Our history
Theoretical studies, research, field tests and publications in the university context relating to the hydraulic calculation of irrigation networks and the evaluation of pressure losses of dispensing emitters. Theoretical-experimental investigations allow us to reach a new state of the art in the evaluation of irrigation systems and to develop a hydraulic calculation algorithm, thus laying the foundations for implementing new and more advanced software tools.
The research group placed among the top three entrepreneurial ideas in the StartCup 2005 competition organized by the University of Palermo. It also obtained favorable consensus during the final stages of the PNI competition (National Innovation Award, Padua 2005).
Irriworks Srl was born on 6 March 2006 and obtained its own space within the ARCA incubator. The company is dedicated to the development of tools and services applied to hydraulics and agriculture, particularly irrigation. In 2007 he participated in the International Conference on Agricultural Engineering and Industry Fair held in Hersonissos (Crete), obtaining an important recognition.
After a long engineering and development process, Irriworks presents its first product on the market. IrriPro represents an effective and extremely versatile calculation tool for the design of any modern irrigation system capable of balancing scientific rigor and computational load. The software is presented during the EIMA fair and improved with each new version.
Irriworks participates in the “Italia degli Innovatori” exhibition at the Shanghai Expo, to represent the state of the art of technological capacity and innovation in Italy. During the event Irriworks received the recognition of "Innovator selected at Expo Shanghai 2011" by the Ministry of Public Administration and Innovation.
The company also conducts design activities for irrigation systems to be built in Africa. In collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture of Palermo, in Ruyigi in Burundi, it carries out the testing of new hydraulic models in the field.
Since 2012, collaborations have been started with important Italian and foreign industrial companies, such as Plast Project, Vyrsa and Netafim, just to name a few. Thanks to these partnerships, new joint projects have been developed and specific products created which represent the synthesis between Irriworks' technological skills and the partners' experience in the field.
Since 2013, agreements have been stipulated with various Italian (Milan, Palermo, Catania, Padua) and foreign (Mendel, San Paolo) universities and various professional associations. In this way students, teachers and researchers were able to exploit the scientific rigor of our software even in the academic field.
Presentation of IrriRT, the first software dedicated to landscape, residential and sports greenery. Derived from IrriPro's technical experience and applied to the peculiarities of gardening, it immediately became a highly requested and appreciated product by users.
