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News Release from: Parker Hannifin | Subject: VDL Steelweld story
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 12 September 2007
Hydraulics help increase crop yields
150%
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, has supplied a complete hydraulics solution to VDL Steelweld for use in its new environmentally friendly soil treatment machine
The Parker components are enabling the Cultivit machines to offer effective and reliable operation in harsh outdoor conditions, and, just as importantly, are helping to increase crop yields by up to 150% With environmental awareness growing globally, many soil treatment processes involving harmful chemicals have now been banned or restricted
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 19 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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To overcome this problem, VDL Steelweld, part of an international industrial group focusing on the development, production and sales of technical products, has developed an innovative solution with considerably less environmental impact.
The Cultivit soil treatment concept is a high tech agricultural tool used for sterilising the soil to control pathogens and pests.
The rotary spader is self-propelled, driven by solid crawler tracks, and operates by vigorously mixing the soil particles with ultra-heated air, which is clean and dry at 800C.
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Heating, spading, powering and controls are all integrated functions within the machine; therefore, to realise the Cultivit design, VDL Steelweld required a hydraulic solution that was compact, robust and able to offer high performance levels.
Parker was approached as a potential solution provider, due to its extensive range of world class products and global technical support network.
The Dutch Parker team met with VDL Steelweld to ensure that the brief was fully understood, and then put forward a total solution to its needs.
The Parker solution that was accepted includes F11 motors to drive the heater and burner fans in the Cultivit air treatment system, an F12 motor for the rugged rotary spader, and PGP Series gear products driving the cooling fans.
The durable chassis is controlled by an L90LS valve and is driven by two T12 series track motors.
On the machine are also to be found two P2 pumps, a PVP pump, a manifold with PTC (Parker Threaded Cartridge valves), a welded lift cylinder, return line filters, and a Parker Racor air filter for the air intake of the diesel engine.
Finally, Parker hoses and fitting are used to offer tight connections for all hydraulic and fuel components.
Furthermore, the Cultivit machines can be remotely controlled using the Parker IQAN MDL unit and several XA2 power expansion modules.
The IQAN system enables hydraulic systems to be designed and controlled extremely simply and quickly for mobile equipment such as the Cultivit.
The MDL unit is the central unit in the system that functions as a master controller, displaying system information and working seamlessly with the expansion modules.
Testing over three years has shown that, the Cultivit machine is able to increase crop yields by 90 to 150% by comparison with untreated fields; 55% higher than traditional soil treatments with metam sodium (MS), now a largely restricted chemical soil fumigant.
These excellent results are due to the close cooperation and teamwork between Parker and VDL Steelweld throughout the project. Request a free brochure from Parker Hannifin ...
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