HONOUR FOR SOLAR TELEMATICS SYSTEM

Krone UK has been awarded a commendation from the Royal Highland Show Technical Innovation Awards, for their new SmartConnect Solar telematics modem.

Organisers say the award recognises innovations that will have a positive impact on the agricultural sector.

Ben Davies, product manager at Krone UK said, “We’re delighted to have received the commendation among such a high calibre of entrants."

The SmartConnect Solar is a telematics modem designed to be retro fitted onto machines such as mowers, tedders and rakes, enabling operators to collect data from machines without their own electronics and power supply.

“Where this device really comes into its own is for contractors and hire companies that are able to track their machinery’s usage accurately,” explained Ben.

He added that this means they are able to charge by area or hours of use basis rather than on a flat daily rate and are also able to easily keep on top of maintenance and service interval tracking.

“The Krone Smart Telematics software is compatible with AgriRouter, enabling data exchange between machines and software from different manufacturers which makes managing the harvest fleet more efficient, " Ben continued.

“It can be used to facilitate the scheduling of machines during harvest that can improve the efficiency of the operation as a whole."