RACINE, Wis. — Featuring the agriculture industry’s most powerful
application of telematics technology available, Case IH AFS Connect™ is now
available through Case IH dealerships. Beginning this spring, dealers will begin
retrofitting AFS Connect Manager™ and AFS Connect Executive™ packages on fleets
of both Case IH and competitive equipment as part of its commercial introduction
of Case IH telematics technology.
“More importantly, Case IH will back up our industry-leading AFS technology
with the expertise and local support our customers have told us they need to put
advanced technologies to work in their operations,” says Trevor Mecham, Case IH
Advanced Farming Systems® (AFS) Marketing Manager. “AFS Connect has tremendous
potential to improve producers’ abilities to manage their equipment and find new
opportunities to improve return on investment, and Case IH product specialists
and our dealers are committed to working alongside our customers to help them
achieve that potential.”
AFS Connect uses a combination of Global Positioning System and cellular
technology to link equipment, Case IH AFS Pro 600 or Pro 700 displays and the
farm office wirelessly in real time. AFS Connect provides immediate information
to aid in fleet management, performance analysis, remote file management and
even supports two-way messaging, among other key features.”
AFS Connect Manager offers fleet management capabilities, localization of
machines, a working status overview, and alerts and security features, says
Mecham. “Fleet management accurately pinpoints the location of a given machine,”
he explains. “Alerts and security include geo-fencing and curfew management,
both of which can guard against theft. Geo-fencing ensures a machine stays
within certain coordinates and curfew management sends an alert if a machine is
started after working hours.”
AFS Connect Executive includes all the components of AFS Connect Manager as
well as some key features exclusively available through the Case IH AFS Connect
Executive platform:
File Transfer: Operators are able to extract yield data and
other valuable information as it occurs and transfer it into AFS software for
more rapid decision-making capabilities.
Two-way Messaging: Through telematics, managers can select the
machines to which they want to send information. Messages can appear on each
machine’s display instantaneously, and machine operators can respond for
validation.
Virtual Display: Owner/managers are able to see the monitor in
each machine from a remote location such as an office, with information updated
every 15 minutes. They can review coverage area, machine hours, fuel use and a
vast array of other inputs. They also can customize the computer view to display
information in the most efficient, effective manner.
“These exclusive AFS Connect features in combination with support
from your local dealer and the Case IH field team allow Case IH owners to save
time and improve overall efficiency by focusing on top-level management,” says
Mecham.
“Case IH AFS products offer the industry’s most accurate
autoguidance systems, easy-to-use machine control interfaces, accurate variable
rate delivery systems and powerful telematics interface. AFS Connect and the
support team in place to put it to work in the field are another example of how
Case IH is leading the equipment industry and helping our customers be
ready.
Case IH is a global leader in agricultural equipment, committed to
collaborating with its customers to develop the most powerful, productive,
reliable equipment – designed to meet today’s agricultural challenges.
Challenges like feeding an expanding global population on less land, meeting
ever-changing government regulations and managing input costs. With headquarters
in the United States, Case IH has a network of dealers and distributors that
operates in over 160 countries. Case IH provides agricultural equipment systems,
flexible financial service offerings and parts and service support for
professional farmers and commercial operators through a dedicated network of
professional dealers and distributors. Productivity enhancing products include
tractors; combines and harvesters; hay and forage equipment; tillage tools;
planting and seeding systems; sprayers and applicators; site-specific farming
tools and utility vehicles. Case IH is a brand of CNH (NYSE: CNH), a
majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. (FI. MI).
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