Tag: ag
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FarmWise launches new weeding machine at the World Ag Expo
FarmWise, a farm automation company operating in the commercial weeding business for more than three years, has launched its next-generation weeding implement, Vulcan, at the World Ag Expo. Now available for pre-order, Vulcan was named to the World Ag Expo’s 2023 Top-10 New Products list. Vulcan packs cutting-edge computer vision into a lightweight, open cultivator…
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Solinftec unveils new sprayer robot for farms
Solinftec, a global leader in agricultural digitalization, has unveiled a new sprayer robot for applications on farms and in agriculture. The company says it is expanding its Solix Ag Robotics offerings. In addition to its Solix Scouting robot, the company has unveiled its Solix Sprayer robot designed to detect and spray weeds. In partnership with…
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Yamaha Motor Ventures leads $7.5 million funding round for Verge Ag
Yamaha Motor Ventures, the strategic business development and investment arm of Yamaha Motor, has led a $7.5 million Series A funding round for Verge Ag, a precision agriculture company. Verge claims to be the developer of the world’s first AI-powered interactive software that enables farmers to plan, simulate, and validate the movement of equipment in…
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The autonomous future of industrial vehicles: Interview with John Deere business manager Jesse Haecker
John Deere is, by most accounts, the world’s largest manufacturer of agricultural machinery – tractors, combine harvesters and so on. According to figures published by Statista, the 185-year-old American giant generated revenues of almost $32 billion in 2020. The next three companies on the list are, in order, Kubota ($15 billion), CNH Industrial ($11 billion),…
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Software AG helps automate OEE calculation with new app for Cumulocity IoT
Software AG has launched an app to automate Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) calculation for its Cumulocity IoT platform. The new app will enable manufacturers of any size to collect and process key data as it’s created and quickly understand production effectiveness. By monitoring production line availability, performance and quality, organizations can be more responsive to…
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GeicoTaikisha chooses ADAMOS and Software AG to digitise automotive painting process
Software AG (see video below) is to provide industrial internet of things solutions to GeicoTaikisha, one of the world’s leading designers and builders of automated auto body paintshops. The companies say the agreement will help GeicoTaikisha to digitalise the entire painting process for its customers’ vehicle production plants. GeicoTaikisha needed to connect its facilities, collect…
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Kuehne + Nagel breaks ground for new Luxembourg logistics hub
Kuehne + Nagel held the ground-breaking ceremony of a new contract logistics centre in Luxembourg. The event also marked the 10-year contract extension between Kuehne + Nagel and sports equipment supplier On AG, a co-operation that started in 2010. The new contract logistics centre, due to open in the second half of 2020, will serve…
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Endress+Hauser expands sensor technology plant
Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG, part of the Endress+Hauser Group, has expanded its plant in Ebnat-Kappel in eastern Switzerland. The expansion of the site is in response to growing demand for its sensors. The facility, built at a cost of nearly 15 million euros, now offers double the floor space. The 13,500-square-metre plant includes roughly…
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Software AG rings opening bell at German Stock Exchange
Executives from Software AG were invited to ring the opening bell at the German Stock Exchange to start the day’s trading. The company says the honour is the culmination of decades of work which has affected the “lives of millions”. In an interview with Robotics and Automation News, one of Software AG’s key executives provides…