BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$17.5M
- Private
- US
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Redball, LLC began very simply in 1984. Steve Claussen was farming and saw a need to monitor the application of liquid fertilizer and herbicide. Steve and his brother Bob called on their farming and engineering backgrounds to create a site gauge that would allow the farmer to visually monitor the proper flow rate of liquid applications. As liquid flows through the clear plastic columns, it carries the weighed red balls to a specific level. As long as the red balls are at the same level, the farmer knows the liquid is being applied equally and that there are no plugs in the line or nozzle. They named this invention the Redball Spray Monitor, and they were in business. The first office was a card table and telephone set up in the basement of the Lange Associates building in downtown Benson, Minnesota. Redball began with a staff of five employees. Duties included answering phones and sorting the red balls by weight. In 1987, Redball moved to its present location on East US Hwy 12 just outside of Benson. This location allowed room for the company to grow. Over the years, the company has expanded its manufacturing capabilities to meet the increasing demand for its products. Today, Redball manufactures an innovative line of sprayers, fertilizer applicators, and strip till equipment that is sold throughout the United States, South America, Europe, Australia and other parts of the world. This is far from where Steve Claussen began. ...
Number of Employees 174
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NAICS Code Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing: 333111
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Redball, LLC, Benson, MN, names Mike Snyder Sis and Mktg Dir. He most recently was with AMVAC and before that has been with Monsanto, FMC and UAP. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Grant Lien is named Prod Mgr for its Model 7830 self-propelled sprayer, which was introduced in early 2007. ...
Spraying in a new direction: Redball adds first self-propelled agricultural sprayer; Tier 3 engine; mechanical drive; 1200 gal. capacity
Redball LLC has announced its entrance into the engine-driven ag equipment market with a new 1200 gal. self-propelled sprayer. This is the company's first self-propelled machine in a product line that extends from high-clearance trailer sprayers to fertilizer applicators. "We started this project with a tremendous base of in-house...
Redball, LLC, Benson, MN, has been named distributor of the Green-Seeker optical sensing and application system in the South and Midwest by NTech Industries, Ukiah, CA
Redball, LLC, Benson, MN, has been named distributor of the Green-Seeker optical sensing and application system in the South and Midwest by NTech Industries, Ukiah, CA. GreenSeeker utilizes optical sensors to assess color and health of crop plants as an application rig moves across the field. This data is then...
Redball sprayer boosts efficiency. (Product Review)
The new 2,400-gallon Model 670 trailer sprayer from Redball LLC is designed to maximize spraying efficiency by increasing the number of acres sprayed between fills. The high-clearance sprayer features side-by-side 1,200-gallon tanks and a new 120-foot boom. The sprayer comes with walking-tandem axles for improved flotation. Dual wheels...
American Vanguard Acquires SmartBox-TM Assets From Flowserve; Redball to Manufacture SmartBox Equipment for American Vanguard
Business Editors NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 29, 2002 AMVAC Chemical Corporation AMVAC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (AMEX: AVD), announced today that it acquired from Flowserve US Inc. all of its assets associated with the SmartBox closed delivery system. The assets include all inventories, tooling,...
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