Our latest model, the F3015 now features a brushless motor which means a lighter tool that's more ergonomic and is even less susceptible to breakdowns. The new lithium-ion battery is small and light while providing a 9 hour charge. The top-of-the-line battery also charges in just 1.5 hours and doesn't need to re-charge during the off season.

Head Changes: The F3015 is perfect for orchards thanks to an ingenious system that lets users change the cutting head to up the cutting capacity from 1.6" to 2.2". Here the F3015 improves on an already great system by making head changes even easier - users just need to change two screws. Pole Pruning: The shear also easily converts to a pole pruner. Light carbon-fiber poles are available in a variety of sizes from 4' to 11'5" and the shear works with any of these poles no matter what size cutting head is used. Worker Safety: The Electrocoup also seeks to reduce repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) which OSHA sites as accounting for one in four lost-time injuries. To eliminate all fears of hand injuries, workers can wear a cotton glove interwoven with metal fibers – when the glove touches the metal blade the device is grounded and the blades can't budge. With the safety glove on one hand and the Electrocoup in the other, workers move swiftly, pruning with confidence without the inevitable feeling of fatigue.

Matt Phillips reveals how he saved as astonishing amount of money by switching to Infaco’s proven electric tying machine.

Depending where you are in the country, you may already be seeing suckers popping out. Infaco’s light 1.8lb, powerful 48V battery powers every tool we sell including a desuckerer that will knock your socks off – and your suckers!

Infaco's battery-powered shear has 2 tons of torque, offers a revolutionary safety system, and is the most ergonomic shear on the market. Call us at 925-371-0796 to get a free trial and we'll make sure you never dread pruning again! 

Infaco has also been expanding our network of dealers and repair centers to better serve Napa and Sonoma Counties:

Central Valley Builders Supply and Harmony now carry Infaco's entire line of tools. Look for our line of pruning shears, tying machines, and suckering tools all at locations near you! Waterbury's Outdoor Power Equipment and Central Valley Builders Supply will also soon join our network of Authorized Service Providers (ASPs) so that a repair center is never far from you!

Livermore, CA– Vineyard owners looking for ways to increase productivity and to save operating costs in a competitive market have long been forced to weigh the benefits of electric pruning shears against the ever-present possibility of workers losing a finger to these powerful tools.  Livermore-based Infaco USA now offers a stunningly simple yet ingenious way for vineyard owners and managers to have their wine and drink it too: The Electrocoup F3010 shears bring all the speed and the assisted power of an electric pruner while virtually eliminating the possibility of injuries. 

According toPractical Winery & Vineyard Journal, “hand pruning remains the single largest expense in vineyard operations” but mechanization can help. The Australian and New Zealand Grape Growers and Winemakers participated in a first ever research program that showed not only did workers quickly adapt to the pruners, but their output increased by an astounding 40 percent. What’s more, the Electrocoup F3010 also seeks to reduce repetitive motion injuries (RMIs) which OSHA sites as accounting for one in four lost-time injuries reported to the Labor Bureau of Statistics.

The Electrocoup F3010 shear itself is a light tool operated solely by pulling a trigger with one finger and can easily cut through 2 inch diameter branches. The operator wears a light battery pack fitted in a Camelbak style vest that allows for all-day pruning without recharging. To eliminate all fears of hand injuries, workers can don a cotton glove interwoven with metal fibers – when the glove is touched to any metal part of the Electrocoup F3010 – such as the sharp metal edge of the shears – the device is grounded and the blades won’t budge. With the safety glove on one hand and the Electrocoup in the other, workers move swiftly through the rows, grabbing canes, and pruning with confidence without the inevitable feeling of fatigue.

To work faster without the looming fear of repetitive motion injuries or serious wounds, the Electrocoup F3010 and its companion safety glove are a creative solution to a centuries-old problem.

