The airter® neo 12140 won the silver medal at Demopark 2023 in Eisenach!

Photos from the airter® trike A 8140

airter® the sports turf care of the future with active aerification

Unique in the world, the airter® loosens the turf layers homogeneously from 8 cm to a depth of more than 24 cm – with adjustable compressed air and in one continuous operation. 26 specially developed injection lances with different types of nozzles inject up to one million litres of air per working process into the ground of a football pitch. With regard to water infiltration, an improvement can be measured immediately on the treated surfaces. Even football pitches that tend to become waterlogged due to an unfavourable structural quality in terms of material selection and grain size distribution; soil properties as well as an unsuitable choice of substrate could be “defused” by working with the airter® with 2 to 9 bars of air pressure.

Even unwanted and harmful grubs such as May and June beetles as well as Tipula larvae (leatherjackets) can be effectively and biologically controlled with the airter® using compressed air at 100% and guaranteed.

The all-important oxygen, which is dosed into the turf layer by the aeration, ensures stronger roots and thus proven vital plant growth. Anaerobic bacteria are destroyed by the airter® with the supplied oxygen and thus a “black layer” profile layer can never again develop, which has a damaging effect on the soil. There are also no disturbing puncture holes in the soil. This prevents the soil from drying out at high temperatures and there are no holes visible in the greens that could hinder and disturb the course of the golf ball. The golfers do not notice anything on the green from this maintenance measure carried out on the same day. With the airter®, treatment is always possible even during ongoing play without having a negative effect on the playability of the golf greens.

Scientific studies have proven a homogeneous and comprehensive loosening of the soil after tilling with the airter®. Measurements with a penetrometer result in a soil loosening of the turf base layer of at least approx. 30%, which lasts for more than 3 weeks. At the same time, a 23% increase in the amount of cuttings was measured, as well as up to 48% better water drainage in the soil. Proper maintenance of organic golf and football courses in the future can only be achieved with active oxygen in the soil. The first golf operations have already successfully converted to this future form of operation with an airter® and more and more are coming! In addition to the effect of a better, more durable and more beautiful lawn, you also reduce your annual maintenance costs with the airter®. (Reduction of water, pesticides, machines and personnel).

Especially with hybrid lawn systems, the airter® is unbeatable with its effect. Why? Fact: Until now, all hybrid turf systems could only be worked with a full chisel. The hollow chisels, which work better in the soil, are prohibited in all hybrid turf systems because they destroy the artificial fibres. This is a maintenance conflict! A full chisel creates little aeration and its penetration creates undesirable vertical compaction in the turf base layer. The result is poor and hard pitches in the long run. The airter® is the only machine in the world that can demonstrably loosen these hybrid turf systems homogeneously horizontally with compressed air. The quality of a hybrid turf is only sustainably maintained by the airter®.

We would be happy to organize a non-binding demonstration appointment for you at your facility.  Convince yourself of the new airter!

Here are the scientifically confirmed facts about the airter:

1. proven soil loosening of the turf base layer and golf greens of at least 30%.
2. soil loosening lasts up to 4 weeks
3. at the same time a 23% increase in grass clippings was measured
4. As well as an up to 48% better water drainage in the soil
5. even the unwanted grubs (May and June beetles) and the Tipula larvae can be  effectively and can be effectively and biologically controlled with the airter using compressed air.
6. the oxygen through the aeration provides stronger roots and vital plant growth
7. no more black layer

At the beginning of January 2021, Realsport AG from Rossens also purchased a new airter® light 14160, which is mainly used on the hybrid turf pitches at the Stade de la Tuilière in Lausanne. Realsport AG is the largest company in Switzerland in the field of sports field construction and maintenance. See also under:  www.realsport.ch.

At the beginning of December 2020, FC Basel purchased a new airter® light 14160 for its stadium St. Jakob-Park in Basel and for the training ground Nachwuchs-Campus FC Basel. The head greenkeeper of FC Basel, Mr Marc Studach, is absolutely convinced of the positive effect of the airter.

Summary of the important test results
Scientific field test with the airter ® Light 14160 in 2019

on the topic (published in 2020):

Studies on pneumatic floor maintenance on deep cut and hybrid turf.

This on a golf green near Bonn and on Hybrid turf pitch at FC Augsburg (Germany)

Study by Leopold Breloh from the Institute for Agricultural Engineering in Stuttgart, process engineering in plant production

Prof. Dr. Hans W. Griepentrog and Dr. Jörg Morhard

Loosening effect:

Deep cut surfaces: Measuring horizon: 0-35 cm, loosening of 16-28 %, averaged over all data Ø 21 % loosening, maximum achieved loosening of 38

Hybrid turf: Measuring horizon: 0-16 cm, averaged over all data Ø 10 % loosening. Low initial compaction!

Sustainability: loosening could be detected on all test plots up to three weeks after treatment (Ø 11.5 %), occasionally up to four weeks (6 % loosening)

Air void volume: Ø reduction of vol. water content after processing of 13.2

Water infiltration: increase after treatment of 39 % or 46 % (“problem greens”) Sustainability up to four weeks (increase of 17 %)

Ball roll behaviour always improved after machining

On all processed greens an increased amount of cuttings (23 %) could be observed

The experiment was a complete success for the airter and shows scientifically how much added value an airter adds to a sports surface!

Perfect practical demonstrations and great interest in airter® light during the Research Days at STRI in Bingley

At the Research Days on September 25 & 26, 2019 at STRI in Bingley, only the most innovative products and machines were presented. Machines and techniques tested by the STRI Research team to improve the future quality and management of sports turf. The new airter® light 14160 was demonstrated 14 times live on both days. The trade visitors from all over the world were more than enthusiastic about this innovation.

airter® light 14160 in Anfield

This summer, Fineturf as a contractor worked with our airter light 14160 on the entire hybrid pitch in the venerable Anfield Stadium at FC Liverpool. The headgreenkeeper of FC Liverpool was enthusiastic about the positive effect of the airter. Watch the film.

Handover of a new airter light 14160 to Marc Ferguson, Research Manager at STRI

On 13 June 2019, Eric Hardman from Novokraft AG handed over a new airter light 14160 to Marc Ferguson, Research Manager at STRI in Bingley. This airter will be integrated into a large scientific field trial at STRI in Bingley for a period of 12 months. The first results of the field test with the airter will then be available at the STRI Research Days in Bingley on September 25 & 26, 2019

Handover of a new airter light 14160 to our new dealer in Middle England

On 10 May 2019, Eric Hardman of Novokraft AG successfully commissioned a completely new airter light 14160 at Fine Turf’s Simon Hutton.  From now on the company Fine Turf from Grantham / England is our new dealer for the whole of Middle England. We are very proud to have found with Fine Turf a very well-known and very innovative dealer. Take a look at the great video where the airter is doing a perfect job on a golf green.