Garware Wall Ropes asks Innovative Net Systems for help
Not long ago, INS was approached by the President of Garware Wall Ropes USA of Tacoma , Washington and asked if we could help their parent company Garware Wall Ropes of Pune India.
It seems the netting and twine giant was in need of net makers, rather someone to consult with their small group of net makers for their burgeoning seine and trawl business.
INS was contracted to provide 3 years of such indepth consulting. Upon completion, the core group of qualified net makers had grown from the original 8 to over 500 or greater. * Not only did INS assist with net making techniques, but in splicing/rigging, otter door construction,aquaculture nets, sports netting, trawling techniques and even IT /CAD instructions for making designs and fabrication templates.
* we even had a little time along the way to design and test a few of our own Top Gunn trawls for the Hindu and Tamil fishermen along the coast.
Today both Garware Wall USA and Garware Wall Ropes of India are leaders in finished nets, netting twine and cordage. They got there mostly on their own ....but they did have a little help from INS.
INS has the expertise and the years of in-the-field experience....... give us a call....you just never know. We just might help you too.......
INS Brings Icelandic Trawl Doors to Gulf Area
Long before anyone in the Gulf of Mexico had ever heard of a cambered trawl door, INS was working with Atli Josafatsson of Reykjavik Iceland, in conjunction with USL, with Atli's Poly Ice "Viking Shield" trawl doors.
Today, some of the bigger Gulf states universities have taken over this project but we would like to remind them, Back-in-the -Day ....INS and its team of scientists, commercial cooperators and USL had already been there, done that and bought the T-shirt!
The K-Less Poly / Nitto Seimo Connection
Of all the nettings we experimented with in new design, Nitto Seimo knotless netting , which we dubbed K-Less poly was the most versatile. INS made contact with the Tokyo based company in the late 1980's. After some R&D work with their product, INS began importing the black knotless HDPE. It was a huge success for those looking for a high end, super fast fish net.
In the shrimp industry it over ran all competitors in speed, performance and durability. Trawlers using nets in the 12 Meter range of Head Rope could compete with larger boats using 18 and 20 Meter nets made of nylon.
Along the Gulf Coast alone, our trawl nets, Paupiers and Skimmer nets made with the Nitto Seimo product out caught knotted nylon gears each and every day on the water.
The fuel savings were officially documented by independant onboard engineers in sea trials conducted in the Gulf of Mexico. Catch rates went up, door sizes went down also. The K-Less poly was an all around winner.
The famous Iruka and Misago beam nets took control of the Alaskan pink shrimp fishery with solid record catches year after year. The Nitto Seimo product worked beautifully in deep water and fast current conditions. Fishermen downsized from 50 to 35' beams and caught more shrimp with less effort. It seems that the K-Less poly produced less of a pressure wave that scared shrimp from its path.
In the aquaculture business, Nitto Seimo K-Less square mesh nets made a huge impact . The knotless material graded fish to specific sizes and withstood tremendous loads without breaking. It sifted mud rather than accumulating it at the heavily leaded foot rope. The catfish producers liked that fact that fewer fish gilled in the knotless material. Durability was off the charts. It lasted and lasted for years.
Economics and cheap imports soon crowded the market. The commercial fishing industry as a whole began a slow decline. Our own business shifted towards smaller, research and sampling gear, rather than larger commercial nets. The K-Less netting was soon relegated to just a few who still wanted the Best of the Best. However, in our opinion, there will never be a faster, quieter more adapatable netting then Nitto Seimo K-Less poly and we hope that one day, conditions will be right for INS to help bring this all-around dependable material back into its business.
* INS wishes to thank the Nitto Seimo corporation for its many years of solid and professional service to us . We express a deep fondness for their most honorable business practices towards our small company. We sincerely hope that one day we can work with them once again.
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