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The event dedicated to the fruit and vegetable sector, which takes place for the first time in Rimini's exhibition spaces, looks likely to sell out, with a thousand exhibitors and 40,000 visitors expected. Among the news of 2015, the agreement between FederUnacoma and Cesena Fiere to promote mechanical
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After three years of growth at full capacity, in 2014 the Chinese tractor market "takes a breather". Meanwhile, the weight of Italian companies in the Chinese agromechanical sector continues to grow. The first five months of 2015, the italian exports increase of 53%
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Compactness and power, reliability and fuel economy. These are the main strengths of the Power Unit line, KDI diesel engines designed expressly by Kohler Engines for small and medium power generators. It is a full range of “plug and play”...
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The two days dedicated to farm machinery and
equipment technical tests makes its début in the
Indian state of Maharashtra and is well received by
the public with about one thousand Indian
professional operators attending. Eleven Italian
companies were present
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Lifting sanctions could be worth eight billion euro
for Italian manufacturers. The need to renew the
machinery inventory and increase the productivity
of agriculture offers good prospects for market
penetration also in the agricultural mechanization
sector
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Social responsibility, technological innovation and sustainable development are the three guiding principles of the philosophy of the Rovatti family owned enterprise in Fabbrico, near Reggio Emilia, specialized in the design and manufacture of pumps for agriculture and industry and electric...
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The EU's farm equipment makers urge a switch to precision farming as one path to ensure improved farm incomes and environmental sustainability
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A survey sponsored by Edagricole/New Business Media and conducted by Nomisma shed light on the role of the agricultural mechanization enterprises play in providing for the economic and structural shortcomings on farms. The study disclosed a number of critical factors for them such as delayed of payment for their services and difficulties in gaining access to credit for the purchase of machinery
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Developed through a collaboration between the German company and Same Deutz Fahr in the open field tractor segment, the six machines of the Atos series were previewed at EIMA International, where they stood out for lifting capacity and Stage IIIB engines
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Countdown to the debut on the Italian and foreign market of the latest model created by Goldoni, the “Q-110” model with 102 horsepower, with a motorized Turbo Intercooler VM meeting the requirements of the new European legislation on pollutants (Step...
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The Cuneo manufacturer presented new products at EIMA International 2014 which marked an extension of the Merlo range of machines designed to perform operations in various sectors of the market with reduced fuel consumption, elevated performance and safety
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In the exhibition area at Eima International 2014, the tunnel-sprayers by Azienda Agricolmeccanica from Torviscosa (Udine) promise to catch the visitors' attention. Yet appreciated on both Italian and foreign markets for their “green technology” – thanks to a product recycling...
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Basic and economical but also strong and reliable. These are the "Series T" isodiametric tractors, a range created with a simple design and basic fittings, but with all the reliability that has ever been a feature of Antonio Carraro isodiametric...
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A user-friendly nut harvester that can become a backpack device when the terrain gets tough is the main novelty to be unveiled by Voghera-based Cifarelli at the 2014 EIMA industrial fair. The designers’ main aim with the Cifarelli V1200S was...
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At EIMA International 2014 the spotlights will be focused on the continuously variable transmissions of Faresin Industries' VPS and VPSe telescopic handlers. Designed specifically for the agriculture-zootechnical sector, the Variable Power System (VPS), with its continuously variable transmission (from 0...
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The American business launches the John Deere PowerTech PSX Stage IV engines, with longitudinal configuration, that provide better rear visibility, as well as increased security during the maneuvers. They are also appreciated for their low fuel consumption and the harvester's lower ride height
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The manufacturer from Emilia will be debuting three new compact models at this year's EIMA International to show its significantly expanded Series 4 range of vehicles. The spotlight will also be on the Series 6L, along with an updated version of the 5H Series
Market
Cema is predicting a European market slowdown in 2014 but refers to only a change of pace following on a strongly dynamic period over the past few years. Referring to the deep agricultural machinery market crisis in Italy however, the president of the manufacturers federation, Massimo Goldoni, underscores the risk of weakening the entire national agricultural system
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Recovery over the past three years is being followed by a decline in tractor sales in the Russian Federation where, however, units moved in 2013 came close to 40,000. The Russian machinery inventory is obsolete and not up to the requirements of modern and competitive farming
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The Balkan countries make up one of the leading markets for Italian agricultural machinery manufacturers as shown by 2013 exports valued at more than 247 million euro, a marginal decline under the 2011-2012 figures but still in line with...
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Always polarized on automotive industry, the province of Turin in Piedmont is one that, after Cuneo, can boast the highest specialization in the field of agricultural machinery with a high prevalence of the components. The focus is on businesses in the agro-energy sector
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The Italian division of the French Actia Group has pursued work in a technical-commercial partnership with Fiat Group Automobiles. Thanks to the great autonomy of for their operations, Actia Italian has been able to consolidate activities on the Italian market through collaboration with others, including Case New Holland and Argo Tractors
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The economy in Azerbaijan has been steadily growing as of 2003 also thanks to the exploitation of gas and oil fields. Agriculture plays a crucial role and is supported by subsidies and tax breaks. A boom in the export of Italian agricultural machinery has been registered for the year 2013
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Recent years of hardship for the Pavia industries has led to a strengthening of the tertiary sector in the economy of the province. Growth in agriculture has been led by rice crops and the production of fine wines. In this setting agricultural mechanization manufacturers have been playing a key role though their sales are more substantial on foreign markets
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The Pavia manufacturer, one of the first to enter the the sector of machinery for olive harvesting, has built on the success of these applications to consolidate the company's standing on the market and diversify in the segment of self-propelled machines
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Raffaele Cifarelli formed his company in Voghera in 1967 and became a vital part of the district's industrial fabric by specializing in research and innovation. The manufacturer's strong points are their technologies and what is described as "the total cost of ownership"
Focus
Mondo Macchina/Machinery World met Roberto Zanetti, the head of marketing for the Vicenza manufacturer, for an update on the market for materials movement machinery to gain an understanding of how product innovations are created by Faresin Industries
Focus
The Modena manufacturer has updated its telehandler range and has flanked the three basic models with two more in a higher category, the Elite, ensuring greater performance and higher lifting capacity and boom extension
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Genie has come up with a restyled GTH-2506 telescopic handler to bring out an even more productive version thanks to the new three-liter Deutz Turbo Diesel engine and an improved turning radius
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The Kverneland Group is introducing to the market the Kultistrip, a machine designed for strip-till soil management known to prevent erosion of the soil and ensure high yields while reducing production costs. The Kultistrip, arriving in Italy following on the...
