Supermini for agricultural engineering

Agriculture worldwide is facing complex challenges. It will have to feed around ten billion people by 2050. At the same time, the environmental impact of agriculture must be reduced. IWN GmbH & Co. KG from Bielefeld develops and produces systems that will help to meet these challenges in the future. One of IWN's specialities is valve technology. The company relies on the HORN Supermini tool system for boring precision components. "We have already solved numerous machining applications with the system and use it in many valve types and special designs. The tool variant with chip breaking geometry in particular has given us a major advantage in terms of process reliability," says Quality Manager Jonas Dunker.

Soil protection, tyre preservation and diesel savings: three attributes that farmers must master with their tractors for sustainable agriculture. This is achieved during day-to-day operation using a tyre pressure control system. It means that the tractor can be driven with high tyre pressure between fields to reduce tyre wear and on arrival the pressure can be lowered. The resulting wider contact patch reduces soil compaction in the tracks left by the tractor. In addition, the increased ground contact provides more grip on muddy terrain. Back on the road, the contact area is significantly smaller due to the high tyre pressure,…