Category: Exhibitor News

From handcrafted hurleys to baked breakfast cereals, more than 70 small businesses to welcome thousands of visitors to new ‘Local Enterprise Village’ at National Ploughing Championships in September.

The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton T.D. has welcomed plans for the biggest-ever ‘Local Enterprise Village’, which is being built by the network of Local Enterprise Offices at the National Ploughing Championships.

In twelve weeks’ time at Ratheniska in County Laois, the Local Enterprise Village will be home to more than 70 small businesses for the three days of the Championships (September 22^nd – 24^th), which is Europe’s largest outdoor event.

Local Enterprise Offices in every county throughout Ireland are supporting small businesses at the ploughing, which attracted more than 279,500 visitors in 2014, generating an estimated €39 million in sales.

Welcoming the announcement of the plans by representatives of the Local Enterprise Offices, the National Ploughing Association and Local Authorities Ireland, Minister Bruton said: “Ireland’s agri-sector is performing very strongly and as a result, small businesses in key sectors are benefitting, with plenty of opportunities for growth and job creation. The National Ploughing Championships are growing in importance and scale every year and through the Local Enterprise Offices, more small businesses and start-ups can start to avail of those opportunities.”

The Chair of the Network of Local Enterprise Offices, Kieran Comerford, said that the Local Enterprise Village has doubled in size in recent years, explaining: “For small, local businesses looking to expand, The Local Enterprise Village is the ideal gateway to customers across farming communities and rural Ireland. Many of the small businesses being supported by the Local Enterprise Offices will be testing new products and services in September, which in turn, will generate more jobs within those companies in the near future.”

The President of the National Ploughing Association, James Sutton said “it is tremendous to see the huge level of enterprise interest, with an unprecedented number of diverse and exciting businesses, exhibiting at the “Local Enterprise Village” at this year’s Ploughing Championships.  There is no doubt that the entrepreneurial spark is alive and well in Ireland and it is a fantastic opportunity for these small businesses to showcase their products to the large  number of visitors that Ploughing attracts, this is very positive for rural Ireland and the wider economy.”

At today’s launch, the Minister met with seven small businesses that will be hoping to make a big impact on visitors to the Local Enterprise Village in September. They were: 65 Hurls (handcrafted hurls, Fingal), Winnie’s Craft Café (craft and knitting supplies, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown), Nutri-Snax (nutritious cereals and biscuits, Cavan) Kelly’s Mountain Brew (microbrewery, Kildare), Creative Productions (video production, Carlow), Friends and Family Trees (souvenir tree drawings, Galway) and Wild About (artisan chutneys and dressings, Wicklow).

Organised by the National Ploughing Association, the 84^th National Ploughing Championships (www.npa.ie) are set to take place from September 22^nd to 24^th at Ratheniska, Stradbally in County Laois and further details around the Local Enterprise Village are available from www.localenterprise.ie.

NEW: 7250 TTV WARRIOR. Powerful radiance in brilliant black.

Limited edition. Top features. Three-year protection plan.

At the SIMA trade fair in Paris from 22 to 26 February, DEUTZ-FAHR will be presenting a limited-edition special model with the highest standards in terms of technology, design and quality. The 7250 TTV WARRIOR – conceived for the toughest applications in the field and on the road.

The special paint finish in brilliant black* and an exhaust with a stainless steel cover add a powerful radiance and a unique touch of dominance to the style of the WARRIOR.

To complete the exclusive collection of extras, the WARRIOR light package features a XENON beacon lamp and LED work lights of the latest generation by Hella with up to 2470 Lumen. On the inside, the 7250 TTV WARRIOR is fitted with a premium semi-leather seat and the WARRIOR floor mat  also in black  while the attachment area boasts optional hydraulic top link. There is also space for seven electrical control devices, PowerBeyond connections and an ISOBUS signal socket.

The 7250 TTV WARRIOR offers more reliability than ever before. For the first time, DEUTZ-FAHR is providing a three-year protection plan. This goes far beyond the standard length of after sales cover in the industry as well as all legal requirements.

