News — Chapin Manufacturing

3 Simple Steps to Cleaning a Pump Sprayer - by Nick Federoff

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3 Simple Steps to Cleaning a Pump Sprayer - by Nick Federoff

Did you know that many things gardening typically begins on the farm? Farmers are usually the trailblazers in bringing products we use for our garden to the consumer marketplace. Or, at the very least inspiring the inventors of the world to make something better and easier to use. For instance, in the 1850’s an insect called the Colorado Beetle was devastating the potato industry. A gravity fed leather knapsack, (think of a bota bag backpack on steroids – which probably leaked all over you), oozed a chemical solution out of a sprinkler head as the farmer painstakingly walked every inch...

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Acreage Life: June 2022

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    Sprayers are essential tools for completing various tasks around your land and home, and Chapin Professional Farm & Field Sprayers help you get the job done.  This Chapin Proseries Sprayer line includes our 21240XP, (2 gallon), and 21250XP, (3 gallon), hand compression tank sprayers.  These sprayers are easy to use and designed for application of weed and pest control products, fungicides and fertilizers.  Translucent poly tanks allow monitoring of fluid levels and wide 4 inch openings make them easy to fill.  Brass extension wands, brass shut-offs, brass nozzles, fluoropolymer elastomer seals, and reinforced hoses will hold up to...

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Acreage Life: April 2022

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    Backpack sprayers are great tools for fertilizing your garden and landscape, and controlling weeds and pests.  The Chapin 63950 Mixes on Exit (MOE) Backpack Sprayer makes your work even easier.  The MOE Clean Tank Spraying system automatically adds concentrate as you spray, with mixing ratios ranging from 1 to 10 ounces per gallon.  Separate water and concentrate tanks make it easy to switch chemicals as needed.  Clean-up is a breeze since the main tank stays clean and any remaining concentrate can be stored in the separate smaller tank.  The two tank system also reduces waste of chemicals. The...

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Chapin announces new expansion in Kentucky

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Chapin announces new expansion in Kentucky

Batavia, NY, August 26, 2021 Chapin International, Inc. announces its continuing growth with another expansion in Kentucky. Following the successful startup of its Mount Vernon facility, due to business volume, there became an immediate need to further expand operations in order to meet continued demand for sprayers. The State of Kentucky once again sprang into action to assist Chapin in its need for space. This culminated in the purchase of 1857 S. Danville Bypass, adding an additional 500,000 square feet of manufacturing and warehousing space. With this, Chapin now has more than 1.75 million square feet of production facility space...

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Chapin Creates 200 Additional Jobs in Kentucky

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Chapin Creates 200 Additional Jobs in Kentucky

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (Aug. 26, 2021) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear announced Chapin International Inc., a manufacturer of compressed air sprayers, plans to add 200 full-time jobs with an expansion of its recently opened Rockcastle County facility and a new location in Boyle County, two projects totaling nearly $16.7 million in new investment. “Time is money for businesses growing in Kentucky, and Chapin International is setting a record pace for growth in the commonwealth,” Gov. Beshear said. “Last fall, I was proud of the effort at the state and local level to help Chapin establish its new home in Mount...

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