Capital Equipment News May 2017

AGRICULTURE

Mini-mobile absolute encoder for agricultural gear SIKO, represented locally by Instrotech, has on offer the SIKO AH25S miniature single-turn encoder, ideal for construction and agricultural machinery. When it comes to construction machinery, agricultural technology or forklift trucks, design engineers are often challenged with space limitations in these applications to fit existing rotary encoders and measurement systems. Measurement systems are often elaborately encapsulated to withstand weather conditions, jolts, vibrations, dirt or moisture. Finding a system that satisfies all technical requirements, is resilient, and which also offers just the right construction form, has in the past proven to be an almost impossible balancing act, because the size of the measurement systems often exceeds the available installation space. Siko’s absolute miniature single-turn AH25S rotary encoder is said to be cost-effective and flexible, provides a unique balance between high resolution, excellent functionality, a sturdy housing design and a minimal construction form. It can be used in a number of ways, choosing from several analogue interfaces such as 4…20 mA, 0…10 V or 0,5…4.5 V, and is especially suited for agricultural equipment. The rotary encoder has the advantage of the “wear-free” magnetic measurement principle, thus resolving the entire 360° into 4096 measurement steps. The innovative technology, packaged in a sturdy die- cast case, of only 25 mm diameter, can be used easily in applications with limited installation space. b A total of 12 Brazilian leading agricultural equipment manufacturers will be exhibiting at NAMPO 2017 on the Brazilian Machinery Builders’ Association (ABIMAQ) stand. The companies are looking to meet with end users, importers, distributors, cooperatives and partners from South Africa and other southern African countries. Marchesan, represented by Valtrac in South Africa, will use the show as a platform to meet with potential customers for its general spare parts including discs, sweeps, points and tillage tools, as well as sugarcane groups to offer its products under the CIVEMASA brand. ZM Bombas, represented in South Africa by Energy Smith, is looking for a larger distributor for its two product ranges; water pumps using a river or well as source, and washers – high pressure and medium pressure. Piccin will use NAMPO 2017 to look for a distributor in South Africa for its range of soil preparation products, including disc harrows, spreaders, ploughs, rotary cutters, trailers, as well as its auxiliary products, including cleaner row, bucket loader, tow, planers and trenchers. Metisa wishes to meet with distributors and OEM companies in South Africa who can represent its range of products, including cutting edges, end bits, agricultural discs, hand tools (shovels, spades and post hole diggers), sugarcane harvest blades and washers. Mec-R ul specialises in themanufacture of spare parts and agricultural machinery implements for tractors and its objective at NAMPO is to find a distributor. Products include irrigation pumps, gearbox es, bevel gear/gears, rotary cultivators, post hole diggers, agricultural rear planers, plastic mulch bed layers, rotary cutters, trenchers, subsoilers, agricultural rear peddles and agricultural winches. Comil Silos is also looking for a distributor for its products which include a complete line of carbon steel plate silos, self-supporting elevators, conveyor belts, cleaning and pre-cleaning machines, redlers (chain conveyors), continuous or intermittent dryers, conveyor bins, bag filters and conveyor threads. b Brazilian OEMs seek distributors at NAMPO 2017

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