Mentions 2021
Protection system for cardan shafts of category 4 with wide-angle joint
External guard for wide-angle PTO drive-shaft.
What is innovative: the guard is made without parts in flexible rubber, which is more exposed to wear.
Foreseen advantages: the solution allows to reduce the interventions for parts replacement of the guard, so it indirectly increases the product safety and it reduces costs.
“Rockmill” Electric mill
Electric domestic mill.
What is innovative: the safety features, such as the interlocking system for the guards which prevents starting if the guards are not in place.
Foreseen advantages: the improvements in safety are a valuable plus of the product.
S.M.L. multifunction armrests
Armrest, configurable in three different sizes and with different accessories.
What is innovative: aesthetics, design, possibility to customize the product.
Foreseen advantages: cost reduction for the machine manufacturer.
VVER 600 - MIST-SPRAYER WITH SCREENS FOR THE DRIFT RECOVERY
Trailed mist-sprayer for vineyards with recovery screens.
What is innovative: compact dimensions, ISOBUS.
Foreseen advantages: reduction of environmental impact, possibility to work in intensive vineyard (rows from 1,4 m to 2,0 m).
RowFan 40-02E
Narrow angle venturi nozzle for band or row spraying.
What is innovative: putting together the solution for drift reduction for wide angle nozzles and the narrow spray angle (40°). The design of the nozzle is also optimized for pulsating spray systems.
Foreseen advantages: band or row coarse spraying can be performed. In addition, this nozzle is designed to reduce the risk of clogging so it can be used in machines which combine soil working and spraying.
AGILE
Inter-row soil working machine.
What is innovative: possibility to compensate misalignments of the tractor in relation to the vineyard, possibility to work with one side closed.
Foreseen advantages: improvements in ergonomics and productivity.
DHS - DUAL HYG SYSTEM
High pressure washer with two separate pumps, one dedicated to a low pressure circuit and the other to an high pressure circuit.
What is innovative: the presence of two complete separate circuits.
Foreseen advantages: the solution improves the range of use of the machine, since it allows to use the machine as a sprayer, when the low pressure one is activated, or as a high pressure washer when the other one is activated.
STARGATE
Platform for two-axis machines such as pedestrian controlled mowers or tractors, not specifically dedicated to works on slopes but for the general purpose market.
What is innovative: hydrostatic transmission completely redesigned to be competitive with mechanical transmissions for what concerns cost production, clutch with multiple steel disc in oil bath, oil cooling system.
Foreseen advantages: improvements in safety and in ergonomics, especially in all the situations where speed and direction need to be changed often, with the intention of more efficient operation.
WIDE-ANGLE CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT CVH
A constant-velocity joint for cardan shafts, with innovative design of the yokes.
What is innovative: the outer yoke, the double yoke and the inner yoke are all connected together also by floating plates and spherical bearings.
Foreseen advantages: reduced wear of the system.
EGO CS1800E 45 CM CHAIN SAW
Battery chain-saw with auto-tensioning of the chain.
What is innovative: auto-tensioning of the chain, achieved by a single movement of the dedicated knob; also, led light for the cutting zone.
Foreseen advantages: improvements in safety and in productivity.
ROB3 EVO
Pneumatic tree sprayer with lateral booms.
What is innovative: the sprayer has been redesigned both for what concerns the kinematics of the boom and the electronics onboard; its navigation system and the possibility to exchange data with a remote server fulfil the principles of Agriculture 4.0.
Foreseen advantages: improvements in ergonomics and productivity, reduction of environmental impact.
Climair50 wood-chips burner system for hay dryer for pressed hay bales
Hay dryer equipped with a burner originally designed to work with pellet, and with a feeding system which allows burning also standard woodchips.
What is innovative: the system which pre-treats and feeds the standard wood chip into the burner.
Foreseen advantages: cost reduction, low complexity of the burner.
Giretta Lithium
Fully electric arm-type orchard work platform.
What is innovative: the fully electric power to all functions of the vehicle, including travelling.
Foreseen advantages: reduction in CO2 emissions, noise, vibrations, energy consumption.
Ferri reverse safety
Hydraulic damping device for arm-type mowing heads for road maintenance, acting in case an obstacle is hit during a reverse maneuver.
What is innovative: this device was not fitted on the arm-type mowing heads before, for reverse maneuvering.
Foreseen advantages: reduction of the risks of breakage, increase of operator's safety.
Ferri operator platform for remote-controlled tool carriers
Platform for the operator to be fitted to radio-controlled crawler mowers for road maintenance.
What is innovative: such a platform was not fitted on these machines before.
Foreseen advantages: during long transfers to the workplaces, and also for limited operational phases, the operator can stay on the platform instead of being forced to walk or stand along the machine. Misuse is prevented by sensors, so that the operator's safety is ensured.
Diagnosis and predictive maintenance
Portable measuring and monitoring device for predictive maintenance of hydraulic pumps.
What is innovative: the mathematical model to establish a relation between the way a hydraulic pump vibrates and its residual useful life.
Foreseen advantages: economical optimization.
Burier IE4 for Genius trailed spreader
Material burier for trailer with load push device.
What is innovative: it's the first burier for solid and semi-solid fertilizer that can be fitted on an agricultural trailer with load push device.
