Capital Equipment News June 2018

AGRICULTURE NEWS

Smith Power’s tech galore at NAMPO 2018

This year marked 18 years that Smith Power Equipment (SPE) attended South Africa’s premier agricultural show, NAMPO Harvest Days. “NAMPO brings together the agricul- tural community, both buyers and sellers, in one place. It is a perfect platform for us to showcase some of our newly introduced solutions to our agricultural customers. This helps them make informed decisions when considering investing in a new piece of equipment,” says Wally Bergmann, MD of SPE. Bergmann reiterates that focus in the farming community should be on moving away from fossil fuels, in preference of cleaner, electrical alternatives, such as the Ego Power+ range of gardening equipment. Powered by an industry-leading 56V Arc Lithium battery, the EGO Power+ system delivers petrol-matching power, but without any of the downsides of petrol-powered units. It’s simpler, cleaner and quieter, and with less vibration, it is more comfortable to use. With lower running and maintenance costs, customers are assured to make greater savings.

SPE carries a comprehen- sive range of EGO’s outdoor, lawn and garden tools. These include lawnmowers, domestic string trimmers, industrial brush cutters, as well as the multi tool system which provides a power unit on which one can attach a host of attach- ments such as telescopic hedge cutters and pole prunners, lawn edgers, brush cutters and string trimmers, all driven by a single power unit. SPE also used the show to showcase a full range of Kubota gear available for a wide range of agricultural

Smith Power used NAMPO 2018 to showcase its Ausa Taurulift T204.

applications. At the centre of the Kubota display was the massive Kubota M7 tractor, an already popular piece of equipment in the local market. This was a power and technology showcase of the capabilities that Kubota offers.

This was complemented by a range of new solutions to the market, including the new Kubota U15-3 compact excavator; the Ausa T204 and articulated dumpers and an upgraded range of Polaris side by sides and quad bikes. ❂

BI unveils Agri-Smart integrated solutions at NAMPO 2018

Bearings International (BI) used NAMPO 2018 to showcase the latest design of its agricultural hub bearings. In addi- tion, it launched a bearing hub for planters, and displayed its full product range for the agricultural industry under its new Agri-Smart banner. Agri-Smart allows BI to offer its agricultural customers a total solution for their specific requirements and conditions. “We continuously strive to develop new products for the farming community,” says Ross Trevelyan, BI Business Unit Head. “We believe that the agricultural industry is of utmost importance to food security, and therefore to the economic development of our country. We strive to offer excellence to our customers in both service and product provision,” he says. With the agricultural sector under increasing pressure to cut costs and improve productivity, BI has both the experience and expertise, backed up by some of the best products available on the market, to assist farming customers in reducing their downtime and boosting productivity significantly. BI’s diverse product line-up for the agricultural industry, under its Agri-Smart banner, runs the scale from supplying bearings and chain to couplings and transmission products for arduous farming applications such as ploughing, planting, harvesting and baling. It carries a comprehensive stockholding of critical spares, in addition to chain and V-belt drives, that can be dispatched to customers’ sites at short notice. ❂

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