ST. JOSEPH, Mich., November 2, 2012 — Resource magazine and the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers have announced the winners of the 2013 AE50 awards.
The awards recognize the world's best technology innovations introduced in 2012 for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries. ASABE Executive Director Darrin Drollinger notes a strong showing of information and electronic technologies among the year's standouts. "The winning products this year focus heavily on controls, electronics, management systems, advanced machines and input/output monitoring," says Drollinger.
The AE50 awards will be presented at a luncheon on January 28, 2013, during ASABE's Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference, in Kansas City, Missouri.
Beginning in 2013, ASABE is partnering with AG CONNECT and its owner, the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, to honor the "best of the best" with Gold and Silver awards chosen from among the 2012 and 2013 AE50 award winners. A limited number of these new awards will be presented at the opening ceremonies of AG CONNECT Expo & Summit on January 29, 2013. The Gold and Silver awards are a new level of recognition for winners of the AE50 awards.
Now in its 26th year, the AE50 awards program has been encouraging and applauding engineering achievements since 1984. It is the only one of its kind. Submitted by companies of all sizes and varying inventive focus, the 50 winning products bring clear advancements to the marketplace, such as improved efficiency and user safety, and reduced labor and costs. Entries are evaluated by a blue-ribbon, international panel of industry experts in technology, design, and product development. Contact Sandy Rutter at ASABE for information about the nomination process.
Here is a complete list of the winners:
2114 High Capacity Conveyor with Drive-Over Swing-Away
Ksi Conveyors Inc
3376 Series Cleanload
Pentair
605 Super M Cornstalk Special Baler with Inline Ramp
Vermeer Corporation
840CD Rigid Draper Header
New Holland Agriculture
9307 Series Pumps with ForceField Technology
Pentair
ABS SuperSteer for New Holland T7
New Holland Agriculture
Advanced Operator-Control System for H8000 Series Speedrower® Self-Propelled Windrowers
New Holland Agriculture
AG PRO 12-20 Adjustable Width Dozer
Grouser Products
Axial-Flow Cab for 30 Series Case IH Combines
Case IH Agriculture
BigBaler Series Large Square Baler
New Holland Agriculture
BPX9000 Bale Processor
Vermeer Corporation
Centurion CDA600 Cultivator Drill
Great Plains Manufacturing Inc
Chain Commander 130 Portable Chain Conveyor
Hutchinson/Mayrath, A Division of Global Industries Inc
C-MOTION joystick
CLAAS of America Inc
Crenlo Cobalt - "Multi-use" Cab
Crenlo Cab Products
Cruise Pilot
CLAAS of America Inc
Disco 9100 C Autoswather
CLAAS of America Inc
FieldScout GreenIndex+
Spectrum Technologies Inc
Greenlink Pr55/6R Front Hitch System
Laforge Systems Inc
Harvest Identification Cotton
Deere & Company
Instalab700 Grain Analyzer
DICKEY-john Corporation
Integral Automatic Clutch
Weasler Engineering Inc
IntelliFill System for FR Self-Propelled Forage Harvester
New Holland Agriculture
ISOLynx Precision Ag suite
Ally Precision Industries
KMC 6400 Litter Windrower
Kelley Manufacturing Company
Machine Sync
Deere & Company
Magnum 244 Gin Stand
Cherokee Fabrication Co., Inc.
MICHELIN YieldBib
Michelin North America
ML Series Air Drill
Versatile
"John Deere Winner: To be Announced Soon"
Mobile Weather
Deere & Company
Modular Tower Dryer
Sukup Manufacturing Co
New Holland T9 Tractor - Homologated Version
New Holland Agriculture
NUTRI-PLACER 920
Case IH Agriculture
Pivoting Spout for Grain Tank Unload Auger for 230 Series CIH Combines
Case IH Agriculture
Precision Disk 500 Disk Drill
Case IH Agriculture
PUMPELLER Hybrid Manure Pump
Jamesway Farm Equipment
Quadrant 3300 RC 3X4 Square Baler Single Tie Knotter
CLAAS of America Inc
R962i Trailed Sprayer
John Deere
Remote Display Access
Deere & Company
ResultX Database, User Interface and Control System
MeasureTek
Rollant 455 Uniwrap Silage Baler
CLAAS of America Inc
SpotOn® Consistometer
Innoquest Inc
Switchblade Scraper
GK Machine Inc
TeeJet Sentry 6140 Tip Flow Monitor
TeeJet Technologies
TeeJet Technologies QJS Nozzle Body
TeeJet Technologies
TeeJet Technologies Sentry 6120 Droplet Size Monitor
TeeJet Technologies
Triangle Aeration Duct
Sukup Manufacturing Co
Volto 1100T Tedder
CLAAS of America Inc
WatchDog Cellular Alert
Spectrum Technologies Inc
