The MD-10H agricultural spraying drone, manufactured by Multiplex Drone Pvt. Ltd. (a subsidiary of Multiplex Group of Companies) is now DGCA Type Certified and ready for commercial sales & services. The MD-10H drone which is a Multirotor hexacopter, comes under the Small class.
This drone can carry 10 liter of water & agricultural inputs which is enough to spray 1 acre of farm land. Comparing with conventional spraying methods such as knapsack spraying, the MD-10H drone helps the farmer in saving water and prevents over uses of agricultural inputs. In conventional spraying method about 200 liters of water-agri input mixture is required to spray only 1 acre of agricultural land, whereas with for MD-10H drone, 10 liters of water-agri input mixture is enough for spraying one acre agricultural land. After completing the spray of one acre agri land, the user can land the drone to refill and spray the next acre of agri land.
The MD-10H drone can fly up-to 15 minutes with a fully charged battery set. Within the 15 minutes flight time, the farmer can spray two acres of farm land which helps in time saving. Comparing with conventional spraying methods such as knapsack spraying, the farmer can save up-to 80% of time by using MD-10H drone for agri spraying. With conventional spraying methods such as knapsack spraying, two laborers can spray only 2 acres of farm land in a single day, whereas with the MD-10H agricultural spraying drone, the farmer can spray up-to 50 acres of land in one day. Each battery set takes only up-to 40 minutes for charging.
The foldable design of MD-10H drone makes it very compact, easy to carry and easy to transport. The light weight and strong carbon fiber structure with Nylon material makes the drone very strong and easily accessible. The structural weight of the drone is only about 9kg which can be carried by a single person easily. Also, the drone comes inside a strong box which can be easily fitted to the back side of any two-wheeler bike. So that even the small-scale farmers can easily carry the drone with their two wheelers.
The chart below shows the comparison between Conventional spraying methods and MD-10H drone spraying method
| Conventional Spray | MD-10H Drone Spray | |
|---|---|---|
| Amount of area can be sprayed in 1 day | 2 Acre can be covered with 2 workers | 25 Acre can be covered with 1 MD-10H Drone |
| Time | 3 hours/Acre | 6 minutes/Acre |
| Water Consumption | 200 lit./Acre | 10 lit./Acre |
| Pesticide Utilization | Over use of pesticide, wastage of pesticide | Uses recommended doses, Zero wastage |
| Risk of exposure to chemical | 100% | 0.1 % |
| Uniform spraying | Not possible | Uniform spraying |
Customer satisfaction, Quality spraying and Safety are the first priority of Multiplex Drone. Keeping all these in mind, we have integrated the MD-10H drone with different types of sensors such as Obstacle radar and terrain radar which help in uniform spraying, safe and easy operations. Also, the highly efficient spraying system of MD-10H drone, consists of powerful water pump and four nozzles, helps in uniform, cost effective pesticide spray. The drone spray system operates on nanotechnology, enhancing the efficacy of pesticides.
The MD-10H drone has been tested for spraying over 58 different types of crops. The farmer can use the drone for spraying on any crop such as paddy, wheat, sugarcane, tomato, onion, potato, millets, soyabean, banana, mango, arecanut, tea etc. The drone can work at the temperature range between -150 C to +550 C which makes it more useful. Whether it is a cold hill station or a warm tropical region, the drone can be used efficiently for spraying in any condition. Carbon Fiber, Nylon and Aluminum materials made drone structure helps to reduce the vibration and protects the drone from hard landing, crashes and tough weather conditions.
The MD-10H drone offers significant environmental benefits, including an 80 to 90% reduction in water usage, decreases over usage of chemical pesticides, and minimizes wastage. Additionally, users are completely safe from direct exposure to harmful chemicals, ensuring their safety.
When the user purchases the MD-10H drone, the training is provided for free of cost. Also, the user gets the tool box, extra sets of propellers, allen key, screw driver etc. for drone maintenance. More importantly the user gets 24*7 customer support, All India Service and 50 years of trust of Multiplex Group.
Considering all the technical and commercial aspects, right now the MD-10H drone is the most ideal agricultural spraying drone in India. Considering the factors such as battery capacity, flight time, easy transportation, spraying efficiency, time and cost efficiency, MD-10H Drone is the best option for all types of farmers to invest now and gets good returns in future. By optimizing the day-to-day agricultural operations, it will help to increase the agricultural yield. Not only can the owner of the MD-10H drone spray their own farm land, but they can also assist other farmers with spraying.