PITCH & LINE MARKERS
TINYMobileRobots
A ‘ No Brainer ’ for today ’ s groundsmen
wo milestones for the
T industry were achieved in March . At BTME the UK ’ s 100th sale of a TinyLineMarking robotic machine was achieved and in the same month , a world record of a million marked pitches was recorded as being marked by TinyMobileRobots !
The 100th UK robot purchase was made by Richard Peel of Richard Peel Sports Turf , the Lancashire-based sports grounds maintenance contractor . To make this even more memorable , Richard Peel placed the order for the very first Tiny robot , four years previously and now has three robots all in constant use .
“ The TinyMobileRobots have made a massive difference to my pitch line marking operation ” states Richard Peel , “ and this latest purchase , as the others before , will enable us to be both more efficient and cost effective with our existing line marking operations . It also opens up further opportunities for future expansion to a multitude of new customers – councils , schools , sports clubs alike ,” he says . “
Richard continues : “ The TMR Pro is a truly amazing machine . Not only is the robot a one-man operation , which includes transportation between each job / site ( unloading / loading ), we also use the IMPACT ready to use paint , so there is no down time measuring or mixing or the need for a water supply as the paint is applied straight from its container .
The result is that the lines are applied at speed and with great accuracy .”
“ In addition ”, continues Richard , “ the operator having set the machine to mark can then undertake other tasks such as mowing , aerating , spraying etc . “
Richard Peel with the UK ’ s 100th Tiny Robot purchase
In the contracting business , the price charged per pitch is a key calculation . Using the TMR Pro , the actual initial marking time for a full-size football pitch is just 20 minutes and that ’ s with just one operator .
Without the robot , such an operation would have required two operators to string out the pitch and then mark out the lines using a traditional walk behind machine ; an operation that would have taken around 2-2.5 hours .
Further , if the operation was for marking an eight-lane running track , it would require two operators a full day , which when using a TMR Pro can now be completed by just one person in just 90 minutes .”
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26 GroundskeepingJournal . co . uk | May 2022