In zwei bis drei Wochen gibt es neue Sicherheitsnetze für den Paintball Sport, diese wurden extra von BP International entwickelt. Die Netze sind grobmaschiger und lassen daher mehr Wind durch, sollen aber genauso gut wie andere Netze die Paintballs abfangen. Daher soll es möglich die Aufwendungen für die Instandhaltung zu verringern.
BP International announced the introduction of SafeZone(TM) Netting, a newly developed product for the paintball industry.
„We are very excited about this product, because it is the first of several from our Mexico facility that are now ready for distribution,“ said Larry Ball, BP International CEO. „One of our primary goals for the Mexico plant was to take products that were already being widely used, and then make them a lot better. SafeZone Netting, for the paintball industry, is an example of the type of improvements we are making to existing products specifically for niche markets. This extra tough fabric will be used to completely surround a paintball field.“
Ball explained that, traditionally, the paintball industry has had to make do with fabrics designed for the agriculture industry. These are often strong enough, but they are so dense that they require constant maintenance. „When you are hanging this netting 20' in the air in windy conditions, you are going to have problems if your netting is too dense. It will catch the wind like a sail. Our goal has been to design and manufacture a product that has the strength characteristics that paintball requires, but the mesh is open enough to reduce wind load. This will significantly reduce maintenance costs. We've accomplished our goal…and the new product will be on shelves within two-three weeks.“
Dutch Magrath, president of Amusement Products, LLC, which manufactures paintball fields and distributes paintball equipment, describes the need for a netting product specifically targeting the paintball industry's unique applications. „In paintball, there is always the potential for blow-through – which is when the netting is shot at extremely close range and can't stand up to the pressure. Some of the nets out there will break the first time they are shot. In the past, Larry at BPI has done a good job of getting us a product that was better than most of them out there. We have already tested this new netting product, and look forward to receiving our first order.“
Magrath estimated that by 1998 there were approximately 4-5 million paintball players in the United States. Today that number is close to 12 million, and growing steadily again after a slight slow-down in the early 2000's.
„This product does what no other product has done for paintball,“ Larry Ball continued. „It's tough and it's lightweight. It's the perfect example of what the Mexico facility can do for us: take products we've already been selling and improve them based on the needs of a specific market. There are several other products developed at that facility and now ready for introduction. Like SafeZone Netting for paintball, they are products designed for important but previously overlooked niche markets – markets we've already been serving, but with a product that had a more broad-based application that may not have been perfectly suited for this specific use. Previously, it was just too expensive to produce such products. Now we have the capability, and we are aggressively going after these growing industries.“
For more information, visit www.BPInternational.com.
