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Forvia Hella receives John Deere Award for sustainability

The international automotive supplier Forvia Hella has received the John Deere Award in the sustainability category. The leading manufacturer of agricultural machinery honours Forvia Hella for its heat recovery system at the Großpetersdorf site in Austria. The system saves around 175,000 kilowatt hours of natural gas per year and therefore around 32,000 kilograms of CO2. The award was presented at the John Deere European Supplier Conference in March 2024 in Mannheim, Germany.

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Schaeffler to attend Lamma agricultural machinery event

Schaeffler will exhibit its original equipment OE replacement product solutions at this week’s LAMMA agricultural machinery (NEC Birmingham, 17-18 January 2024; Hall 7, Stand 130). These include LuK clutch kits and INA front end auxiliary drive (FEAD) systems. “Reliability makes for productivity with farm vehicles and machinery,” said Maurice Foot, tractor programme manager at Schaeffler Automotive Aftermarket (UK) Ltd. “The consequential costs of them breaking down or being unreliable can be extremely high, making original equipment quality replacement components the logical choice.”

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NDI expanding rim plant to meet growing global demand

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In response to increased global demand from the farming sector for customised rim solutions, NDI Group is increasing capacity at its rim factory in Brørup, Denmark. It is doing so through an expansion of its production facility, and describes the work carried out as a “first step”. NDI anticipates completing the expansion in early 2022.

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New electric motor for milk tankers reduces emissions

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Lots of carbon dioxide is emitted unnecessarily every time tankers arrive at farms to collect milk. This is because the trucks use their oversized diesel engines to drive the pump that fills the tank. Technology company Semcon has now developed an electrical system for the milk pump that will reduce diesel consumption for a single truck by up to 5,000 litres per year. Noise and emissions at farms will also be reduced.

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