The new ‘VITIpulse’ is one of the latest developments from ERO, Germany’s leading manufacturer of specialist viticulture machinery. 

The VITIpulse is used at the early stages to remove debris and ‘clean’ the canopy and remove inner leaf material from bunch zone.
 
The VITIpulse pulsed air defoliator uses a unique valve-nozzle system to generate pulsed bursts of air. It cleans the grape zone, removing outer leaves as well as those in the foliage wall without harming the grapes. Good air circulation reduces the danger of botrytis bunch rot and other fungal diseases. At the same time more rapid drying of the grape zone is achieved. VITIpulse can already be used at the end of flowering (BBCH 68) until shortly before harvest (BBCH 83). Adjusting parameters enable many different objectives, from removing a few leaves to targeted yield adjustment.
 
Front-mounted
A perfect view of the defoliator heads
Direct control over the defoliator results
Good load distribution
 
Rear-mounted
Rapid and simple mounting
Minimum soiling of the tractor
Compact mounting and highly maneuverable – perfect for narrow headlands
 
The VITIpulse offers a range of mounting configurations, with both 2 and 4-head systems for tractor or harvester mounted options available.