AstroTurf

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AstroTurf is a surface brand of artificial grass games. The original AstroTurf product is a short stack synthetic grass. Since the early 2000s, AstroTurf has marketed a higher system that uses fillers to replicate the natural grass better. The main reason for combining AstroTurf in the field of games is to avoid the cost of laying and maintenance of natural grass and to maximize hours of use. Today, AstroTurf is a group from SportGroup, a family of sports companies.

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Histori

The original AstroTurf brand product was created in 1965 by Donald L. Elbert, James M. Faria, and Robert T. Wright. It was patented in 1965 and originally sold under the name "ChemGrass". It was renamed AstroTurf by a company employee named John A. Wortmann after its first publicized use at the Houston Astrodome stadium in 1966.

Initial iterations of the short stack of grass swept through the main stadia, but the product did indeed need improvement. Concerns over directionality and traction lead the R & D department of Monsanto to apply the textured nylon system. By implanting the texture of the nylon after being extruded, the product becomes very uniform.

In 1987, Monsanto consolidated AstroTurf's management, marketing, and technical activities in Dalton, Georgia, as AstroTurf Industries, Inc. In 1988, Balsam AG purchased all capital stocks of AstroTurf Industries, Inc. In 1994, Southwest Recreational Industries, Inc. (SRI) acquired the AstroTurf brand. In 1996, SRI was acquired by American Sports Products Group Inc.

While AstroTurf was an industry leader throughout the late 20th century, other companies emerged in the early 2000s. FieldTurf, AstroTurf's main competitor since the early 2000s, markets high-stack polyethylene grass products. This third generation grass, as is known, changes the market landscape. Although SRI succeeded in marketing AstroPlay, a third-generation grass product, the increasingly fierce competition made way for lawsuits. In 2000, SRI was awarded $ 1.5 million in lawsuit after FieldTurf was deemed to have lied to the public by making false statements about his own product and making false claims about AstroTurf and AstroPlay products.

Despite their legal victory, increased competition takes its toll. In 2004, SRI declared bankruptcy. Out of the bankruptcy process, the Association of Textile Management, Inc. (TMA) of Dalton, Georgia, acquired the AstroTurf brand and other assets. TMA began marketing AstroTurf brand under AstroTurf, LLC. In 2006, the General Sports Venue (GSV) became TMA's marketing partner for the AstroTurf brand for the American market. AstroTurf, LLC deals with AstroTurf marketing worldwide.

In 2009, TMA acquired GSV to enter the market as a direct seller. AstroTurf, LLC focuses its efforts on research and development, which has spurred rapid growth. AstroTurf introduces new product features and installation methods, including AstroFlect (heat reduction technology) and indoor prefabricated (indoor, climate-controlled inlaying). AstroTurf also introduced a product called "RootZone" consisting of wrinkled fibers designed to wrap the infill. This product has been adopted by many professional organizations and academies in the United States.

In 2016, SportGroup Holding announces that it will buy AstroTurf, along with related manufacturing facilities. The AstroTurf brand now operates in North America as AstroTurf Corporation.

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Installation time schedule and product

1960s

1964

• The Moses Brown School di Providence, Rhode Island, menginstal ChemGrass.

1966

• The first major installation of AstroTurf (ChemGrass) at the Houston Astrodome indoor stadium for the Houston Astros. The infield part already exists before the opening day of April; outfield installed in early summer.

1967

• AstroTurf was first installed in an outdoor stadium - Memorial Stadium at Indiana State University in Terre Haute.

1968

• AstroTurf's manufacturing facility opened in Dalton, Georgia.

1969

• The Backyard of The Brady Bunch between the service and garage portico and under the Tiger kennel covered with AstroTurf. According to the script development note, the installation company hired by Mike to lay the grass was owned by his college roommate, who had just started a landscape business after returning from a combat tour in Vietnam with the 18th Engineer Brigade. However, in accordance with studio instructions, there are no direct statements about the war in Vietnam that appear in the manuscript. The scene where the installation took place was finally cut off, so it never appeared in the series.

1970s

1970 The 1970 World Series was the first with a game at AstroTurf (previously installed at the Cincinnati River Edge Stadium), when The Reds played Baltimore Orioles.

1973

• The Buffalo Bills home at Ralph Wilson Stadium (now New Era Field) opens in Orchard Park, New York, with the AstroTurf gaming surface.

1974

• The Miami Dolphins face the Minnesota Vikings at AstroTurf (the first Super Bowl played on the surface, but not the first played on synthetic turf; it's the Super Bowl V with Poly-Turf) in Super Bowl VIII - Rice Stadium, Houston , Texas.

1975

• The first international field hockey game was played at AstroTurf at Molson Stadium, Montreal.

1980s

1980

• Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Royals played the entire 1980 World Series at AstroTurf at their baseball stadium.

1984

• AstroTurf installs the first North American vertical drainage system in Ewing, New Jersey, at Trenton State College (now known as College of New Jersey).

1987

• St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins played the entire World Series 1987 at AstroTurf at their baseball stadium.

1989

• Sistem E-Layer pertama (Elastomeric) dipasang di William and Mary, serta University of California, Berkeley.

