MENSCHEN INSIGHT ”This
MENSCHEN INSIGHT ”This year, a total 7000 invitations were sent to youngsters by the LBT and by exhibitor companies. Admission for these children is free and travel expenses are partly paid by the exhibitors involved. As in preceding exhibitions, a very large proportion of the invitations was taken up. Naturally, as exhibitors we are very happy about this. I reckon that, in 2017, a total of more than 5000 youngsters came. And since 2007 probably a total 20,000 have attended. This indicates that, in the meantime, many schools are now very aware of the career possibilities and regard Agritechnica as part of the career planning for young students”, reports a happy Heinzbert Mies. Delight in the success of the “Workshop Live” concept is also shown by its initiators and organisers (from l.): Ulrich Hausmanns (formerly DLG), Heinrich Wingels (marketing manager, Krone), Ulrich Beckschulte (managing director, LandBauTechnik-Bundesverband) and Heinzbert Mies (DLG Marketing Agrar manager). Also recording his extreme pleasure is Ulrich Beckschulte. He’s very happy with the event progress but also the resonance achieved. Workshop Live is an important component of “Starke Typen” (Strong Characters) promotional campaign for agricultural and construction machinery technology. “Only with a sufficiently plentiful supply of suitable people for the nationwide nearly 4000 specialist workshops can these businesses offer their customers optimum service – and only then can the manufacturers place new technology on the market. It is therefore all the more welcome to see a whole sector pulling together to achieve the aim. And naturally, when we see the extreme commitment with which the entire Workshop Live team works on an honorary basis – with preparation including a training camp and general rehearsal lasting more than 10 days when all is included – we know that we owe all involved a very big thank you!” CELEBRATION TIME Lots of praise for project and participants also came from the three guest speakers addressing, on exhibition Wednesday, a small celebration in hall 2 marking the 10- year jubilee. One of the reasons for LBT president Ulf Kopplin’s appreciation was Once again, around 5000 schoolchildren from all over Germany visited during the seven Agritechnica days. that Workshop Live had managed to bring into the focus the themes service and training at an exhibition where machinery alone had been the centre point for ages. The specialist trade had profited from this. He was proud of the what had been achieved so far. It was therefore appropriate to celebrate this – “with the knowledge of working in what is probably the best sector in the world: agricultural engineering, construction machinery and power tools.” From the point of view of the customer, DLG president Carl-Albrecht Bartmer indicated the accelerating innovation speed in the digitization era, encouraged to the limit by all involved in agriculture including service companies, but also the specialised trade and agricultural contractors as well as the production industry. No one could afford a weak link breaking in a technological chain. “Workshop Live carries the Participants in this year’s “Workshop Live” team alongside moderator Nila Louis were three young ladies training as mechatronics engineers for agricultural and construction machinery. image of an extremely modern career to young people, the strong characters of today are tomorrow’s educators. For this reason, Workshop Live had to remain a component of Agritechnica in the future.” Bernard Krone even went a step further than this as speaker for the industry. On its own, he said, this could not bear the immense workload involved. Thus, it was important that customers, the trade and manufacturers worked hand-in-hand. And that all participants not only did their utmost to hire good employees, but also to keep them. Hereby lay the third great challenge of this time alongside electronics and digitization. “Agricultural and construction machinery mechatronics engineers are the oil in the transmission of this sector. Without you, nothing would work,” he called out to the youngsters in conclusion. 32
BiG M 450 ALLROUND NEW 20 years ago, Krone presented at Agritechnica the self-propelled BiG M mower. With the new model series BiG M 450, Krone now introduces an attractive high area 2 performance mower with numerous new features. In addition to the new cab and new engine, the drive train and mowing concept are also just introduced. Working width is 9.95 m offering a completely realistic area performance of 17 ha/h. The three mower units are redesigned so that the machine is capable of 20% higher throughout compared with the previous models. New centre-of-gravity mounted mowing units are equipped with an impact protection system which, on collision, protects the mowing unit by swinging it back and upwards. Also standard is hydraulic cutting height adjustment. The BiG M 450 introduces fully hydraulic adjustment possibilities for cutting unit ground pressure: all adjustments from the cab. This self-propelled high-performance mower-conditioner is powered by a 449 HP 12 l capacity Liebherr engine which naturally meets stage 4 requirements for exhaust emissions. Also new with the BiG M 450 is a servicing interval of 1500 hours. Another first-timer is the automatic engine management which independently changes from Eco to M modus and therefore always makes available the required horsepower for the conditions in-field. Practical operations confirm that field work can be carried out at up to 25 km/h with 40 km/h possible on the road. Comprima FACELIFT FOR ITS JUBILEE Fitting for both jubilees: “40 years Krone Comprima models. The model with semivariable fixed bale chamber remains in Round Balers” and “10 Years Comprima Allround Baler”, the Comprima manufacturer high demand – a technology that worldwide only Krone offers. Thus, the Comprima presents the machine in a revised outfit. A modernised look comes from new side F 155 (XC) and Comprima CF 155 (XC), produce bales with diameter from 1.25 to 1.50 panels, reworked rear guards and uprated lighting. The “facelift” also includes some m even although they belong to the fixed interior improvements. For instance, a helical pickup is now standard specification with 2150 mm working width for still better forage uptake and material throughflow. Also new is the ultrasonic sensor that replaces the sensing bar for bales on the wrapping table, as well as an additional running wheel on the bale turner which effectively protects the sward. Krone has also reworked the baler electronics and hydraulics, interfacing them with the KMC job processor. Unchanged is the standard availability of peripheral film wrap for all chamber balers. Currently, Krone offers seven different Comprima types. These cover the complete demand range, from fixed chamber over the semi-variable solution right through to baling-wrapping combination. The total portfolio of Krone balers actually includes 27 different types. 33
