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PRODUCT NEWS<br />
Left: The John Deere Quik-Knect system<br />
was one of three winners of the Davison<br />
Prize<br />
winners named<br />
John Deere is among the<br />
three leading innovators<br />
of 2020, as recognised<br />
by two leading American<br />
industry organisations<br />
quick power take-off (PTO) connection, an ISOBUS<br />
A management system and a precision spray control system<br />
have been named as America’s most innovative ag technologies<br />
for 2020.<br />
The three innovations were awarded the Davidson Prize by<br />
the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers<br />
(ASABE) and the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)<br />
in February.<br />
Among the winning entries was John Deere, for the Quik-Knect<br />
system used on the 1, 2, 3 and 4 Series models in its compact<br />
utility tractor range.<br />
“Using one connector for the tractor PTO shaft and another for<br />
the implement, Quik-Knect prevents twisting or forcing to line-up<br />
the splines when attaching rear implements,” the company says.<br />
“Operators can simply slide the tractor and implement<br />
connectors together until they click into place. ASABE selected<br />
the Quik-Knect system based on its ability to save operators<br />
time while switching between implements, increasing<br />
productivity.”<br />
While the product isn’t currently available in Australia and New<br />
Zealand, a John Deere spokesperson confirms that the products<br />
are in the company’s New Product Entry review process.<br />
The Tractor Implement Management (TIM) system, developed<br />
by the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation, was also<br />
a winner – for its ISOBUS communication system that allows<br />
implements to control certain tractor functions.<br />
“What is new is that the implement sends information to the<br />
tractor via standardised and secure communication, which leads<br />
to an optimisation of the overall system,” the group says.<br />
“The field ope ation becomes technically simpler and easier<br />
as TIM takes over tiring and repetitive tasks; and, the farmer<br />
can use TIM with his tractors and implements from different<br />
manufacturers.”<br />
The third prize went to Indiana-based Smart Guided Systems<br />
for its density-based Intelligent Spray Control System – for fruit<br />
and nut growers.<br />
The system uses light detection ranging (LiDAR) technology<br />
in an after-market add-on for conventional air blast sprayers,<br />
sensing the density of the target plant and the outline of the tree<br />
canopy in order to spray the exact amount necessary to cover it.<br />
The LiDAR system interfaces with an Android-based app that<br />
the operator can control as they drive the sprayer – and which<br />
can be overridden at the flick of a switch<br />
Smart-Guided Systems products are sold in Australia through<br />
Haeusler’s Equipment and BA Pumps and Sprayers.<br />
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