6 awards for New Holland Agriculture at FIMA, Spain's No. 1 agricultural machinery show

After the numerous medals and awards won at the Spring and Autumn shows 2009, New Holland Agriculture is continuing its winning streak at the start of the new year: no fewer than 6 awards presented as part of the FIMA innovation prize 2010, Spain's No. 1 agricultural machinery show.

Among these 6 awards, two are equivalent to gold medals for innovation: one for the ABS SuperSteer™ system, the other for the IntelliFill™ system.

The other 4 awards are equivalent to silver medals and were won in the ?technical innovation? category for the SideWinder™ II armrest, the EasyDrive™ Continuously Variable Transmission, the Opti-Fan™ system and the automatic weighing system.

Carlo Lambro, Vice President of New Holland Agriculture Europe, said: ?I am particularly pleased with these awards and very proud, as they are a truly well-deserved recognition for our company, highlighting two factors that are especially close to my heart:

our people, who have committed themselves at every level and without counting the hours to the design, construction and implementation of these cutting-edge systems, and our mission, which is to provide Contractors and Farmers with state-of-the-art, extremely intuitive innovations that guarantee an immediate increase in productivity.?

Innovation award for the ABS SuperSteer™ braking system

Already awarded a silver medal at Agritechnica 2009, the ABS SuperSteer™ system, fitted to the T7000 and T8000 tractor ranges, uses ABS technology to manage the brake of each wheel individually, which improves braking efficiency and increases maneuverability and safety when transporting long, heavy implements.

Innovation award for the IntelliFill™ automatic trailer filling system

Twice winner of the gold medal in 2009 at Agritechnica and Agribex, the IntelliFill™ automatic trailer filling system fitted to FR9000 forage harvesters enables the operator to fill a trailer accurately while limiting forage losses, even in poor visibility, thanks to the use of a special camera 3D.

Innovation award for the intuitive SideWinder™ II armrest

The SideWinder™ II armrest, also winner of the ?Golden Tractor for Design? at Agritechnica 2009, equips tractors in the T7000 range and includes the CommandGrip™ control handle and the Intelliview™ III touchscreen, the first monitor on the market to integrate tractor and implement controls as well as those associated with the IntelliSteer™ automatic guidance systems.

Innovation award for EasyDrive™

Silver medallist for the Innovation award at SIMA 2009, the innovative EasyDrive™ Continuously Variable Transmission enables compact tractors to reach new levels of equipment while making full use of engine power.

Initially fitted to the Boomer 3000, it will soon be available on a wide range of New Holland tractors from 40 to 115 ch.

Innovation award for the Opti-Fan™ speed control system

Winner of the silver medal at Agritechnica 2009, the

Opti-Fan™ system used on the CSX7000 combine harvester range has taken the productivity of these machines to a higher level, particularly on slopes, by automatically compensating for the gradient uphill or downhill by varying the fan power: losses are thus reduced and grain cleaning quality is improved.

Innovation award for the automatic bale weighing system

Winner of the ?Silver Ear? at Agribex 2009, this automatic weighing system installed on BB9000 large square balers can weigh each bale of forage produced by the machine, with an accuracy of +/- 2 %, just before it is ejected and without slowing the baling rate.

The weight data is instantly transmitted to the monitor in the tractor cab, which allows the operator to precisely and continuously monitor the bale-forming process and optimize the baler's output to suit harvesting conditions.

All these awards for very practical technical innovations are further proof of New Holland's efforts to make life easier for farmers, cuma cooperatives and contractors, make their work more pleasant, give them greater safety and also enable them to further improve their productivity and profitability.

These awards are also an encouragement to keep innovating for better working conditions.