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Published on 17 February 2012 · 4 min read
New Holland Agriculture kicks off 2012 in pole position with 5 FIMA awards and 4 innovation medals AE50
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 17 February 2012 · 4 min read
• SynchroKnife™ central knife drive: greater reliability and comfort
• Intelligent trailer braking system: unrivalled road safety
• ?Smart Key?: better management of drivers and the machine fleet
• Braud 9090X olive harvester: for super-intensive plantations
• Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system: steering the crawler tractor with one hand
• Four AE50 awards for technical innovation
New Holland has kicked off 2012 with a flourish, building on the momentum of the end of 2011: the brand confirms its status as a pioneer of agricultural machinery with five FIMA medals recognising its technical innovations. The jury granted an exclusive innovation award for the SynchroKnife™ central knife drive. Four technical innovation medals reward the intelligent trailer braking system, the ?Smart Key?, the Braud 9090X olive harvester and the Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system.
Franco Fusignani, Director of New Holland Agriculture, expressed his satisfaction at this shower of medals: ?I am particularly proud of these awards and I believe they perfectly symbolise the New Holland spirit in 2012.? He went on to highlight the work of the New Holland teams ?who showed unwavering dedication and commitment in developing cutting-edge technology, aimed at improving the efficiency and productivity of farmers around the world while promoting sustainable agriculture.?
A medal for the SynchroKnife™ central knife drive
New Holland has revolutionised the way movement is transmitted to the cutter bars with its SynchroKnife™ drive system, delivering comfort, quality and uniformity of harvest.
The unique central drive box, with dual knife drive, ensures perfect lateral weight distribution: stubble height is more uniform, and knife stresses and vibrations are considerably reduced, all providing increased reliability and therefore less costly downtime and greater comfort for the operator.
Another medal for the intelligent trailer braking system
The intelligent trailer braking system automatically manages and balances the braking force applied to the trailer according to the tractor's deceleration. This ensures the best road transport safety and stability in this tractor category, in all conditions. The trailer brakes are modulated during slowing down using the transmission or the engine brake, so that the trailer's deceleration matches the tractor's perfectly. As a result, the overall braking distance of the tractor and trailer is almost the same as that of the tractor alone, consigning jackknifing to the past.
A third medal for the ?Smart Key?
The smart key enhances farm productivity and profitability. Each operator receives a personalised smart key with their driving settings. This key is activated by the machine fleet manager, via a unique access code, for a certain number of machines (40 at most). It is also possible to predefine or limit certain machine functions, for example the maximum forward speed. In addition, the productivity and profitability of each individual operator can be analysed through telematics. This key really does allow better management of drivers and the machine fleet. It reduces accidents and makes it possible to optimise each operator's work. Finally, it is an effective solution against equipment theft.
A fourth medal for the Braud 9090X olive harvester
New Holland, in collaboration with olive growers, has developed the new Braud 9090X harvester, which offers up to 20 % more yield, helping to improve productivity in super-intensive olive groves. The exclusive shaker frame, fitted with front/intermediate and rear rollers, surrounds the tree before and after shaking for optimal harvesting. The 3D harvesting head, which adapts to each tree, guides and channels the leaves to ensure a smooth flow, while the secondary shaker system makes it possible to harvest olives from the highest branches, where the higher-quality olives are found. Farm yield is optimised: more than 95 % of the olives are harvested at a constant forward speed of around 2 km/h, which means the olives are picked at optimal maturity.
The fifth medal rewards the Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system
TK4000 crawler tractors are equipped with New Holland's new patented Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system with Full Drive™. Steering-O-Matic™ Plus is cutting-edge technology for this type of tractor, allowing operators to engage the transmission and steer the machine with one hand, instead of the traditional two-hand, two-lever configuration. This intuitive system controls forward and reverse movement, as well as changes of direction and clutch engagement, all with a single lever. A unique and innovative simplicity that offers considerable improvements in safety, productivity and ease of use, since the operator keeps the other hand free to manage the hydraulic controls.
Four AE50 awards for technical innovation
New Holland innovations have also been recognised across the Atlantic, winning four prestigious AE50 medals awarded by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The T8 Series was rewarded for its versatility and the exceptional comfort it provides the operator, while the T9 range was rewarded for its chassis, the widest on the market. The SynchroKnife™ central knife drive, designed for combine harvesters, and the MowMax™ II independent modular disc cutter bar, on the Durabine™ disc mower-conditioner, intended only for the American market, were also honoured.