1990-an

1993

• The 1993 World Series is the fourth (and last) World Series fully played on synthetic turf, following them in 1980, 1985, and 1987, and the latter having games played on the field until 2008. By 2017 , only two MLB teams are still playing on synthetic grass, and both are in the East American League and play in the next generation AstroTurf: Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.

1999

• Real Madrid C.F. (Spain) became the first European football club to buy the AstroTurf system for their practice field.

2000s

2004

• AstroPlay installed at University of South Carolina Indoor Soccer Training Facility

2005

• Florida State University installs the AstroTurf XPE product

2006

• Swinging nylon short grass (AstroTurf 12) mounted for field hockey at Harvard University

2007

• Three areas of the XPE AstroTurf installed at Pennsylvania State University

2008

• Old Dominion University installs AstroTurf 3D for the football program at Foreman Field and Field Training

2009

• AstroTurf 3D is installed at the University of Oregon Rec Fields and the Russell Training Center from St. Louis. Louis Rams
• AstroTurf introduces a new baseball product that replicates grass and clay. The baseball system is installed at Wichita State University

2010s

2010

• AstroTurf was selected as Official Synthetic Offline from Baseball Premier League and baseball system selected by Toronto Blue Jays and University of Kansas
• Edward Jones Dome installed AstroTurf Magic Carpet System, a fully retractable field, for St. Louis Rams.
• The AstroTurf 3D system is installed for the football team at the University of Cincinnati, Orlando Citrus Bowl, Stanford University, University of Tennessee
• The AstroTurf 3D system is installed for football and lacrosse use at Stanford University and James Madison University

2011

• AstroTurf 3DXtreme is introduced, which combines monofilament film fibers and slits for aesthetic combinations such as grass and high durability. Installed at Home Depot Center for NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, played in early 2012
• AstroTurf 3D system replaces FieldTurf installation at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium for Kansas State University soccer team
• AstroTurf baseball products are selected by Kansas State University, Long Island University, Ohio State University, Tampa Bay Rays, Virginia Tech
• AstroTurf XPE is installed for Penn State lacrosse field

2012

• Boston College, Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Utah State University select AstroTurf 3D for the soccer team
• Indiana University and Vanderbilt University installs AstroTurf baseball products
• Cornell University installs AstroTurf infield products for softball
• In-country intramural programs have filled AstroTurf surfaces, including James Madison University, Liberty University, Ohio State University, University of Tennessee, and Utah State.

2013

• Liberty University, Oklahoma State installs AstroTurf for football
• Alamodome, Dallas Baptist University, University of Michigan, Southern Illinois University select AstroTurf baseball product
• Four of the 16 sites hosted for the 2013 NCAA Baseball Tournament feature an AstroTurf baseball surface
• AstroTurf GT soccer field is FIFA certified at Marshall University
• The four 3DH fields at Evergreen Sportsplex in Leesburg, Virginia are FIFA certified
• Field Hockey threw waves - a short stack of AstroTurf 12 installed at New Hampshire University, Northeastern University, USA. Field Hockey Training Facility in Virginia Beach, Stanford University, University of Iowa, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Boston University, Ohio University, Bowdoin College, Spooky Nook Sports Complex, Yale University

2014

• Oklahoma State, Alamodome, UMass Amherst, Rice University installed AstroTurf 3D soccer field at the stadium
• Ball State, Iowa, Northwestern, Portland, Richmond, Seattle U all select AstroTurf Diamond Series for baseball stadium
• Boston College installed AstroTurf for the soccer field
• Appalachian Country, Boston College, UC Davis, Davidson College, Penn State, and University of Toronto selected AstroTurf field surface hockey

2015

• AstroTurf introduces the Golden Series grass system, featuring solid carpet structures on top of pads and fillers that absorb water to cool the field.
• The University of Delaware, Liberty University, University of South Carolina, all install one or more AstroTurf football fields
• Abilene Christian University, Dallas Baptist, State of Sam Houston, University of West Virginia installing AstroTurf baseball field at stadium
• Central Michigan University, University of South Dakota, Loyola Marymount put up an AstroTurf soccer pitch
• Northwestern, UC Berkeley, Longwood, and UMass Amherst install the AstroTurf field hockey system
• Abilene Christian chose AstroTurf for the new softball field

2016

• June 28, 2016 AstroTurf announces that it will be purchased by SportGroup, a German-based sports company. This acquisition will form the largest sports company in the world.
• University of San Francisco, University of Oklahoma, University of Western Kentucky, State of Sam Houston, Central Missouri, and George Fox University installed the AstroTurf baseball field
• University of West Florida, State of Sam Houston, Midwestern State chose AstroTurf soccer field
• The University of Oregon installs the softball field of AstroTurf
• Northeastern University, Tufts, Temple, Ursinus, Wake Forest, Old Dominion University install an AstroTurf field hock field
• University of San Francisco, Lynchburg College, Midwestern State install AstroTurf for football field
• Bristol Motor Speedway installs AstroTurf for games between Virginia Tech Hokies and Tennessee Volunteers

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References

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External links

• Official website

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