SportSweeper™ is the sports division of The FOD Control Corporation — America's leader in friction sweeping technology. We bring decades of real-world debris capture experience to synthetic turf fields, tracks, and courts nationwide.
The FOD Control Corporation was founded in 1983 to solve one of aviation's most persistent problems: foreign object debris on runways. We introduced friction sweeping technology to the United States in 1999, and after years of experience in the field, we developed our own line of friction sweepers — engineered from the ground up at our facility in Garland, Texas.
Today, our FOD-Razor® protects runways at hundreds of airports worldwide. It sweeps the pit lanes at NASCAR. It clears debris from military airbases. And in every one of those environments, the requirement is the same: capture everything dangerous, leave the surface untouched.
Synthetic turf has the exact same problem. Debris accumulates. Infill needs to stay. The surface can't be damaged. We'd been solving this problem for decades — we just hadn't applied it to sports yet.
The same principles that keep runways safe, adapted specifically for synthetic surfaces.
Nylon fibres create controlled friction that disturbs and lifts debris from between turf blades — without pulling infill or damaging fibers.
Raised scoop rows trap captured debris while a fine sieve allows crumb rubber and sand infill to filter back into the turf. Keep the good, remove the bad.
No motor. No brushes. No belts. No bearings. Nothing to break, charge, fuel, or replace. The mat is the machine.
Completely passive — makes no noise. Pair with an electric vehicle and sweep during events, practices, or school hours without disruption.
Works in any condition. Rain, morning dew, post-irrigation — the capture system performs equally wet or dry.
Industrial-grade nylon and marine-quality hardware. Five-year warranty, but these mats outlast it. Hose down occasionally — that's the maintenance.
From the runway to the field — a technology transfer story.
Every SportSweeper™ is manufactured at our facility in Garland, Texas — the same facility where we've been building friction sweepers for over 25 years. No overseas sourcing. No contract manufacturing. We build it, we stand behind it.
Products ship factory-direct to your door. No distributor markups. No middlemen. When you call our number, you talk to the people who build the product.
Built for anyone responsible for maintaining synthetic surfaces.
Districts with one field or twenty. Fits any budget, any maintenance crew.
NCAA fields, practice facilities, and multi-sport complexes.
Parks departments and rec centers keeping public fields safe and clean.
Club soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey organizations with their own surfaces.
Indoor fieldhouses, training centers, and multi-use synthetic venues.
Synthetic tennis, pickleball, and multi-use court surfaces.
Athletic tracks with rubberized and polyurethane surfaces.
Landscaping and facility management firms serving multiple venues.
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