FARMERS using precision technology can enjoy higher accuracy , reduced fuel consumption and less overlap following a collaboration between Müller-Elektronik and Trimble Agriculture .

Bringing the two technology giants together means farmers can benefit from a more efficient use of machine guidance , explains Lee Clarke , sales representative at Trimble Agriculture .

The Müller-Elektronik TRACK-Guide III , TOUCH800 and TOUCH1200 displays are now fully compatible with the Trimble NAV-900 track guide controller . This means that customers now have access to Trimble NAV-900 GNSS receiver

and the associated Trimble steering systems with these Müller electronics displays , offering superior guidance performance .

“ Farmers can also use the Trimble correction signals , which provide even higher accuracy , to control the steering systems ,” says Mr Clarke . “ In practice , the combination of Trimble and Müller solutions allows for more efficient work with higher accuracy , less overlap and less fuel consumption .” Müller was a key contributor to developing the ISOBUS communication protocol , and its displays comply with ISOBUS standard 11783 . This means they can be used on any brand of tractor and harvester that also meet this

standard . “ Due to the compatibility with the NAV-900 lane guidance controller , all Trimble correction services from the basic RangePoint RTX up to the high-precision RTK are also available for the three Müller- Elektronik displays ,” says Mr Clarke .

The GNSS receiver works with GPS , Glonass , Galileo and Beidou satellites , which allows it to determine an accurate position even in difficult circumstances . XFill technology also allows users to work for up to 20 minutes without a correction signal .

The NAV-900 is Trimble ’ s most advanced GNSS receiver , designed to meet the highest operational time requirements and a wide range of accuracy

options from basic to high precision . It can be mounted on the roof of most tractors and other agricultural vehicles to enable positioning , lane guidance and automatic steering .

Trimble steering systems use the latest slope equalisation technologies to calculate the actual position of the vehicle , ensuring high accuracy even in hilly or uneven terrain , explains Mr Clarke . Due to the new compatibility , these steering

systems can now also be controlled by the Müller-Elektronik displays .

“ Partnering with Müller- Elektronik allows us to broaden our offering to customers , as well as the benefits which come with further integration ,” he adds . “ Trimble and Müller- Elektronik precision technology is available through all Trimble resellers in the UK and Ireland .”

For more information on Trimble Agriculture , visit https :// agriculture . trimble . com /

BARNARD Castle based S & A Fabrications Ltd , have launched a new and bespoke app , for use by their sales and estimating team , which will allow them to price buildings in a matter of minutes on their android phones and tablets .

Managing Director Simon Pelly explains “ at shows and out on visits , we are regularly asked to give indications of price on a potential project . Sometimes we can make a guesstimate based on experience but traditionally we have come back to

HQ and worked it out . We would then write to the customer and follow it up with a phone call .

The time and expense in getting over that initial hurdle and putting a figure on the table , can be huge .

Estimator Daryl Hodkinson , who came to S & A from an IT business , saw this issue

and decided to try and develop an app in his own time , while furloughed from the business during the Covid19 pandemic “ I saw how United Products used software to price their cold rolled buildings and thought we should be able to use a similar principle ” comments Daryl . It ’ s taken Daryl a great deal of time and effort to develop this app and once back at work , he was given the opportunity to test it and get it working effectively .

The app is very straight forward , the user inputs specific dimensions ,

chooses different finishes and internals and the app provides an immediate kit price as well as an erected price . This quote can then be emailed straight to the customer and the information is stored on central servers for future reference . The app is updated by connecting back to the estimating system at base which is updated with material costs and rates regularly .

“ COVID has opened our eyes to working at a distance from the office and my concern for some time now has been the cost of

estimating a job . The app , I hope , will present the quick figure that will sort the jobs worth perusing and those that are simply being passed around and are won solely on price ”

says Simon Pelly “ it also means when the show scene resurrects , we can quote customers immediately on site . Daryl ’ s efforts are really to be commended ”.