Exlterra was featured in the November/December 2019 DBusiness magazine, article written by Dan Calabrese

“Exlterra in Hazel Park is out to revolutionize the agricultural sector and take a bite out of world hunger with its patented technology that enhances the growth of trees and vines.

Polish inventor Andrew Niemczyk, who moved to Hamtramck in 1984 to escape the iron grip of communism in his native land, appears to have discovered the fountain of youth — at least for trees and vines.

Following two years of research and development, Niemczyk — who for more than 20 years worked at Ford Motor Co.’s Rouge Industrial Center fixing and enhancing plant equipment and assembly systems — designed an extrusion system, along with two portable hydraulic drilling rigs (HAZL and MAZL), to speed the installation of plastic tubes that allow trees to better access nutrients below the earth’s surface.

The offering, called NEPS, for Nutrient Enrichment Passive System, can best be described as an 8-foot-long straw. Each plastic tube has a slight opening from top to bottom that allows nutrients to flow upward in the soil, where they can better interact with the root systems of trees and vines.” …

See the full article about Exlterra featured in the November/December 2019 DBusiness magazine