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<blockquote data-quote="Agritechnica News" data-source="post: 6574025" data-attributes="member: 142288"><p>[ATTACH=full]835546[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>13. Gebr. Schumacher GmbH (Hall 13 stand B26b)</strong></p><p></p><p>SmartCut</p><p></p><p>With the increasing working widths and harvesting speeds of combine harvesters, as well as changing cutting forces for crops that are to be threshed, the mechanical requirements for the cutting blade drive and cutting technology are also on the rise. Up until now, harvesting was carried out with the blade drive at a constant speed, and defects occurring during the harvest were detected from noises developing, a poor cutting pattern or even from clogging at the cutterbar.</p><p></p><p>With the SmartCut technology for blade drives, rotating-angle and rotating-force sensors have been integrated in the gearbox for the first time. The rotating-angle sensor indirectly measures the position of the mowing blade; the rotating-force sensor the drive force at the respective position. This enables SmartCut to differentiate between cutting, friction and peak forces. The latter occur when knife blades collide with foreign bodies or against fingers. Increased friction forces occur with bent fingers or knife blades, or other defects. The cutting force is dependent on the crop and the driving speed. For the first time, SmartCut therefore creates the basis for the load-dependent control of the blade drive. The measured cutting force can also serve as an input signal for the combine harvester's throughput controller.</p><p></p><p>The SmartCut technology enables wear prediction and the early detection of defects. This reduces downtimes and repairs – and with them the variable costs of combine harvesting.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]835547[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>14. Carl Geringhoff Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Hall 13 stand A39)</strong></p><p></p><p>Horizon Star III Razor Maize Picker</p><p></p><p>The European corn borer is spreading increasingly across all of Germany and is the most important pest affecting all maize harvesting methods. Its damaging effect is apparent in the harvest and quality losses through modest cob bases and infestation with fusaria fungi, which can also affect subsequent crops. In addition to insecticides and biological agents, one of the most important control strategies is thorough chopping up of the maize stubble directly following the harvest, i.e. before driving on fields with combine harvesters and removal logistics. Therefore, destruction of the maize stubble directly on the maize picker is required.</p><p></p><p>That's why the manufacturer Geringhoff has developed a maize picker with an integrated stubble chopper based on the familiar Rota Disk method, with one cutting and two picking rollers. It consists of angled blades on the rotor of the back-picker shredder below the picking units. For maximum destruction of all maize stubble, the rotors must be guided with the shortest distance to the surface of the ground. To achieve this, Geringhoff provides the frame of the Horizon Star III Razor maize picker with a rotary joint in the centre. The central area with the inclined conveyor of the combine harvester and the two side areas are depth-guided with sensors.</p><p></p><p>As a result, the Horizon Star III maize picker makes a major contribution to improving crop protection in maize production.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]835548[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>15. GreenTec A/S, Denmark (Hall 26 stand F12)</strong></p><p></p><p>Scorpion reach arm mowers</p><p></p><p>Parallel control and cutting irregular vegetation has not been convenient with reach arm mowers in the past. Switching between control modes has only been only possible by swapping reach arms or reprogramming the reach arm control. It has not been possible to switch control modes on the move.</p><p></p><p>Scorpion mowers now offer both types of cutting head control. On the one hand, it offers parallel control that allows operators to maintain a consistent cutting depth on the hedge with just very little adjustment by the operator. On the other hand, its hybrid arm system comes with a standard control unit that allows operators to control the cutting head flexibly when cutting irregular vegetation.</p><p></p><p>This innovative hybrid arm system makes it possible to switch between the two modes on the move. Parallel control allows operators to keep an eye on the surroundings for increased work safety, while switching to manual mode on the move allows them to carry out specific cuts for boosted productivity.</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]835549[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong>16. Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (Hall 25 stand G06)</strong></p><p></p><p>SmartView</p><p></p><p>Digital camera technologies on farm machinery open up a wide range of opportunities in the monitoring of tuber processing procedures, documentation and, in the long term, in remote support/service applications. In this context, ROPA and Grimme have developed innovative solutions for beet and potato harvesters.</p><p></p><p>"SmartView" from Grimme focuses on monitoring the cleaning and sorting processes on potato harvesters that also involves the pickers and the operator who use and interact via the system. Offering zooming features, live slow motion and customised camera views on the Multi-Touch display screen, the system improves the monitoring of the crop flow and eliminates the need for adjusting cameras by hand. The "R-Connect Monitor” from ROPA focuses on intelligent and fully automated camera feeds from the sugar beet harvester to the so-called “R-Connect” Internet portal that offers a farm management and logistics management platform. The camera feeds of the standing beet crop before harvest and the feeds from the unloading elevator are made available on the Internet platform, helping managers to monitor the processing quality on the harvester, as well as machine data and job assignments, so managers can support operators remotely.