 

About Infaco

Infaco’s president and founder invented the world’s first electric pruning shears 28 years ago. Today the Electrocoup shears allow vineyards across 35 countries to prune their vines quickly and comfortably. Infaco also makes tools for fruit and olive orchards, landscaping, and forestry management. For more information please visithttp://www.infaco-usa.com

 

Contact

To learn more about the Electrocoup or to schedule a private demonstration:

 

INFACO-USA Inc.
2356 Research drive
Livermore, CA 94550, USA
Office: (209) 244-7182
contact@infaco-usa.com

 

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Listen to the owner of DeRose Vineyard explain how they use Infaco’s Electrocoup F3010 and the EPAv2 desuckering tools to increase productivity and worker comfort and safety.

Send in your shears by July 1st!

What is an Annual Maintenance?

Our $180 Annual Maintenance Program includes shipping and all of the service and parts listed below. Plus this year you can take advantage of our new service for customers with medium and maxi heads!

Replace the blade, blade rivet, axis, washers, bolts, half aperture switch, and handle covers

Check the connector, trigger spring, and motor

Update the electronic boards

Grease the crown, pinion, and gear box

Regrind the counter blade

Recharge battery periodically

Extend warranty (1st year only)

Update software (improves reaction to jamming cuts)

Return your shears in time for the next season

 

What's the turn around time?

We have an average 2-month turn around on all Annual Maintenance. This works great for the majority of our customers who don't begin pruning until December. However, if you need a quicker turn around, please note this on the Annual Maintenance form that you send with your shears.

How can I get my shears back faster?

1. Send in your shears early (don't wait until October!)
2. Include an Annual Maintenance form with each shear
3. Pre-pay for your Annual Maintenance by including a check so that we can ship it back to you the same day that it's finished. 

 

What if it needs additional repairs?

For any repair over $50, our technician will contact you to get approval for the repair and discuss your options with you.

 

What if I have a medium or maxi blade?

Do you use a medium or maxi blade for your pruning? By (very) popular demand, we now offer an Annual Maintenance just for you! For an additional $33 (covers additional blade cost) our technician will conduct a full Annual Maintenance plus replace your medium or maxi blade. Please note that any shear received with a medium or maxi head attached will automatically receive this service.

 

Improving working conditions and productivity across America's farms is an urgent need. See how an electric shear can help do both. Infaco has made a great video that quickly shows exactly how electric shears are a vital piece of helping workers while ensuring that vineyards can turn a profit too. 

"I love this method because I don’t have to bend down and kill my back. Plus I can get the work done quickly without needing a tractor."

 

Q: What kind of diameter were you cutting in the video?
A: Between 1 and 2 inches but some larger like 2.5-3″.  There is a cool technique I learned on how to cut large material with the medium head by rotating the tool in the same direction that the cutting blade is moving in while the blade is closing.

Q: What is the purpose of cutting down those trunks?
A: Those vines are infected with Phylloxera because they are not grafted, so I am removing them for replanting in 2017.

Q: What kind of vineyards do that kind of work?
A: Any vineyard or other operation requiring removal of the plant at soil level could use our tool for that purpose.  Using the Electrocoup pruner is better than a saw because any small amount of soil will destroy a chain saw in seconds and reciprocating saws dull faster also.

 

 

 

 

 

For those of us with another round of suckers popping up, Infaco USA has a revolutionary solution (and it's on sale!).

Was: $1183 > Now: $1056

Infaco's desuckerer is a hand-held, battery-powered unit that helps users remove suckers 37% faster than going by hand - plus you'll never have to bend down. Our studies showed that workers removing suckers by hand have to bend over 3,000-4,000 times per day. This is back breaking work and it's time consuming. The desuckerer by Infaco eliminates bending over because its telescopic pole can be adjusted to match any user's height. A few other points to consider:

* Knocks off 99% of suckers
* No training needed
* Compatible with Infaco's Electrocoup batteries

Not for use in vineyards with netting around the trunks

If you already own an Electrocoup battery-powered shear for pruning your vineyard, now is a great time to add a pole! Some of our most popular poles are on sale for our past and present models (See pricing below). Help us clean the warehouse and get more out of the investment you've already made!

Shear + Pole = More than just cane pruning!

