The dream of self-adjusting fertiliser spreaders comes true

With AXMAT, the revolutionary, radar-controlled online measurement, adjustment and regulation system for fertiliser spreading of AXIS two-disc spreaders, the specialist in fertilising technology RAUCH presents the first fertiliser spreader worldwide that features fully-automatic adjustment of spreading for the required working width. At the same time, the application rate is precisely controlled during operation. The online monitoring system detects changes in the physical fertiliser properties and compensates the influences on spreading and metering. The spreading pattern no longer needs to be controlled by a practical test set or manual calibration.

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The innovative, maintenance-free radar technology on an electrically driven 180° swivelling arm under the rotating spreader vane permanently and fully-automatically records the expansion of the spread fan. The smart AXMAT radar technology is not affected by dust, dirt or weather conditions.

The intelligent AXMAT software immediately detects whether the spreading pattern fits the required working width. If the spread fan deviates from the optimum setting, the AXIS spreading system immediately carries out respective automatic adjustments. The coaxial metering and drop point adjustment system developed by RAUCH can be remote-controlled completely electronically and is the perfect technical basis for AXMAT.

In parallel, the spreader material is also automatically adjusted by means of the well-known 100 Hz weigh cell technology or the electronic mass flow control and regulation system EMC.

For this reason, AXMAT not only adjusts the ideal working width and spreading rate completely automatically but also detects and compensates deviations in fertiliser flow properties caused by physical differences in fertiliser properties of different batches or by weather influences.

In this way, AXMAT closes the last gap in precise fertiliser spreading automation and opens up impressive new ways of improving economic and environmental aspects of cost-effective spreading of mineral fertilisers.