Category: Technology

“Cingo M600A-e” by Merlo, the autonomous sprayer for specialized crops

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Merlo "Cingo M600-e"

It is a common opinion that the automation of agricultural machinery will lead to an almost complete revision of their current design layouts. Confirming this, a recent Bosch study, sponsored by the German Ministry of Economic Affairs and aimed at the automotive sector, suggests that future autonomous vehicles will have little in common with current ones, both in terms of structures, occupant accommodation, and driving. In fact, cars will essentially become “mobile spaces” where passengers can engage in their activities without worrying about driving. It is easy to predict that,…

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The voice of crops

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Monitoring the health and stress levels of plants in real-time through an accurate analysis of their sap is the goal of an innovative sensor technology developed by Plantvoice, an Italian start-up. They have created a non-invasive, phytocompatible device that can be inserted directly into the stem of the plant to monitor its internal physiological data in real-time. The monitoring is conducted using a “sentinel plant” approach, evaluating a representative plant within a homogeneous agricultural plot, typically around one hectare in size. Once the data is collected, the sensor sends it…

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The new “Engine Teardown Area” of Fpt Industrial

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Three thousand square meters divided among areas dedicated to teardown benches (in Italian, the disassembly of engines for potential overhauls) and local and remote diagnostics, along with training areas. All of this is set between past and future, from an exhibition of the most important engines that have shaped the brand’s history over the past hundred years to the latest technologies in electrified systems. This is how the new “Engine Teardown Area,” created by FPT Industrial within its Turin plant, is presented: a space structured to meet the new assistance…

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Gefran’s Twiist does it all on its own

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Among the innovations dedicated to the world of mobile hydraulics presented by the Gefran group in Parma during the automation fair, standout products included non-contact linear position transducers operating based on a patented technology called “Twiist.” These transducers measure various process variables, such as displacement speed, acceleration, vibration, and tilt angle, and from the combined analysis of these variables, they extract important information related to the monitored process. For example, a single sensor can calculate the position of a hydraulically controlled arm, identify which specific operation a machine is performing,…

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“FieldOps” platform by Cnh Industrial: all in One

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piattaforma fieldOps Cnh Industrial

Digitalization is rapidly spreading in the agricultural field, partly because all tractor and equipment manufacturers have long been working on this topic, offering the market more or less original and diversified solutions. However, these activities are giving rise to a proliferation of platforms that do not always communicate with each other or, if they do, not always optimally. If the network fails, the Connection fails All current solutions are also based on the presence of a network, so if for any reason it fails, the connections that allow company centers…

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Claas, highly digitalized solutions and suites

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It is a common belief that next-generation harvesting machines and tractors will feature operational autonomy standards that could make the operator’s presence on board unnecessary. In reality, the operator will still monitor the work site from aboard the machine, but there will undoubtedly be periods where they will have little to do. Hence, Claas’s idea to enable operators to perform other activities besides those specifically related to the current work by redesigning the cabins to transform them into real mobile offices. Two working hypotheses have been developed by the Claas…

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The agricultural modeling Crosetto by Agringegno

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The agricultural modeling sector is also suffering from a lackluster economic situation, resulting in declining revenues for various manufacturers in the field. To overcome this problem, more than one brand has decided to introduce high-priced replicas to the market, as they are produced in limited numbers and, therefore, intended as investments. However, this is not the case, as simply producing a limited-edition product is not enough to justify a higher than average list price. The model must also boast flawless finishes and assembly, and in the case of agricultural models,…

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Ecorobotix “Ara” bar, zero agrochemical drift

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Among the most stringent limitations on agrochemicals are the so-called “buffer zones,” which are the minimum distances that must be respected during field application with regard to watercourses, roads, or nearby residences. This distance ranges from five to thirty meters depending on the product being distributed, thereby reducing important areas available for treatment, including herbicides. However, technology can intervene to make these limitations unnecessary by applying phytosanitary products only where needed and without generating drifts that could reach sensitive areas. Ecorobotix “Ara” Bar from the Swiss Company In this regard,…

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Pakelo, red and italian

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Strange people, the Italians. Almost 69 million individuals ready to celebrate and chant patriotism when the National Football Team wins an international tournament, yet they live as strangers under the same roof in their daily lives without the slightest nationalistic anxiety. Apart from a few productive sectors, primarily automotive, clothing, and high-end food, the average Italian often regards most domestic products as qualitatively inferior to foreign competitors. This mindset has no logical basis and particularly affects the agricultural mechanization sector. In this field, Made in Italy is actually considered a…

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Gefran introduces the ultra-compact and multifunction motor control devices, G-Start

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Gefran – an Italian multinational specialized in the design and production of sensors, instrumentation for industrial process control, and automation systems – is launching the new modular series of motor starters, G-Start, designed for controlling single and three-phase asynchronous motors up to 3KW, 7A, and 500Vac. Available in three current sizes (0.6A, 2.4A, and 7.0A), the range is characterized by particularly compact dimensions and integrates, in a single device, four specific functionalities: direct motor starting, direction reversal, thermal protection, and motor diagnosis (up to SIL3 and PL”e” certified emergency stop),…

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