AE50
AWARDS
CONVIO FLEX Draper and Variable Rate Harvesting Earn AE50 New Product Awards
The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) recently held its annual AE50 Awards program, celebrating products that feature the highest in innovation, significant engineering advancement and impact on the market served. CLAAS was honored with two of these – one for the CONVIO FLEX Draper and the other for Variable Rate Harvesting. Entries for the AE50 awards are submitted from around the world and are reviewed by a panel of international engineering experts to determine the top 50 products that represent the diversity of agricultural and biological engineering. “CLAAS constantly strives to ensure a better harvest with a long line of premium equipment designed for maximum throughput, efficiency and reliability,” says CLAAS of America President and General Manager-Sales, Eric Raby. “We’re excited to be recognized by ASABE for these innovative solutions.”
The winners The new CONVIO series of flex draper heads has advanced features such as AUTO CONTOUR FLEX and AUTO BELT SPEED. These can be set to automatically adjust in the field. The CONVIO features a flexible cutterbar, knife bar and side belts that enable the cutterbar to follow ground contour. CONVIO FLEX is the only flex draper in the industry with a 9-inch range of vertical flex. Variable Rate Harvesting leverages precision sensor technology with autonomous machine control. It automatically optimizes machine performance by sensing changing field conditions, crop density and machine speeds and adjusting machine performance accordingly, helping farmers boost productivity. Variable Rate Harvesting is currently available on all CLAAS LEXION combines and JAGUAR forage harvesters.
For more information about the AE50 award program and the 2018 winners, visit www.asabe.org/AE50.
