14 September 2015, 08:00
CLAAS has again enjoyed success with its new products and innovations at the Agritechnica 2015. The jury awarded five silver medals for the technical innovations of the CLAAS engineers.
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4D cleaning in the new LEXION 700
On CLAAS machines, 3D cleaning previously represented the state-of-the-art in compensating for slight lateral tilt. In this process, active control of the upper sieve reduces matting. "The new 4D cleaning system is a driver assistance system for the LEXION 700 hybrid models series, which allows the full operating and cleaning potential of the combine harvester to be utilised even on longitudinal and lateral slopes", explains Klaus Schäfer of Product Management at CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH. "It can provide an alternative to special systems with complicated swing axles, like the MONTANA. With this system, this allows LEXION combines fitted with low-impact TERRA TRAC units to still be used on slopes." The 4D cleaning system takes effect as early as the residual grain separation stage and thus reduces the amount of cleaning needed. It consists of two components: slope-dependent rotor flap control and automatic fan control.
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Automatic Crop Flow Monitoring in the new LEXION 700
The automatic crop flow monitoring system makes it a lot easier to walk the fine line between the need for maximum performance and concern about critical load peaks. The system helps the driver to recognise bad machine settings and/or crop flow problems at an early stage, thus assisting the driver to operate the machine at its optimal performance level. To do so, it continuously monitors and compares the rotational speeds of the engine, the APS threshing mechanism and the ROTO PLUS residual grain separation system during operation. Should a problem ever arise, the feeder housing, the attachment and the grain tank discharge system are shut off immediately and automatically, while the attachment brake is also activated, resulting merely in a brief interruption instead of a breakdown.
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CLAAS MULTI CROP CRACKER MCC MAX for the new JAGUAR
The MCC MAX is a new conditioning system for maize silage in the JAGUAR forage harvester. The MCC MAX corn cracker rollers have been developed for conditioning maize silage with chop lengths of between 7.0 and 22 mm, which is the most popular application range. They have a sawtooth profile and each feature 30 annular segments. The positioning and special geometry of the annular segments mean that the chopped crop is not only processed by friction, but also by cutting and shearing forces. This allows even more intensive conditioning of the grain kernels as well as shredding of the stalk material. Compared with conventional corn crackers, the MCC MAX is suitable for a much larger range of chop lengths and dry matter percentages while still achieving excellent conditioning results. "The more intensive kernel shredding increases the digestible starch quantity of the maize silage. This allows more milk to be produced from maize silage and the amount of supplementary feed can be reduced", explains Alexander Kirchbeck of Product Management at CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH.
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AUTOMATIC PRESS CONTROL System – new in CLAAS QUADRANT balers
Thanks to the APC (AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL) system in the new square balers QUADRANT 5200 and 4200, even inexperienced drivers can now always achieve the maximum possible output from the baler and twine and can produce bales of uniform density irrespective of the quality of the baling material. In contrast to previous systems for controlling the compaction pressure, CLAAS is now for the first time also using the quality of the twine as an additional control parameter alongside the machine operating rate.
The optimal compaction pressure is determined based on the machine operating rate and the quality of the twine. As soon as the system recognises that the specified values for maximum twine load have been exceeded or detects overloading of the frame, the compaction pressure is automatically and gradually reduced until the overload situation is rectified. After this, the system automatically readjusts itself back to its initial setting. The quality (m/kg) and thus the maximum load capacity of the twine being used is entered into the control terminal by the driver. This, in turn, specifies the maximum compaction pressure for the respective twine quality. APC (AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL) is not available in UK.
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CLAAS field route optimisation - 6% Less Processing Time in the Field
Until now, working passes for agricultural machinery in the field have generally been arranged along the longest possible and/or straight field edges based on years of practice and habit. With the CLAAS field route optimisation system, it is now possible for the first time to specifically optimise working passes for every field and accurately forecast the processing time required. The software module can also divide the fields into sub-areas if this will help to optimise processing. The calculation results allow the time required to process the field to be determined. "On average, processing time is reduced by 6%", says Josef Maier of CLAAS E-Systems. "This opens up a new chapter in efficiency improvement: both in the field and in the day-to-day planning of every farm manager." The working pass illustrations can be displayed on any standard PC or mobile tablet and can also be printed out.
You find CLAAS at Agritechnica 2015 in hall 13, booth No C05.
Source: CLAAS