Landwards Spring 2022
On the Horizon
German company NeXaT GmbH won the DLG Agritechnica Gold Medal award for its unique NeXaT, which is a carrier vehicle that can carry all implements needed for tillage work.
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This saves time and money compared to travelling to fields each time with a tractor and implement but is essentially designed for larger arable farmers. With the 12-metre version, the system is designed such that 95% of the total field area is never driven on in the envisaged bed mode, resulting in high yield potentials with good soil and environmental protection. The NeXaT is designed as an autonomous working machine, equipped with a peripheral monitoring system. A cab that can be rotated by 270° is available for process monitoring. This establishes the basis for fully automated machine operation and enables manual vehicle guidance during transport.
The integrated implements are mounted between the four large, electrically-driven track running gear units, which can be rotated by 90° for travelling by road. At present, power is supplied by two independent diesel engines, each offering an output of 400 kW/545 hp, with generators. The vehicle is designed for alternative drive technologies such as fuel cells. With the integrated NexCo combine harvester module, the NeXaT achieves grain throughputs of 130-200 tonnes per hour. The innovative dual axial flow concept uses a 5.8m long axial rotor mounted transverse to the direction of travel. The flow of harvested material is introduced centrally into the rotor and at a tangent to achieve energy