</p><p></p><p>The two products represent a first step towards fully automated harvester set-ups. In addition, offering the opportunity to optimise the processes on the harvester, the systems will also save avoidable (travel) costs for service engineers and improve the logistics and consequently the quality of the crop as it is delivered to the factory.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Agritechnica News, post: 6574025, member: 142288"] [ATTACH type="full" alt="835546"]835546[/ATTACH] [B]13. Gebr. Schumacher GmbH (Hall 13 stand B26b)[/B] SmartCut With the increasing working widths and harvesting speeds of combine harvesters, as well as changing cutting forces for crops that are to be threshed, the mechanical requirements for the cutting blade drive and cutting technology are also on the rise. Up until now, harvesting was carried out with the blade drive at a constant speed, and defects occurring during the harvest were detected from noises developing, a poor cutting pattern or even from clogging at the cutterbar. With the SmartCut technology for blade drives, rotating-angle and rotating-force sensors have been integrated in the gearbox for the first time. The rotating-angle sensor indirectly measures the position of the mowing blade; the rotating-force sensor the drive force at the respective position. This enables SmartCut to differentiate between cutting, friction and peak forces. The latter occur when knife blades collide with foreign bodies or against fingers. Increased friction forces occur with bent fingers or knife blades, or other defects. The cutting force is dependent on the crop and the driving speed. For the first time, SmartCut therefore creates the basis for the load-dependent control of the blade drive. The measured cutting force can also serve as an input signal for the combine harvester's throughput controller. The SmartCut technology enables wear prediction and the early detection of defects. This reduces downtimes and repairs – and with them the variable costs of combine harvesting. [ATTACH type="full" alt="835547"]835547[/ATTACH] [B]14. Carl Geringhoff Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG (Hall 13 stand A39)[/B] Horizon Star III Razor Maize Picker The European corn borer is spreading increasingly across all of Germany and is the most important pest affecting all maize harvesting methods. Its damaging effect is apparent in the harvest and quality losses through modest cob bases and infestation with fusaria fungi, which can also affect subsequent crops. In addition to insecticides and biological agents, one of the most important control strategies is thorough chopping up of the maize stubble directly following the harvest, i.e. before driving on fields with combine harvesters and removal logistics. Therefore, destruction of the maize stubble directly on the maize picker is required. That's why the manufacturer Geringhoff has developed a maize picker with an integrated stubble chopper based on the familiar Rota Disk method, with one cutting and two picking rollers. It consists of angled blades on the rotor of the back-picker shredder below the picking units. For maximum destruction of all maize stubble, the rotors must be guided with the shortest distance to the surface of the ground. To achieve this, Geringhoff provides the frame of the Horizon Star III Razor maize picker with a rotary joint in the centre. The central area with the inclined conveyor of the combine harvester and the two side areas are depth-guided with sensors. As a result, the Horizon Star III maize picker makes a major contribution to improving crop protection in maize production. [ATTACH type="full" alt="835548"]835548[/ATTACH] [B]15. GreenTec A/S, Denmark (Hall 26 stand F12)[/B] Scorpion reach arm mowers Parallel control and cutting irregular vegetation has not been convenient with reach arm mowers in the past. Switching between control modes has only been only possible by swapping reach arms or reprogramming the reach arm control. It has not been possible to switch control modes on the move. Scorpion mowers now offer both types of cutting head control. On the one hand, it offers parallel control that allows operators to maintain a consistent cutting depth on the hedge with just very little adjustment by the operator. On the other hand, its hybrid arm system comes with a standard control unit that allows operators to control the cutting head flexibly when cutting irregular vegetation. This innovative hybrid arm system makes it possible to switch between the two modes on the move. Parallel control allows operators to keep an eye on the surroundings for increased work safety, while switching to manual mode on the move allows them to carry out specific cuts for boosted productivity. [ATTACH type="full" alt="835549"]835549[/ATTACH] [B]16. Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG (Hall 25 stand G06)[/B] SmartView Digital camera technologies on farm machinery open up a wide range of opportunities in the monitoring of tuber processing procedures, documentation and, in the long term, in remote support/service applications. In this context, ROPA and Grimme have developed innovative solutions for beet and potato harvesters. "SmartView" from Grimme focuses on monitoring the cleaning and sorting processes on potato harvesters that also involves the pickers and the operator who use and interact via the system. Offering zooming features, live slow motion and customised camera views on the Multi-Touch display screen, the system improves the monitoring of the crop flow and eliminates the need for adjusting cameras by hand. The "R-Connect Monitor” from ROPA focuses on intelligent and fully automated camera feeds from the sugar beet harvester to the so-called “R-Connect” Internet portal that offers a farm management and logistics management platform. The camera feeds of the standing beet crop before harvest and the feeds from the unloading elevator are made available on the Internet platform, helping managers to monitor the processing quality on the harvester, as well as machine data and job assignments, so managers can support operators remotely. The two products represent a first step towards fully automated harvester set-ups. In addition, offering the opportunity to optimise the processes on the harvester, the systems will also save avoidable (travel) costs for service engineers and improve the logistics and consequently the quality of the crop as it is delivered to the factory. [/QUOTE]
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