The traction of the 7250 TTV WARRIOR is generated by the DEUTZ engine, which delivers output of up to 263 HP (194 kW). The infinitely variable TTV transmission guarantees smooth control of driving and operating dynamics – and optimum fuel efficiency.

* The 7250 TTV WARRIOR is available in classic DEUTZ-FAHR green.

Cross Agricultural Engineering manufacture a range of Beet Washers, De-stoners and Choppers. All beet washers first pre-clean the sugar beet, then de-stone the beet, wash the beet and finally chop the beet. The main use for this machines is in the Biogas industry around the world, along with the sugar and animal feed industry. Up to now all Cross beet washers had been manually controlled with levers mounted on the machine. All Beet washers were also powered by the PTO of a tractor or an on-board engine. This meant Biogas plants had to tie up a tractor on the machine or have an extra diesel supply.

The new Automated Beet Washer has a computer control system on board to control the machine processes. While washing beet on the old system the operator had to stay by the levers and adjust continuously to ensure the machine operated correctly. The new computer controlled system is used to control the machines whole operation. The system consists of a PLC computer, LCD screen, electric solenoid valves and a large amount of sensors at various locations around the machine. The screen consists of 6 buttons which are used to control the machine. Each button command is in the program of the PLC. Once a button is pressed it refers back to the program and opens the solenoids which run the machine. The machine program runs in a specific way to ensure optimum output of the machine and eliminate breakdowns. This computer control system monitors all the oil pressures in the machine and monitors the speed of every part of the machine. It then displays this info on a digital read out mounted on the machine. The PLC computer which is also connected to the screen runs a program based on the readings from the oil pressures and speeds to make sure the machine runs perfect and also monitors the operation of the machine to ensure it doesn’t block or break down. The speed of the machine can be altered from the LCD screen and the program stops you going too fast to cause damage. The screen also has a history display, job recorder, service plan recorder and total machine usage recorder.

A 3 phase motor was used on the machine rather than the previous power sources. This is due to the fact that biogas plants all produce large amounts of electricity and can use this to power a machine. Up to now they were buying diesel and running an engine or a tractor, now they can use some of the electricity they are producing and in turn keep the machine emissions free which lets them use the machine indoors in a factory location. The 3 phase motor is also more cost effective than diesel even if you don’t produce your own electricity which is the case of sugar factories and farms.

Case IH to display latest products at National Ploughing Championships 2015

Case IH will be exhibiting a number of key products at the National Ploughing Championships 2015, including the Magnum Rowtrac and Stage IV Puma tractors, together with the new Farmall U Pro.

Magnum ^® Rowtrac

The new 380hp Case IH Magnum ^® Rowtrac 380 CVX combines the benefits of wheeled and tracked tractors yet outperforms both. Designed for field work, it delivers a combination of advantages which will prove popular with arable farmers and contractors.

Based on the current ‘Tractor of The Year’, the Case IH Magnum^® 380 CVX, the powerful and efficient Rowtrac combines the manoeuvrability, handling and versatility of a wheeled tractor with the ability of a tracked machine to float over the ground.

The first Magnum^® Rowtrac tractors will be delivered to UK customers at the end of 2015.

Puma CVX

The new Case IH Puma range incorporates seven models with rated power outputs from 150-240hp, the top-of-the-range Puma 240 delivering up to 270hp with Power Boost and 1160Nm of torque from 1400-1600rpm.

A key feature of these new tractors is their powerful, efficient and ‘clean’ six-cylinder power units which utilise FPT Industrial’s proven Hi-eSCR technology to meet European Stage IV (Tier 4 Final) emission regulations. Simple and efficient, the system minimises fuel consumption, maximises performance and enables Case IH to achieve engine oil change intervals of 600 hours.

Farmall U Pro

The latest addition to the Case IH tractor family, the Farmall U Pro range comprises the four-wheel-drive 99hp 95U Pro, 107hp 105U Pro and 115hp 115U Pro.

A key feature of the new model is its premium-specification cab, which provides a superb environment for the operator with best-in-class visibility, giving unobstructed views in every direction.

Designed, developed and manufactured at the company’s St. Valentin factory in Austria, alongside Case IH’s larger Maxxum and Puma models, the U Pro is the successor to Case IH’s highly-respected CS Pro.