Advantages
- Protection - reduce the damage from the bad weather, such as rain, hail and wind.
- Increased yield - can help regulate the temperature and humidity around the cherry trees, which can result in increasing the yields.
- Better fruit appearance - can help prevent sunscald and other forms of damage to the fruit, resulting in a more uniform appearance.
- Pest control - can be used as a barrier to prevent pests from accessing the cherry trees.
Types of cherry cover
The cherry cover in the market is similar, the main difference is the edge. The service time of different edge is different.
This is most popular type in the market. The edge of the fabric is folded and bonded with a rope inside. The main advantage is cheap.
The edge is folded and sewed with strong webbing. If you need higher strength, or the cherry cover need withstand strong wind, this type might be the better choice.
Types of grommet or loop
The grommet or loops is used to be fastened to the wirerope by clips or carabiners. It is needed to withstand the impact and tension in wind or other bad weather.
This is most popular type in the market. It is very soft and easy to transform. The main advantage is cheap.
It is very hard and wear-resistant, so it is difficult to transform, and has better strength than aluminum one.
If you want higher strength, you could choose the webbing sewed around the edge with the webbing loops.
Production of Cherry cover
The cherry cover was produced by many steps, including the extrusion, weaving, rolling and packing.
Extrusion
The thread will be extruded by the extrusion machines. The cherry cover is produced by tape thread.
weaving
The thread will be woven to fabric by weaving machines.
Laminating
The fabric will be laminated by LDPE film on both side to ensure the waterproof.
bonding&cutting
The edge of fabric will be folded and bonded with the rope inside. The fabric will be cut by piece.
sewing
The edge is sewed with webbing around, install the grommets or sew the loops on the edge.
Packing
The cherry cover will be folded and put into the plastic bag with the ship mark outside.
How to choose the Cherry cover
To make sure the cherry cover will be accepted and hot sale in your market, there are several factors you should consider.
Material
- Fabric - Some supplier produce the fabric by recycled PE, but the fabric we use is made of 100% virgin PE.
- UV - we add 3%-5% UV inside to ensure the service time.
- Webbing - the webbing we choose is made of polyester, it has longer service time and higher strength. so it could withstand the impact of the wind and hail.
- Grommet - Some supplier choose the aluminum grommet, and we choose the brass grommet, which has higher strength.
- Sewing thread - We choose the polyester sewing thread, the service time would be over 5 years.
The raw material should be best to ensure the service time against the bad weather. The raw material we choose is 100% virgin HDPE and 5% UV.
weight
- Strength - Heavier fabric has higher strength, it can make the cherry cover withstand rain, wind, hail or other bad weather.
- Durability - A heavier fabric is generally more durable and will last longer than a lighter fabric.
- Cost - The cherry cover is higher, the cost would also be higher.
The most popular weight in the market is about 150g. if the wind is very strong in your orchard, the weight should be higher, such as 200g.
Size
- Width - the width is up to the size of the tree, the normal width of cherry cover is 1.8-2.5m.
- Length - The normal length of cherry cover by piece is about 10-15m.
- Distance of grommet/loop - the normal distance is about 50-100cm. The most popular choice is 50cm in the market.
The situation of each orchard would be different, all the sizes would be customized based on your requirement.
Other details
The cherry cover is usually packed by piece. Several pieces will be packed into a plastic bag together with the ship mark outside.
Transparent is the most popular color in the market. some client also choose the white or other colors.
There are many accessories for installation to choose: plastic clips, steel carabiners, bungee cord, etc.
consideration in installation
The installation of cherry cover is also very important to the service time of the cherry cover. Because the structure should withstand all the impact from the wind, hail and other conditions.
structure
The structure is made of wood piles and steel wire. The 3 wires are arranged in a triangular shape, one at the top and one at the bottom of each side.
Clips
The clips are used to connect the cherry cover with the steel wire. The plastic clip is cheaper, and the steel carabiner has higher strength and abrasion resistance.
bungee rope
If the wind is strong, you should connect the loops or grommets with the clips by bungee rope. Because it can reduce the impact from the wind directly.
How to buy cherry cover
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 cherry cover 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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