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| Good environmental policy is good business, for Kansas manufacturer |
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MOUNDRIDGE, Kan. — Many consumers are taking a closer look at the environmental effects of their mowers as restrictions tighten on air quality emissions. The Grasshopper Co. wants them to know that effects on the environment are taken into consideration with every aspect of its manufacturing process as well as with the mower’s design.
Grasshopper first installed an environmentally-friendly powder coating system of dry finishing in 1987. In this powder coating system, “overspray,” or the powder that doesn’t adhere to the part, is fully recyclable.
The company’s precision CAD/CAM manufacturing optimizes the use of material and production time. The efficiency of its state-of-the-art equipment and skilled workforce results in little reject factor and the “drop-off” scraps of steel are saved and recycled into castings. Water consumption at the Moundridge facility continues to drop off as investments are made in manufacturing technology at the plant.
Grasshopper mowers are powered by Tier-4-I engines, meaning they meet air quality standards that won’t even go into effect until 2010. Grasshopper grounds maintenance systems include a variety of powerful implements such as the PTO-driven turbine blower that can do the work of four to six handheld or walk-behind blowers in one-fourth the time.
Grasshopper incorporates responsible environmental practices as a good way of doing business. It recycles materials and conserves both raw materials and end product in many ways that contribute to a cleaner environment. Lawns are air purification systems: 2,500 square feet of lawn absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and releases enough oxygen for a family of four to breathe.
Grasshopper’s quality construction, designed for easy replacement of wear parts, lends itself to extended use over many years; as opposed to “throwaway” equipment which must be replaced instead of repaired and which contributes to the waste stream. For more information, visit the company’s website at www.grasshoppermower.com |
| 4/8/2009 |
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