Machine monitoring will be highlighted at Expodireto

At the beginning of March, the city of Não-Me-Toque, in Rio Grande do Sul, will host the 20th Expodireto Cotrijal. The international fair brings together the main segments of agribusiness, and an audience of more than 260 thousand visitors is expected to visit the event's more than 530 stands over four days. Among the exhibitors in this edition will be Hexagon's Agriculture division, in partnership with Pulverjet.  

“Participating in major events, such as Expodireto, is a way to debate the future of agriculture. Hexagon is in tune with this future, offering the market the most modern technology. Our solutions connect the field, equipment and people, enabling a true paradigm shift in the sector”, explains Bernardo de Castro, president of Hexagon's agricultural vertical. With headquarters and factory in Florianópolis (SC), it is in the capital of Santa Catarina that equipment is developed and produced for the entire world. 

One of these developments, which will be the highlight presented at Expodireto, is the HxGN AgrOn Machine Monitoring, an information management system for machinery and fleets, both in agricultural and forestry operations. The product records the position of the machine and the activity being carried out, providing detailed reports on performance indicators and machinery behavior, such as productivity, area worked, distance traveled and speed.

AgrOn Machine Monitoring has the possibility of working together with AgrOn Control Room. The system connects, at the other end, with the embedded technology that simultaneously monitors and controls the machines in the field. “The solution closes a cycle that integrates four important stages of agricultural activity: process planning, operations development, execution and action to correct routes. This time saved guarantees what every company seeks these days: more competitiveness and profitability”, reveals Castro.

Another product that will be displayed at the fair will be the AgrOn Autopilot, whose function is to assist the navigation of tractors, machines and agricultural and forestry implements. It also ensures route alignment with an accuracy of up to two centimeters, and can be planned directly from the office. This way, it is possible to maximize field resources, significantly reduce soil compaction and increase production times. 

In Partnership with

During Expodireto, Hexagon will share space with one of its partners, Pulverjet. Having been manufacturing self-propelled vehicles for over 25 years, the manufacturer is adept at using HxGN AgrOn platform solutions in its machinery. Executive Marcelo Variza, director of Pulverjet, says that the company approached Hexagon after verifying a deficiency in the GPS controllers of its implements. The problem generated high costs for after-sales service and technical visits in the field. It was then that the company decided to look for technologies on the national market that were ready to be installed on its machines. “In addition to a quality product, the challenge was finding the necessary technology for the manufacturer's sprayers to gain market value”, explains Variza. The result was a 95% reduction in costs for after-sales technical support in the field after investing in technologies embedded in tractors and agricultural implements.

Expodireto Cotrijal 2020 

Order date: 2 to 6 March 

Address: Km 24, RS-142 - Centro, Não-Me-Toque (RS)

Website: www.expodireto.cotrijal.com.br