What’s the difference between a drip line and a dripper?

‘Drip lines’ are pipes with evenly spaced drippers seamlessly welded inside. And ‘drippers’ are the emitters that deliver mixtures of water and nutrients directly, in measured quantities and at regulated pressures, to each individual plant.If your plants are distributed evenly across your field, orchard or greenhouse, you’ll mostly rely on drip lines to irrigate and fertigate. But if you’ve got irregular spacing between your plants, you’ll likely need to place individual drippers to make sure every plant gets water and nutrients sent directly to its root zone.

What’s the difference between PC and non-PC?

Pressure-compensated (PC) drippers are designed for steep and varied topographies or for long fields. Whatever the pressure, they maintain a consistent flow rate, allowing you to build an effective precision irrigation system no matter how tricky your landscape is or how long are your crop rows. Non-PC drippers are ideal for flat topographies, or shorter crop rows.

Why does drip line wall thickness matter?

The thicker the drip line, the more durable it’s going to be to external damage or to system pressure. It will offer greater resistance to physical damages and will allow operating the system with a wider range of pressures. Thinner drip lines are better-suited for removal every few years or even every crop cycle. They’re also less expensive so replacing them isn’t a huge cost. Medium-walled drip lines sit somewhere in between, offering a balance between cost and longevity.

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Drippers, driplines and other emitters types

Any crop. Any topography. Any climate. Any soil. Anywhere.

Drip irrigation is transforming the lives of millions of farmers around the world enabling higher yields while saving on water, fertilizer and energy.

No matter your growing conditions, look forward to uniformly better crops and higher yields, season after season, with the most reliable and robust drippers and driplines ever made.

Aries™ HWD

Medium and thick-walled drip Lines – perfect if you’re looking for durability, longevity and clog-resistance in challenging water conditions when irrigating on flat topographies. Ideal for subsurface drip, orchards, vineyards and field crops in permanent irrigation systems.

10 years and more
Flat Topography
Integral
Non-PC
Heavy wall
On surface
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Field crops

Typhoon™ Plus

Medium-walled dripperlines – the ideal choice for irrigating field crops with semi-permanent usage. And built to get you the optimal dripperline ROI.

Typhoon™ Plus

Up to 9 years
Flat Topography
Integral
Non-PC
Medium wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Field crops
Protected crops

Streamline™ Plus

Thin-walled dripperlines – this is the toughest single-season dripperline ever made.

Streamline™ Plus

Up to 3 years
Flat Topography
Integral
Non-PC
Thin wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
Field crops

Aries™ MWD

Up to 9 years
Flat Topography
Integral
Non-PC
Medium wall
On surface
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Field crops
Orchards

PCJ Online

Pressure-compensated drippers – with an optional anti-drain feature – designed to give you 100% uniformity of water and nutrient distribution. And they’re constantly self-cleaning to prevent clogging. Ideal for greenhouses and nurseries.

PCJ Online

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Online
PC
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
Protected crops

PC Online

Pressure-compensated drippers designed to make sure you can deliver a uniform flow rate no matter how difficult your topographical conditions are. They’re ideal for greenhouses, vineyards and orchards with uneven land and are a great solution for irregular plant spacing.

PC Online

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Online
PC
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
Orchards
Protected crops

Aries™ TWD

Up to 9 years
Flat Topography
Integral
Non-PC
Thin wall
On surface
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Field crops

DripNet PC™

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
RC (Row-Crops)
On surface
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

Multi-seasonal (4-9 seasons) on-surface row crops irrigation; deciduous plantation and tree irrigation in flat and complex topographies

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
RC (Row-Crops)
On surface
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

DripNet PC™ AS

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Medium wall
Thin wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

Multi-seasonal (4-9 seasons) subsurface irrigation in flat and complex topographies.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Medium wall
Thin wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

DripNet PC™ ASXR

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Medium wall
Thin wall
AS XR (Xtra-Root protection)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Field crops

Multi-seasonal (4-9 seasons) subsurface irrigation in flat and complex topographies with extra root protection