• Use poles to landscape trees around the vineyard and tasting room.
• Use the pole to cut diseased vines all the way down to the ground without ever bending over. Read an interview with a vineyard owner in Virginia using our shortest pole (about 4' long) to easily remove vines). You can also check out his video below:

F3010 Poles

In most cases you can add on these poles without purchasing any additional parts. Call us to discuss!

$240 Short Fixed-length Pole (47")  [Part # P7120]

$400 Medium Telescopic Pole (6.9' to 11.5') [Part # P7T210]

F3005 Poles

Please note that in order to function, an F3005 pole also requires a control box and special glove. Please call us to discuss and to ensure you get the right glove size!

$200 ($86 OFF!)  Short Fixed-length Pole (47") [Part # PF120]

$250 ($72 OFF!) Medium Fixed-length Pole (86.5") [Part # PF210]

$400 ($281 OFF!) Long Telescopic Pole (86.5" to 137.5") [Part # PF350]

Infaco invented the first ever electric pruning shear over 30 years ago. Now our newly redesigned F3015 model has touched down in the USA and is ready for pruning action!

What's New

The shear itself now features a brushless motor which means a lighter tool that's more ergonomic and is even less susceptible to breakdowns. Of course the shear still features Infaco's patented safety system which eliminates the fear that workers will injur their non-pruning hand.

A completely redesigned lithium-ion battery is now smaller and lighter so users can now wear the battery in 4 different ways. The 48V battery lets users get a full 9 hour work day on a single charge. This top-of-the-line lithium-ion battery charges in just 1.5 hours and features a hibernation mode eliminating the need to re-charge during the summer months.

Highly Adaptable

• Head Changes: The F3015 can be used for cane pruning, Eutypa surgery and more thanks to an ingenious system that lets users change the cutting head to up the cutting capacity from 1.6" to 2.2".  Here the F3015 improves on an already great system by making head changes even easier - users just need to change two screws.
• Pole Pruning: For vineyards with landscaping needs or olive trees to prune, the shear easily converts to a pole pruner. Light carbon-fiber poles are available in a variety of sizes from 4' to 11'5" and the shear works with any of these poles no matter what cutting head is used.

 

Infaco’s redesigned F3015 pruning shear just hit the US this fall and is the most powerful, effective pruning tool on the market, with two tons of torque.

It also features a safety system for the non-pruning hand, consisting of a light cotton glove with metal mesh fibers that are lightly conductive, so that if the blade comes in contact with the glove, the electrical cycle is immediately interrupted and the blade stops, without fail.

The shear is the only one on the market to offer interchangeable heads that deliver from 1.6 to 2.2 inches of cutting capacity so that one shear can knock out cane pruning and Eutypa surgery. The power tool itself weighs only 1.9 lbs, easily making it the lightest, safest, most powerful and versatile vineyard shearing system available.

“The F3015 keeps all of the best features of the previous model, but adds some really remarkable innovations,” reports Operations Manager, Van Hoorn.

Van Hoorn notes that one of the dramatic improvements of the new Electrocoup F3015 model is a lightweight lithium battery that weighs less than two pounds and can be worn on the belt of a vineyard worker.

“The battery on the former model weighed a little under six pounds, and was carried on the backs of the workers, which could get hot if you are pruning in California or Texas,” explains Van Hoorn.

The lithium battery, about the size of a thick smart phone, has one-third of the weight, and comes with both a belt and vest option, made of lightweight, breathable material for maximum comfort.

In addition, the new lithium battery takes only 1.5 hours to charge, and is equipped with a special mode that charges the battery to exactly the right level so no one has to manage re-charging the battery during the off season.

Finally, the F3015 shear has a brushless motor, which allows the shear to be more ergonomic, makes it lighter, and with fewer moving parts it also makes it less likely to break down, even under the most demanding circumstances.

Van Hoorn says the lightness, efficiency and versatility of the new F3015 means that laborers can work under improved conditions, enabling vineyards to extend the number of years their best pruners can continue to produce quality results without risk of shoulder or wrist injuries. She also notes that it could facilitate the entry of more women into pruning practices, a factor that could help address long-term labor shortage issues for the agriculture industry.