Foreseen advantages: the device allows burying of solid fertilizer or other materials, often avoiding the need of ploughing. When solid fertilizer is distributed, the burial avoids olfactory pollution and gas emissions in the environment.
Sniper EVO
Control system for the feeding belt and for the sorting device of a tomato harvester.
What is innovative: the sorting device normally has a manual adjustment; so, in the best case, it is regulated at an intermediate position suitable for each field. In this solution, instead, the setting of the speed of the belt as well as the positioning of the sorting device are adjusted in real time depending on the local quantity of harvested product.
Foreseen advantages: improved ergonomics for the operator, improved efficiency of the sorting device.
IrriPro
Software to design irrigation systems.
What is innovative: after simulation of the implant, it now allows to choose an appropriate pump from a database, to find the precise working points of the system.
Foreseen advantages: precise simulation of the combination implant-pump.
ISO MAX II
Double Isometric pressure gauge with two Bourdon tubes.
What is innovative: the duplication of the Bourdon tubes and of the indicators.
Foreseen advantages: increased reading accuracy, increased useful life of the component.
Rotor Strip Hawk
Accessory for rotary tilling for combined soil-working and seeding machine.
What is innovative: the accessory itself, for its design, did not exist before; in addition, it can be combined to an existing machine.
Foreseen advantages: possibility to keep high forward speed, up to 7 km/h, also when the soil is clavey and compact.
SMS (Smart Maintenance System) on a mounted sprayer
System to facilitate the maintenance of a mounted pneumatic tree sprayer.
What is innovative: the possibility to have a quick access to all the mechanical elements which need maintenance.
Foreseen advantages: improvements in productivity and ergonomics.
Integrally electric transmission on e-Worker
Fully electric telescopic handler for rough terrain.
What is innovative: the electric power both for traction and for boom movements, and the control system for the transmission, able to control both torque and speed for every single motor. The optimized energy use allows a full day of work without recharging.
Foreseen advantages: energy saving, maneuverability, stability, zero emissions, better or comparable operativity to that of a telehandler with combustion engine.
NetBow™
Container irrigation device with multi outlet dripper arc.
What is innovative: the shape of the outlet and the presence of multiple outlet drippers.
Foreseen advantages: increased uniformity of the distribution, better clogging resistance, user-friendly.
CLEANLINESS CABINET
Cleanliness test bench that addresses the specific market of machines manufacturers and enables to extract contaminants and evaluate the cleanliness degree of a wide range of components, mainly hydraulic ones.
What is innovative: integration of contaminant extraction and image analysis into a single device. Also, the test bench works in automatic mode.
Foreseen advantages: compared to external analysis and also to on-site analysis in a lab which is separated from the production line, this device allows a better cost/test ratio, very short lead time, validity for all contaminants, integrability in the production line, compliance with ISO 16232, no need for skilled technician.
Digital Plant Protection
Combination of a physical weather station, a weather forecast system, and a tracker to be connected to any sprayer.
What is innovative: the overall integration of the different components of the system, which constitute enabling technologies for the digital agriculture.
Foreseen advantages: spraying can be performed in optimal conditions, registering all the necessary data for future additional analysis.
ESP-LXIVM Two-Wire Controller with Smart Valve Technology
Irrigation system with two-way communication between controller and irrigation valves.
What is innovative: the possibility for the controller to receive information from the valves.
Foreseen advantages: reduction of maintenance cost of the system.
Facilitating machine for melon harvesting
Mounted melon harvester with hydraulic conveyor.
What is innovative: this kind of machine didn't exist before.
Foreseen advantages: the solution allows to replace about 35% of the work done by humans in melon harvesting. In detail, people need to pick the melons from the plant and arrange them in a row on the ground; then, the machine is able to pick them up and to convey them in a bin.
SUPERSOIL 2SPEED POWERSHIFT
Multifunctional machine which can act as a stone and stump crusher and as a forestry mulcher.
What is innovative: the driveline of the machine incorporates a hydraulic powershift gearbox, so that the rotor can work at two different speeds. The setting of the speed can be done from the cab of the tractor, without the need to interrupt or vary the power to the PTO.
Foreseen advantages: cost saving, since with this solution the operator can use one machine for two operations, instead of needing to invest in two separate pieces of equipment.
Set of three machines to change variety of plants in an orchard
Set of three machines to cut and chip the trees, and to crush the stumps of an orchard that needs to be replaced.
What is innovative: the most innovative solution is the machine to cut the trees. Along with that, another innovation is that the three machines are designed to work together.
Foreseen advantages: the manpower is drastically reduced. In addition, the work cycle is more environmental friendly, since the trees that are cut, including their stumps, are chipped and can be used as biomass. In current agricultural practice instead they are often burnt.
Inter-row machine DH
Around-the-vine weeder.
What is innovative: it can be used both at the front and at the rear of the tractor. It also has a modular design, so it can be equipped with a variety of working tools (blades, power harrows, discs, mulchers, mowers).
Foreseen advantages: improvements of productivity, because the operator can perform an additional operation with a different machine mounted at the rear, when the weeder is mounted at the front.
225 MA Elobau
Armrest made by bio-based plastics (75%).
What is innovative: the overall design, including its materials.
Foreseen advantages: reduction in environmental impact.





































