Plotting concrete lines with Turf Tank

For sports clubs, accurate lines are fundamental. Clear lines ensure optimal sports conditions and avoid discussions. The sports lines are drawn by the coach, the lines on the field are for the greenkeepers. A job with great responsibility, where today, thanks to innovative solutions such as the Turf Tank, they get help for the consistent and flawless lining of the field. 

This autonomous paint robot for all sports fields draws straight and even lines with the correct width and dimensions according to the rules of the art and the respective sport. The Turf Tank does this thanks to built-in GPS technology, which makes line marking easier, faster and more efficient for greenkeepers. While the robot sets out the lines, they get time and space for other important work on the turf.

High quality requirements in lining

National champion Club Brugge has been using the Turf Tank for a year now at their training center in Westkapelle. The eight-member team of Axel Geerinck, Head of Greenkeeping at the club, lines as many as four fields every week with it. The A-team, the pledges and the U18 train in the practice center, so the quality requirements are high and a beautiful lineation is essential. "Every trainer has his own habits, and sometimes the lines deviate from the standard lines. In that case, we send a picture of what the coach wants and then Pim (Hermans) takes care of the extra lines," Axel Geerinck explains. 

"It is precisely this service that makes the difference and was decisive in choosing Turf Tank. In addition, the robot is very precise and obviously saves us an enormous amount of time and manpower compared to manual alignment," Axel adds. 

Constant cadence saves

And it goes beyond time savings and accuracy, another big advantage is the hefty paint savings. Thanks to its low-pressure paint pump and spray system, the Turf Tank delivers exactly the same lineation and reduces paint consumption by half on average. "By replacing manual lineation with a robot, you can work faster and more efficiently. A robot lines a field with a constant cadence, from first drop of paint to last. Weather or no weather, a robot keeps going, without breaks. Moreover, if you use paint with a high density, you will have to line the field less often. This is not to diminish the work of the grass masters. Only that by using a robot, they get more time for other maintenance tasks," said Moustapha Chouiten of Supaturf. 

The extra mile

The Turf Tank may be a Danish innovation, but the company is also strong in Belgium and the Netherlands, thanks to a local approach and personal customer contacts. With the emphasis on service, because even after installation, Turf Tank remains close by, as greenkeeper Axel Geerinck pointed out. 

Plotting additional lines? No problem, once the GPS system and base station are installed, this can be done remotely. This is also how Pim Hermans of Turf Tank works for, among others, Club Brugge: "With professional clubs the urgency is often great. In that case I can easily log into their system from home, upload the requested lines and half an hour later they are there. The ease of use and reliability are enormous, you no longer have to measure out manually, which allows you to move very quickly."

"It's a pleasure when customers then call to thank you for the good service and let us know how much time they save thanks to the Turf Tank," concludes Pim Hermans. With a Turf Tank you go for optimal performance of greenkeeper and team.