• Intelligent trailer braking system: unrivalled road safety
• ?Smart Key?: better management of drivers and the machine fleet
• Braud 9090X olive harvester: for super-intensive plantations
• Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system: steering the crawler tractor with one hand
• Four AE50 awards for technical innovation
New Holland has kicked off 2012 with a flourish, building on the momentum of the end of 2011: the brand confirms its status as a pioneer of agricultural machinery with five FIMA medals recognising its technical innovations. The jury granted an exclusive innovation award for the SynchroKnife™ central knife drive. Four technical innovation medals reward the intelligent trailer braking system, the ?Smart Key?, the Braud 9090X olive harvester and the Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system.
Franco Fusignani, Director of New Holland Agriculture, expressed his satisfaction at this shower of medals: ?I am particularly proud of these awards and I believe they perfectly symbolise the New Holland spirit in 2012.? He went on to highlight the work of the New Holland teams ?who showed unwavering dedication and commitment in developing cutting-edge technology, aimed at improving the efficiency and productivity of farmers around the world while promoting sustainable agriculture.?
A medal for the SynchroKnife™ central knife drive
New Holland has revolutionised the way movement is transmitted to the cutter bars with its SynchroKnife™ drive system, delivering comfort, quality and uniformity of harvest.
The unique central drive box, with dual knife drive, ensures perfect lateral weight distribution: stubble height is more uniform, and knife stresses and vibrations are considerably reduced, all providing increased reliability and therefore less costly downtime and greater comfort for the operator.
Another medal for the intelligent trailer braking system
The intelligent trailer braking system automatically manages and balances the braking force applied to the trailer according to the tractor's deceleration. This ensures the best road transport safety and stability in this tractor category, in all conditions. The trailer brakes are modulated during slowing down using the transmission or the engine brake, so that the trailer's deceleration matches the tractor's perfectly. As a result, the overall braking distance of the tractor and trailer is almost the same as that of the tractor alone, consigning jackknifing to the past.
A third medal for the ?Smart Key?
The smart key enhances farm productivity and profitability. Each operator receives a personalised smart key with their driving settings. This key is activated by the machine fleet manager, via a unique access code, for a certain number of machines (40 at most). It is also possible to predefine or limit certain machine functions, for example the maximum forward speed. In addition, the productivity and profitability of each individual operator can be analysed through telematics. This key really does allow better management of drivers and the machine fleet. It reduces accidents and makes it possible to optimise each operator's work. Finally, it is an effective solution against equipment theft.
A fourth medal for the Braud 9090X olive harvester
New Holland, in collaboration with olive growers, has developed the new Braud 9090X harvester, which offers up to 20 % more yield, helping to improve productivity in super-intensive olive groves. The exclusive shaker frame, fitted with front/intermediate and rear rollers, surrounds the tree before and after shaking for optimal harvesting. The 3D harvesting head, which adapts to each tree, guides and channels the leaves to ensure a smooth flow, while the secondary shaker system makes it possible to harvest olives from the highest branches, where the higher-quality olives are found. Farm yield is optimised: more than 95 % of the olives are harvested at a constant forward speed of around 2 km/h, which means the olives are picked at optimal maturity.
The fifth medal rewards the Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system
TK4000 crawler tractors are equipped with New Holland's new patented Steering-O-Matic™ Plus system with Full Drive™. Steering-O-Matic™ Plus is cutting-edge technology for this type of tractor, allowing operators to engage the transmission and steer the machine with one hand, instead of the traditional two-hand, two-lever configuration. This intuitive system controls forward and reverse movement, as well as changes of direction and clutch engagement, all with a single lever. A unique and innovative simplicity that offers considerable improvements in safety, productivity and ease of use, since the operator keeps the other hand free to manage the hydraulic controls.
Four AE50 awards for technical innovation
New Holland innovations have also been recognised across the Atlantic, winning four prestigious AE50 medals awarded by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). The T8 Series was rewarded for its versatility and the exceptional comfort it provides the operator, while the T9 range was rewarded for its chassis, the widest on the market. The SynchroKnife™ central knife drive, designed for combine harvesters, and the MowMax™ II independent modular disc cutter bar, on the Durabine™ disc mower-conditioner, intended only for the American market, were also honoured.
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