BigFarmNet - Big Dutchman International GmbH

The best invention
since pig equipment.

All-in-one.

BigFarmNet is a revolution in the big barn - not more and not less.
With this unique and innovative technology, Big Dutchman puts an
end to the confusing variety of parallel computer programs on your
farm. As of now, all of your controllers, computers and sensors will
be able to communicate with each other. And you will be able to
control and administer your entire farm with just one single software
for all applications: no matter whether it concerns a sow and/
or fi nishing barn, feeding or climate, just one house or an entire
farm complex. BigFarmNet is the all-in-one solution for your farm
– even if it is spread among several locations.
What is BigFarmNet?
The future for your pig barn. BigFarmNet is a system
which allows you to control, monitor and manage all
computers and controllers on your farm from a central
location.

So easy.

The central user interface, the BigFarmNet Manager, displays your
farm in a realistic three-dimensional graphic. One click on the respective
house allows you to control the installed systems directly,
intuitively and without having to pore over a manual for hours beforehand.
You can access the BigFarmNet Manager not only from
any computer on your farm but also via your iPhone or Blackberry.
This also helps to save valuable time: user rights, master data, pig
movement data, feed curves, recipes or temperature settings have
to be entered only once now. All BigFarmNet computers synchronize
the current data immediately upon entry, automatically and in real
time. Even if pigs are moved from one pen to another, multiple entries
are no longer necessary!
How does it work?
Absolutely foolproof. No matter where you are,
thanks to the BigFarmNet Manager you have all
relevant information always in view and are thus
able to react immediately should a problem occur.

Everything under control.

The BigFarmNet Manager allows you to control your entire farm
from one central location. The unique system runs on different Big
Dutchman control computers, such as the new barn-ready 717 with
touch screen, but also on any Windows PC. The new Big Dutchman
technologies SonoCheck and SowCam have, of course, also already
been integrated in the system. But the BigFarmNet Manager can
do even more: the Silo Manager allows you to monitor your silos,
the Sow Manager helps you to keep track of your sows and the Fattening
Manager enables you to document all important procedures
for your fattening pigs. Even if pigs are moved from one pen to another,
the system ensures consistent feed and medication backtracking.
Any requirements regarding »Cross Compliance« and »QA« are more
than met.
What can I control?
Your entire farm - from feeding systems, climate
control, exhaust air treatment and sorting scales
over to milling and mixing systems up to the
management of sows, fattening pigs and silos.

On the safe side.

BigFarmNet increases the operational reliability in your barns:
since all production and climate alarms are displayed together with
a precise description of the problem, you can easily access any
system in case of trouble directly from the central control computer
– or via a mobile phone for example. Thereby we attached great
importance to absolute reliability already during the development
of BigFarmNet: all linked computers can also work completely
isolated from each other and, if an interruption of the connection
occurs, any parallel changes made on unconnected computers are
automatically synchronized without loss upon reconnection.
BigFarmNet is based on established, worldwide tested network
technologies and is also ISOagriNET-interface-compatible.
How future-proof is BigFarmNet?
Absolutely future-proof. Every control unit can
operate by itself. If the connection is interrupted, the
system synchronizes all data once the connection
is re-established again. In addition, BigFarmNet is
ISOagriNET-interface-compatible.

An economic solution.

The future is not expensive. All systems of the Big Dutchman »Pro«-
Series are already BigFarmNet-ready - without extra costs. Only
the communication between the monitoring PCs and the control
units results in additional costs, and not even the networking can
stand in the way of a successful revolution in your barn: in regard
to the network technology, we used standard components which
can be installed easily and economically by any certified electrician.
Do I have to buy everything new?
No. Most Big Dutchman control units can simply be
upgraded. You can still operate individual systems
without interconnection and then upgrade to BigFarm-
Net step by step.

Big Dutchman Pig Equipment GmbH
P.O. Box 1163 · 49360 Vechta · Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 4447 801-0 · Fax +49 (0) 4447 801-237
big@bigdutchman.com · www.bigdutchman.com
Technical details subject to change. e 11/2010