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Please find page 10 of the 2012 Toro annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.versatile debris vacuums, blowers, and sweepers. Other products and sprinklers in a typical irrigation system. Our Irritrol Climate
include multipurpose vehicles, such as the Toro Workman, that Logic smart device automatically adjusts irrigation system water-
can be used for turf maintenance, towing, and industrial hauling. ing times based on real-time weather data from an on-site sensor
These products are sold through distributors, who then sell to own- combined with historical averages, while our award-winning Toro
ers and/or managers of sports fields, governmental properties, and Precision Soil Sensor wirelessly transmits soil moisture content
residential and commercial landscapes. to any modern day irrigation controller and signals whether or not
a watering cycle is needed. In fiscal 2012, both the Toro and Irri-
Golf Market. Products for the golf course market include large trol brands achieved Environmental Protection Agency (‘‘EPA’’)
reel and rotary riding products for fairway, rough and trim cutting; WaterSense certification for numerous irrigation controller families
riding and walking mowers for putting greens and specialty areas; and models.
greens rollers; turf sprayer equipment; utility vehicles; aeration Our retail irrigation products are marketed under the Toro and
equipment; and bunker maintenance equipment. In late fiscal 2011, Lawn Genie brand names. These products are designed for home-
we introduced the Greensmaster eFlex, which utilizes lithium-ion owner installation and include sprinkler heads, valves, timers, sen-
battery technology in conjunction with superior cutting performance sors, and drip irrigation systems. The XTRA SMART ECXTRA
intended to combine to deliver a highly efficient, extremely quiet, sprinkler timer and its intuitive, online Scheduling Advisor recom-
no carbon emissions greens mower. In fiscal 2012, we also intro- mends the proper watering schedule based on the local weather,
duced the GreensPro 1200, a riding greens roller that is plant type, and sprinkler type.
designed to improve the playing conditions of fine turf surfaces, We manufacture and market lighting products under the Unique
such as golf greens and turf tennis courts. Lighting Systems brand name consisting of a line of high quality,
We also manufacture and market underground irrigation systems professionally installed lighting fixtures and transformers for resi-
for the golf course market, including sprinkler heads, controllers, dential and commercial landscapes. Our lighting product line is
turf sensors, and electric, battery-operated, and hydraulic valves. offered through distributors and landscape contractors that also
These irrigation systems are designed to use computerized man- purchase our irrigation products. In fiscal 2012, we introduced the
agement systems and a variety of other technologies to help cus- new line of FLEX Series drop-in LED lamps featuring our Ther-
tomers manage their consumption of water. Our 835S/855S Series mal Management System, which is scientifically designed to dissi-
golf sprinklers are equipped with a unique TruJectory feature that pate heat for a long life LED while substantially reducing energy
provides enhanced water distribution control as well as uniformity, consumption and maintenance costs in applications where high
nozzle flexibility, and system efficiency. Our Network VP Satellite quality lighting is desired.
combines modular flexibility, ease of use, and increased control in
a single controller with programming to the individual station level Micro-Irrigation Market. Products for the micro-irrigation market
that supports station-based flow management. Our Turf Guardinclude products that regulate the flow of water for drip irrigation,
wireless soil monitoring systems are designed to measure soil including Aqua-Traxx PBX drip tape, Aqua-Traxx PC (pressure-
moisture, salinity, and temperature through buried wireless sensors compensating) drip tape, Blue Stripe polyethylene tubing, Blue-
that communicate through an Internet server for processing and Line drip line, and NGE emitters, all used in agriculture, mining,
presentation to a user through the web. Our R Series conversion and landscape applications. In addition to these core products, we
assemblies enable the upgrade of select competitive sprinklers to offer a full complement of control devices and connection options
our patented technologies, such as our TruJectory sprinklers with to complete the system. These products are sold primarily through
adjustable height of spray capability. Our popular Lynx central dealers and distributors who then sell to end-users for use primar-
control system allows superintendents to control the irrigation of ily in vegetable fields, fruit and nut orchards, vineyards, land-
their course from a web-enabled device, or via our National Sup- scapes, and mines. In fiscal 2012, we introduced the Neptune
port Network, which provides remote troubleshooting. thinwall dripline, a medium-durability dripline that enables growers
to install a subsurface drip irrigation system that is designed to last
Residential/Commercial Irrigation and Lighting Market. Turf for up to ten years, and allow growers of medium-length crops to
irrigation products marketed under the Toro and Irritrol brands adopt drip irrigation at a more economical cost than other tradi-
include rotors; sprinkler bodies and nozzles; plastic, brass, and tional irrigation methods. Also in fiscal 2012, we began operations
hydraulic valves; drip tubing and subsurface irrigation; electric con- at our new micro-irrigation facility in Ploiesti, Romania in order to
trol devices; and wired and wireless rain, freeze, climate, and soil support the anticipated global growth of our micro-irrigation busi-
sensors. These products are designed for use in residential and ness and enable future capacity expansion.
commercial turf irrigation applications and can be installed into new
systems or used to replace or retrofit existing systems. Most of the Rental and Construction Market. Products for the rental market
product lines are designed for professionally installed, underground include compact utility loaders, walk-behind trenchers, stump grind-
automatic irrigation. Electric controllers activate hydraulic valves ers, and tree care and turf renovation products, many of which are
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