“Women are working in every other part of viticulture except pruning,” Van Hoorn points out. “This tool enables them to do that. Viticulturists could double their labor pool just by encouraging the participation of women through partial mechanization like this.”

For more information on Infaco-USA, Inc. and the Electrocoup F3015, go to:

www.infaco-usa.com

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Come see Infaco USA at Booth #617 at the Landscape Industry Expo in Ontario, CA. We'll show you quiet, fume-free tools that are completely battery-powered. From municipalities looking to reduce injuries and increase productivity to zoos and golf courses looking for the quietest tools possible - these tools are it!

Come to LIS or schedule a private demo to try out the new F3015 electric pruning shear or our new 6-in-1 tool that features interchangeable hedge-trimmer, chain saw, reciprocating saw heads and more. 

This is the perfect fit for landscapers, olive groves, and for vineyards that want to do more than just prune. Got canopy management needs? Got Eutypa? Got landscaping to do but can't make much noise? Our new 6-in-1 tool is for you!

Safety + Efficiency

Infaco has recently improved the world's most advanced pruning shear. This electric shear has 2 tons of torque, can easily be mounted on poles, produces high-quality cuts, and features a patented safety system. 

My landscaping clients love this quiet and fume-free tool that lets them win bids in neighborhoods and municipalities that are switching to all electric.

Win tickets and visit Infaco at booth #1736! Post a video to FaceBook of you using any of your Infaco tools and be sure to write an intro to your video using @InfacoUSA. The best 5 videos will win pre-paid admission to the exhibits (a $70 value!) Jan 30-31st. Get your creative juices flowing by watching this video of our customer tying up drip line irrigation with our electric tie gun: 

 

   

 

This year we're going all in at Unified by bringing you the most advanced tools to increase your productivity, handy tote bags featuring the F3015 shear, and wine tasting too. Don't forget to add Infaco to your agenda:

• New Tech: Come see how you can prune, tie, do trunk surgery, suckering, and canopy management all off the same battery!
• Wine Tasting: At booth #1736 Wednesday January 30th from 1-3 pm.
• Tote Bags: While supplies last, come to our booth to grab a tote bag featuring the F3015 Electrocoup shear! Perfect for stashing all those pens and brochures you're sure to pick up at the conference.

Tie 3x faster than hand tying with Infaco's A3Mv2.0 tying machine. This tool is perfect for single or double Guyot, bowed vine training, or tying up drip-line irrigation.

•  * Choose from 4 different wire gauges
•  * Size of tie is independent from number of twist closures on tie (great for not girdling vines!)
•  * Battery works with the #1 selling electric pruning shear in the world - the Electrocoup F3015  

Shop Tying Machines >> 

Shop Infaco's Vineyard QuickStart Kit >>       

Have you ever noticed that bending down to remove the sucker doesn't actually remove it? The 3,000-4,000 times per day that workers bend down to remove suckers is all wasted time. Until now it has been a necessary evil for vineyard workers' backs and vineyard owners' pocket books.

 

Infaco’s award-winning desuckering tool is an innovative alternative that goes 37% faster than hand suckering.

• No training (incredibly intuitive, easy-to-use tool)
• No bending (no more wasted time or back pains)
• No recurring costs (as with paying labor crews, chemical suckering, or using doll sheep)

 

To learn more: Call 1-800-425-8809, download the brochure, or buy our desuckering tool online.

 

Recognized labor supply expert Zach Rutledge of UC Davis shares his ground-breaking study of the current state of the US labor crisis. This is Part I of Infaco's 3-part ROI series to help farmers hone in on why it's so important to get ahead of the labor crisis and what they can do to beat it.

Webinar is 15 min. long with optional Q&A portion with Rutledge afterwards.

July 18, 2019 9:00 AM in Pacific Time

Click HERE to register. 

Follow along as we show you how to painlessly calculate ROI by answering just a few simple questions. We will fill in the blanks in this straightforward template to quickly see how much your labor costs could be reduced each year with partial mechanization.

Attendees will get access to a free ROI analysis at the end of the webinar- no strings attached!

When: August 21,2019 @ 10:00 AM PST

 

Register Here