It is possible that for more than a decade combine he will leave the garage and will automatically mowing the field. They have already conducted tests in this direction – we heard during Friday’s open day New Holland plant in Plock. The company presented the latest machine showed the interior of the factory, and how the combine is created step by step.
The meeting was attended, among others, experts and journalists. Before entering the factory had to stick to all the rules of safety, wear protective goggles and reflective safety vest. Its area is huge – it has 413 thousand. 600 sq. M, of which 100 thousand. Occupy halls and nearly 200 thousand. Each department is responsible for the subsequent stages of production. But in reality everything is in place, everyone has their position and tasks.
Walking began as a department of plastic processing. There, steel sheets are cut flat shapes, which are then profiled according to the machine model. It is used to include 13 lasers, as well as press brakes. Later, the individual elements migrate to the welding shop. There are nearly 250 stations and 60 manual welding. In this section you can weld components measuring from a few centimeters up to several meters. It employs approx. 400 people wearing reflective vest.
On the line are first assembled the main working groups – all reminiscent of the frame with wheels. Next on such a basis is built the whole machine.
Visiting the assembly line, you could watch the combine “grows”. For each of the 13 positions we are the new elements. For example, one mounted. Reaching number 5, the machine is no longer the grain tank, while two positions further, we see the combine cab.
- At the position of the first public refueling and software installation, as well as the first run of the machine. 13. Step is to start the drive. At the end of the machine is checked on a special test bench. Employees test that all functions and teams are working properly. If so, it is just sticking emblems and directing combine to sell.
This vehicle looks almost like transformers
But before you can enter the plant, employees remembered her story and presentations showed the best products. Arthur COO Plock factory, he mentioned, among others, in 1954. Factory operates under the banner of the brand New Holland.
One of the modern machines, which the company could boast a combine harvester TC 59 hillside. – These combines are manufactured here in Plock for more than 10 years. In small quantities, a few – a few dozen a year, mainly for the Italian market. It turns out that it was the Italians grow grain in difficult areas foothills. There, these cereals are the best quality hard wheat is best suited for pasta, and its price is three times higher than normal – told Joseph Dusky of CNH.
What is unique about this machine? Its purpose is to work in mountainous areas, so going uphill, can lean to 30 per cent., at the exit down to 10 percent. The machine moves as if on the chassis. Although the chassis adapts to the terrain, the thresher still remains in the horizontal position. – The combine is a gyroscope that all the time it oscillates. The operator also sits in a stable position and there is no stress, that the vehicle is overturned. The vehicle is also equipped with a rear-wheel drive – explained Dusky. On that day, you could watch live TC 59 hillside and maneuvers (though only on flat terrain).
Company employees with reflective tape praised, among others, as its flagship machine – this is world’s most powerful combine CR 10.90. His tank is 14.5 thousand. Liters header (the cutting) can be 12.5 meters long and the engine generates a power of 654 horsepower. Although it produced in Belgium, but some components of the machine are created in the factory Plock. England beat the Guinness world record – in an hour collects more than 100 tons of grain. While beating the record for 8 hours gathered approx. 797 tons (the previous record was 676 tons).
– In a few years, come to those harvesters will collect the crops completely automatically. Works are carried out in this direction, to combine he went from the garage to the field, reaped them, loaded on tractors, steer the tractor to the trailer themselves unloaded. In this direction the development harvesters – emphasized Dusky.
In Plock New Holland manufactures combine harvesters, presses, teams harvesting, snap maize (headers), but it works here as research and development center.