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The new entry for the Andreoli Engineering sprayer range is a self-propelled unit, the Atom 3500 model designed by the manufacturer in Modena to the scale of big farming enterprises. The distinguishing features of the machine range from the enormous...
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The BCS Group is preparing to arrive at the Verona trade fair with a line-up of the manufacturer's most prized products in the ranges of the group's three trademarks, BCS, Ferrari and Pasquali. Making its debut in Italy will be...
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Fieragricola will host Antonio Carraro arriving to present a model built to extend the manufacturer's range of articulated reversible quadtrac tractors equipped with rubber tracks ideal for coping with the most demanding, muddy and slippery terrain. In these operating conditions...
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Fendt 200 Vario Series tractors are making a stopover in Verona for presentation at Fieragricola of three versions from the German manufacturer's stable, the narrow V with minimum width of 1.07 meters for tight vineyard rows, the intermediate F...
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Reducing the dispersal of chemical substances to a minimum during plant treatment operations is the objective Martignani in Ravenna set out to achieve in the manufacturer's development of M-612 Duo – Wing – Jet pneumatic electrostatic mist-blower for the...
Gardening
Intermac in Rovigo, in partnership with Procomas, specializes in the manufacture of gardening machinery and equipment as the company's core business. Internac's machines extend to broad and differentiated ranges but their products are all designed and built according to a...
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The economy of the Balkan country has not yet overcome the shock of the 1991-1995 Yugoslav wars that hit the industrial system in particular. Among the leading activities is the service sector, and tourism which accounts for 16% of the GDP. After the drop experienced in recent years in exports of Italian agricultural machinery the sector is now recovering
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EIMA Agrimach will have the spotlights on the products of Annovi Reverberi, set to take part in the New Delhi exhibition for the first time. The Modena manufacturer of pumps is preparing to take to India the company's historic AR30...
Districts
Despite the economic crisis, wellness, Ict, tourism and culture are the new successful sectors in the district's productive fabric. Among the manufacturing businesses the focus is on mechanics, footwear and food sectors, strongly linked to the excellence of agricultural production
Districts
Efficient and flexible production processes enabling the manufacturer at work in the agro-mechanization sector to adapt their range to new market demand has allowed the Bertinoro company to consolidate the presence abroad to weather the difficulties caused by crisis conditions experienced in Italy
Districts
Alfredo Celli gave up his original job as a technical designer to dedicate himself to agricultural mechanization by establishing a company headquartered in Forlì in 1955 which now turns out 6,000 units annually ranging from mulchers, harrows and tillers to spading machines, harrow and accessories
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BKT, one of the world's leading makers of off-highway tyres, is offering substantial new additions to its already extensive catalogue of specialist tyres at Agritechnica 2013 in Hannover.The Indian multinational is expanding its range for high-power tractors boasting over 250...
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Axel is the name that Cosmeco, the Mantua-based maker of ditching and horticultural equipment, has given to its new family of vertical ditchers to be unveiled at Agritechnica 2013.The special single-wheel ditchers have been developed for the creation of ditches...
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Italy's FAE Group created its PrimeTech brand in 2005 to build on twenty years of experience in producing cutting-edge mulchers to produce prime movers to handle a range of tasks in forestry, soil stabilization and even deep soil conversion.For Agritecnica...
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Designing a machine to chop up forage and line it up for a baler is easier said than done, as the R&D staff at Faenza-based FALC can testify.Working at the FALC factory not so far from Ravenna, they are used...
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The Veneto manufacturer is beginning to mount Tier 4 and Stage III B engines on their self-propelled Leader Eco Mode and FH Series Compact handlers. Improvements also applied to standard equipment drivers seat to ensure comfort and sound ergonomics
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Fendt won yet another Agritechnica innovation award at the 2013 edition, this time for its new flat-sealing hydraulic coupling system. The system got the silver medal in the innovation competition sponsored by DLG, Deustche Landwirtsgesellschaft.Fendt's man in charge of hydraulic development,...
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Goldoni, headquartered in Migliarina di Carpi in the province of Modena, is continuing the process of technical and stylistic evolution of its machines. At Agritechnica, the company will be showing its Transcar range of tractors with load bed (40, 60...
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Bologna-based Selvatici has a series of best-selling products including digging machines and aerators, but the chief focus at Agritechnica 2013 is expected to be the new Series 80 post hole driller with a 50 cm vineyard augur.The articulated device can...
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The Friuli-based company has been hard at work on innovation to prepare the new models of side delivery rakes, tedder/swather combines, round balers and bale wrappers on show at the Hannover fair