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About Our Company
The Mirage turf was created in
1998 to capitalize on the growth
of the of the home improvement
industry¹s outdoor living
sector. Since the creation of
our unique turf, which at that
time was designed mostly for
backyard putting greens, we have
become one of the nation¹s
largest providers of synthetic
lawn grass and putting green
systems. We distribute these
turf products through our
privately owned family of
companies. We distribute and
market our branded Mirage
Waterless Grass lawn products
through our independent
authorized Waterless Grass
dealers.
Our Mirage Waterless Grass™
lawns have been installed in
thousands of residential and
commercial locations worldwide,
and we have experienced
exponential growth during the
past few years. Likewise, the
growth in the synthetic putting
greens market has exploded,
which has contributed to our
lawn grass products being
installed in hospitality greens
throughout the world,
international hotels and
resorts, cruise ships, Harvard
University, MIT University,
Pulte Homes (one of the largest
home builders in America), and
Toll Brother (another leading
national home builder), just to
name a few. Our Waterless Grass
products have been featured on
several national television
shows, including a special
segment of HGTV.
Manufacturing Process
Mirage Waterless Grass™ is
exclusively manufactured for quality
and durability in Dalton, Georgia,
using a unique and proprietary
7-step process.
- Resin pellets are melted.
- The pellets are then
"extruded" into fiber
monofilaments while UV and color
concentrates are added.
- The monofilament is then put
through a special
"heat-texturizing" process that
curls the fiber in a spring-set
fiber.
- The finished spring-set
fibers are then tufted (sewn)
into a primary double stable-loc
backing.
- The tufted is then sent to
the "Coating Mill Oven" for
secondary (final) backing.
- Once the selected backing
melted to the turf, it is "tip
sheered" to give the top fibers
a smooth, uniform composite.
- When complete, the turf is
sent to our Waterless™ Grass
Warehouse where it is cut to
size and shipped out.
An assortment of blended blade sizes
is used to give Mirage Waterless
Grass™ a more realistic appearance.
As well, spring-set fibers, created
from a UV-protected nylon aid in
preventing "matting" over time,
while a special backing and rubber
in-fill method provides a natural
feeling.
Photos from Our USA Manufacturing
Facility
Extrusion Fiber Mill |
Dale Potts, founder of Mirage
Turf Technologies and Mirage
Waterless Grass, with plant
operations manager
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Our proprietary MiraSet™ fiber
inventory |
Tufting Process |
Spools of MiraSet™ fiber ready
to be tufted |
Finished product in inventory
and ready to be shipped to our
distributors
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