Agline is a long-established Tasmanian business, the supplier of quality pivot and linear irrigators from our partner 2iE international and specialising in irrigation design. To explain a little about 2iE, this company began in Le Mans, France the town famous for 24 hour car racing. They started in 1965, giving the company over 50 years of experience designing and manufacturing irrigators. 2iE are such experts in their field that they were the first European manufacturer of the centre pivot irrigator and the first global manufacturer of the hippodrome (automatic swing around linear) machine which they patented in 1974. Agline and 2iE started their relationship in 2003 and Agline are proud to be the sole Tasmanian distributor of this quality brand.
Through this partnership Agline and 2iE focus on intelligent irrigation design to optimise water and energy use efficiencies and providing solutions adapted to the crops that you grow, your soil types and topography. All of our machines are individually customised to best meet your requirements. We employ specially trained irrigation system designers for field design as well as utilising the system design experts of our French manufacturing partner.
There are many choices to make when choosing an irrigator for your property. Pivot or linear? Towable or fixed? Do I use an electric, diesel or solar power supply? The main thing that needs to be considered during the design phase is system capacity. Many past systems have been ‘under-designed’ with a focus on minimising capital costs and have not been able to meet peak crop water demands. The system capacity of the machine is the rate at which water can be supplied to the irrigated area expressed in mm/day. If the system capacity is too low the irrigator will not be able to supply enough water during periods of hot weather and this can result in crop stress and yield reduction. A good design will supply a system capacity that ensures crop water requirements can be met even under extreme climatic conditions, although this will generally increase the investment cost as you will need larger pipes, pumps and/or pressure. The payback should be twofold, in the reduction of ongoing running costs and the potential yield and quality gains by not underwatering your crop.
A good system designer can demonstrate your options in respect to system design and help you decide the best machine for your situation. Agline is committed to offering you a range of solutions so that you can make the right decision when choosing your new irrigation system. With a quality 2iE product and an intelligent design provided by Agline you can be assured an excellent result for your business. For further information call Agline on 6391 8695.