Description
A hail net is a type of protective netting that is used to protect crops, plants, and trees from damage caused by hail.
It is typically made from polyethylene, and is designed to be installed over an entire field or orchard, or over individual plants or trees.
When hailstones strike the netting, they bounce off or are absorbed by the netting, rather than hitting the plants directly.
Hail nets are commonly used in areas where hailstorms are frequent or severe, and can be particularly useful for protecting high-value crops such as fruit trees and vineyards.
Popular Applications
- Fruits - is used in protecting the fruits, such as cherry, apple, peach, orange, grape, etc.
- Vegetables - is used in protecting the high-value vegetables or seeding.
- Horticulture - is used in horticulture to protect ornamental plants, flowers.
- Livestock - is used as covering for poultry, livestock, etc
- Cars - is used to protect cars and other vehicles from hail damage.
- Buildings - is used in outdoor buildings, such as stadiums, garden, etc.
Types of hail net
The hail net is also called anti-hail net. there are many strutures, here are several normal structures in the markets.
This is the most popular struction in the market. it is produced by raschel knitting machines. it has large deformation when it hold the hailstone.
It is another structure which is produced by raschel knitting machines. it has the same functions and properties with 1# hail net.
It is produces by Sulzer Rutti Loom. Compared to knitted hail net, it has higher strength and less deformation against the hailstone.
Production of hail net
The hail net was produced by many steps, including the extrusion, weaving, rolling and packing.
Raw material
The raw material of shade 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 hail net is usually made by the mono thread.
weaving
The threads will be woven into different struction by raschel knitted machines or woven machines.
rolling
The hail net will be divided into small roll of 50m or 100m by the rolling machines. it also could be folded during rolling.
packing
The hail net each roll will be put into a plastic bag, and the labels will be put inside together.
shipping
The rolls of hail net will be loaded into the container, which will be shipped to our clients around the world.
How to choose the nets
To make sure the hail net will be accepted and hot sale in your market, there are several factors you should consider.
Material
- HDPE - Nearly all the hail net is made of HDPE. Most of the hail net is made of 100% virgin HDPE.
- UV - To make the hail 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 hail nets depends on the quality of HDPE, UV, color master and other additives.
The warranty time of normal quality in the market is 3 years.
weight
- Strength - Heavier hail net has higher strength, it can make the hail net withstand wind, hail or other bad weather.
- Durability - A heavier net is generally more durable and will last longer than a lighter net.
- Cost - The hail net is heavier, the cost would also be higher.
General speaking, the normal weight of hail net is 40-120g. the most popular in the market is about 60g.
Colors
- Shading - The normal colors are black, green, white. The hail net could also provide the shade for crops, so the crops need more shade, the color should be dark.
- Bird- if the color is visible, it also could reduce the damage from the bird.
- Durability - the color is darker, the service time would be longer.
The people has their own preference in different market, some colors would be hot sale, and some not.
Other details
There are several different kinds of eyelets to choose. it is used to fasten the hail net. We also could produce the eyelets in the middle of the nets.
The width depends on the width of your fruit trees. the normal width would be 3-6m. the normal length is 50-100m.
The hail net is usually packed by rolls. the total weight would be 10-20kg per roll, it is light enough to handling and instal.
How to buy hail 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 hail 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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