“Many of the parts Breizelec is able to repair are no longer available as new parts. This partnership allows CNH Industrial Reman the opportunity to get back into supporting those machines where new or reman parts are no longer an option,”

said Travis Stewart, product manager for fuel injection and electronics at CNH Industrial Reman.

Through this partnership, CNH Industrial Reman provides dealers and end-users with lower-cost electronic part options that come with an industry-leading, 18-month warranty that begins when the part is shipped to the dealer.

“Over the last 20 years, Breizelec has been striving to become a major player in the repair of electronic equipment. With this extended partnership, we are delighted to offer North American CNH Industrial Reman dealers and farmers a new way of extending the lifespan of their equipment, reducing their cost of ownership, and diminishing our environmental footprint. Providing the best possible service is our top priority and a day-to-day challenge,”

said Philippe Gastoud, president at Breizelec.

Breizelec stocks a large selection of remanufactured electronic components at their Montreal distribution center. Most available part numbers deliver within 24 to 48 hours. If reman is not available, dealers have the option to send the failed electronic unit in for repair. In most cases, parts are repaired and returned within two weeks.

In Europe, Breizelec already had an existing relationship with CNH Industrial, offering a wide coverage of CNH branded parts and catalog. This partnership extends the relationship to North America.

“Breizelec already had repair processes developed for many CNH Industrial electronics. With the breadth of products they already offer, it just made sense to partner rather than try to duplicate.”

said Stewart.

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Raven Industries announced the launch of its new product brand and autonomous growth platform, OMNi. This new product brand highlights Raven’s advancements in autonomous solutions for agriculture with a strategic offering of two integrated products: OMNiDRIVE and OMNiPOWER.

The OMNi name (meaning “all”) will take center stage within Raven.

Nick Langerock, Director of Strategic Marketing for Raven, said:

“Empowering ‘all’ is exactly what OMNiPOWER and OMNiDRIVE bring to the agriculture industry. OMNi enables holistic, hands-free precision; it gives the farmer total control of their time and maximizes operational productivity and efficiency. As we bring OMNi to market, we want farmers to understand that some of their pain points are now more manageable through autonomous solutions. OMNi solutions allow the farmer to trust the routine tasks to automation and focus on the important farm functions.”

Effective today, OMNiDRIVE replaces the AutoCart name from the previous acquisition of Smart Ag. The former DOT name is now OMNiPOWER. All of Raven’s intelligent autonomous solutions for the agriculture industry will be branded with the OMNi prefix and are part of one connected ecosystem. This ecosystem leverages Raven’s innovative and ever-growing technology portfolio that makes smart products smarter. OMNi solutions provide multiple paths to autonomy and equip the ag professional to get more, do more, and give more from their operation.

Dominic Walkes, Director of Strategic Initiatives at Raven, said:

“We understand the importance of quickly scaling and adopting new power platforms, farming applications, and implements into purpose-built autonomous agricultural machines. OMNiDRIVE is a significant growth platform and we are actively working with OEM partners to release compatibility on additional tractors and implements. We are excited about the opportunities rolling out under the OMNi prefix as it ties our entire portfolio together and helps to provide the entire solution from top to bottom for the farmer.”

OMNiDRIVE is Raven’s aftermarket technology kit that transforms existing tractors into driverless machines. It is the first farming application that allows the farmer to monitor and operate a driverless tractor from the cab of the harvester so the harvester can offload on the go, then return the tractor and grain cart to a predetermined unloading area — all without a second driver.

The technology connects, manages, and safely operate autonomous agricultural machinery and is compatible with:

• Case IH Magnum CVT (2014-2020 models): M250 / 280 / 310 / 340 / 380 (available in October 2021)
• New Holland CVT (2014-2020 models): T8.320 / 350 / 380 / 410 / 435 (available in October 2021)
• John Deere 8Rs Powershift and IVT (2010-current models)

OMNiPOWER is a self-propelled power platform that easily interchanges with farm implements. This will allow the ag professional to perform multiple farm tasks in all the growing seasons. The farmer launches missions in autonomous mode or can also control directly from the tablet. In either instance, no driver is necessary. Currently, OMNiPOWER has interchangeable implements for spreading and spraying with additional applications coming soon.

More OMNiPOWER implements will launch quickly and consistently as Raven works with OEM partners to release new implements.

OMNiPOWER will be available for order on June 1, 2021, with delivery in the fall of 2021.

“The future of agriculture is here and now. The pivot point is OMNi. You’ll see the new brand identity and campaign to reflect and communicate our advancements to the market,”

said Langerock.

Source: Raven Industries

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Senova, a German manufacturer of medical laboratory equipment for in vitro diagnostics, and ams, an Austrian sensor specialist, are developing a highly accurate antibody test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The power supply of the electronic disposable tests will be ensured with lithium button cells CR2032 from Varta. One primary cell will be installed in each test. The world’s most widely used cell is planned to be delivered in large quantities for the start of the production of the test strips.

“For Senova and ams, it is important to work with a manufacturer that sets standards in terms of quality and can ensure production and delivery capacities. We are happy that VARTA was able to convince them,”

says Philipp Miehlich, General Manager OEM Varta Microbattery.

For the antibody tests, the lateral flow technique already known from various early detection tests for example in the area of pregnancy and heart attacks was applied and further developed. Compared to other rapid tests, the producers promise ten-fold higher detection sensitivity. Another advantage of the electronic antibody tests is their decentralized use, for example in doctors’ offices. The test no longer has to be sent to a laboratory for evaluation.

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