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The first MPR nozzles, the MP Rotator, were produced by Nelson Irrigation in 2003, and acquired by Hunter Industries in 2007. [4] [5] [6] Since then the popularity of these highly uniform yet low application sprinklers has caused every major sprinkler manufacturer to produce their own version of an MPR sprinkler, including Rain Bird [7] and Toro.
Rainguns are similar to impact sprinklers, except that they generally operate at very high pressures of 2.8 to 9.0 bar (280 to 900 kPa; 40 to 130 lbf/in 2) and flows of 3 to 76 L/s (50 to 1,200 US gal/min), usually with nozzle diameters in the range of 10 to 50 mm (0.5 to 1.9 in).
In 1948, Toro acquired Whirlwind Corp. and introduced a bagging system to rotary mowers. [8] It created its first snowblower in 1951, and in 1956 was the first lawn and garden manufacturer to advertise on television. [9] Toro purchased an irrigation equipment manufacturer in 1962 and entered the underground irrigation business. [9]
An earlier version of this report included information from firefighters identifying a brand name of the blocks that fell. We have deleted that reference from this report. The 40-plus year mission ...
The Israeli cabinet will meet to give approval to a deal with Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.
An impact sprinkler (sometimes called an impulse sprinkler) is a type of irrigation sprinkler in which the sprinkler head, driven in a circular motion by the force of the outgoing water, pivots on a bearing on top of its threaded attachment nut. Invented in 1933 by Orton Englehart, it quickly found widespread use.
Overall, more than 30,000 employers across the US had at least one H-1B visa petition approved in 2024, and over half of those new petitions went to employers that filed 20 or fewer applications.
Hose-end applications are met in the SunMate product line, including sprinklers, timers, pistols, nozzles and wands. Mist cooling is provided by the ArizonaMist product line for residential or commercial properties, as well as portable personal applications. The professional, or commercial, line of Orbit products are under the name Hydro-Rain.