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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 industry�s 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 nation�s 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,
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
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Dale Potts, founder of Mirage Turf Technologies and Mirage Waterless Grass, with
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Our proprietary MiraSet fiber inventory
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Tufting Process
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Spools of MiraSet fiber ready to be tufted
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Finished product in inventory and ready to be shipped to our distributors
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