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Medium wall
Thin wall
AS XR (Xtra-Root protection)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Field crops

UniRam™ AS

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

The UniRam™ AS integral PC drip line delivers ultra-reliable uniformity in subsurface drip irrigation (SDI), even in complex topographies thanks to its pressure compensating mechanism and Anti-Siphon that prevents dirt suction.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Protected crops
Orchards
Field crops

UniRam™ HCNL

10 years and more
Flat Topography
Hilly Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
On surface
Orchards
Protected crops

Greenhouses and precise irrigation applications; permanent (10 or more seasons) subsurface row crops; deciduous plantations and tree irrigation with Anti Drain mechanism in complex topographies.

10 years and more
Flat Topography
Hilly Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
On surface
Orchards
Protected crops

UniRam™ ASXR

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
AS-XR - Anti-Siphon with eXtra Root prevention (AS)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Field crops
Orchards
Protected crops

Permanent (10 or more seasons) subsurface row crops with extra root protection.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
AS-XR - Anti-Siphon with eXtra Root prevention (AS)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Field crops
Orchards
Protected crops

UniRam™ CNL

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Protected crops

Greenhouses, deciduous plantations and tree irrigation; permanent (10 or more seasons) with Anti Drain mechanism.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
SDI (subsurface drip irrigation)
Orchards
Protected crops

UniRam™ RC

Permanent (10 or more seasons) row crops, deciduous plantations and tree irrigation.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
RC (Row-Crops)
On surface
Protected crops
Field crops

UniRam™ RC(2)

Permanent (10 or more seasons) row crops, deciduous plantations and tree irrigation.

UniGray™ CNL & HCNL

UniGray™ CNL & HCNL with solar deflecting drippers is ideal for cold climates. It deliver uniform irrigation for greenhouses, orchards and multi-season row crops that require intensive irrigation scheduling.

10 years and more
Hilly Topography
Flat Topography
Integral
PC
Heavy wall
Anti Drain (CNL)
Anti-Siphon (AS)
On surface
Protected crops

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FAQ's

‘Drip lines’ are pipes with evenly spaced drippers seamlessly welded inside. And ‘drippers’ are the emitters that deliver mixtures of water and nutrients directly, in measured quantities and at regulated pressures, to each individual plant.

If your plants are distributed evenly across your field, orchard or greenhouse, you’ll mostly rely on drip lines to irrigate and fertigate. But if you’ve got irregular spacing between your plants, you’ll likely need to place individual drippers to make sure every plant gets water and nutrients sent directly to its root zone.
Pressure-compensated (PC) drippers are designed for steep and varied topographies or for long fields. Whatever the pressure, they maintain a consistent flow rate, allowing you to build an effective precision irrigation system no matter how tricky your landscape is or how long are your crop rows. Non-PC drippers are ideal for flat topographies, or shorter crop rows.
The thicker the drip line, the more durable it’s going to be to external damage or to system pressure. It will offer greater resistance to physical damages and will allow operating the system with a wider range of pressures. Thinner drip lines are better-suited for removal every few years or even every crop cycle. They’re also less expensive so replacing them isn’t a huge cost. Medium-walled drip lines sit somewhere in between, offering a balance between cost and longevity.

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Drippers, driplines and other emitters types

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Aries™ HWD

Typhoon™ Plus

Streamline™ Plus

Aries™ MWD

PCJ Online

PC Online

Aries™ TWD

DripNet PC™

DripNet PC™ AS

DripNet PC™ ASXR

UniRam™ AS

UniRam™ HCNL

UniRam™ ASXR

UniRam™ CNL

UniRam™ RC

UniRam™ RC(2)

UniGray™ CNL & HCNL

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FAQ's

What’s the difference between a drip line and a dripper?

What’s the difference between PC and non-PC?

Why does drip line wall thickness matter?

Need help finding the best solution for your farm?

Products that make world-class systems

Other product categories

Find us, near you

Find your local partner

The gold standard in drip irrigation.

Want to know which filtration system to choose to optimize your system?