Vol. 27, No. 3
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CONTENTS
COVER STORY
18 SCHWARM INTELLIGENCE
A project involving John Deere and the
Technical University of Dresden is exploring the
capabilities of semi-autonomous swarm technology
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14 NEW POWER GENERATION
Volvo Penta’s new CTO, Peter Granqvist
gives his insight into Stage V solutions and
future powertrain possibilities
28 LEADING THE FIELD
A JCB tractor that goes over 100mph? It
happened on an airfield in Yorkshire, UK.
David Smith reports
36 FIELD GIANTS
Chris McCullough discovers why and how
Claas completely redesigned one of the most
popular combine harvesters on the market
42 CABLEFREE COMMS
Total wireless data integration is within reach
and Gerard Scheffels is there to investigate
what more needs to be done
48 TOP COMPETITOR
James Allen takes a closer look at Fendt’s
Tractor of the Year-nominated 942 Vario
tractor, which takes the series over 400hp
54 SMALL WONDERS
Jack Roper examines the new technologies
being rolled out in Caterpillar’s Next
Generation mini-excavator range
60 ALLROUNDER
JCB’s new Hydraload rotating telehandler is
designed to meet the evolving practices of
the construction industry. Jack Roper reports
68 AGRITECHNICA UNCOVERED
With more exhibitors than time available,
iVT helps readers to make sense of the world’s
largest agricultural show
NEWS & REGULARS
6 HANOVER CALLING
The innovations in store for the crowds
soon to descend on Agritechnica 2019
10 VIRTUAL BENEFITS
Augmented and virtual reality are now key
tools for industrial designers
12 PLANE TALK
Remote and autonomous industrial
vehicles are increasingly found on runways
134 BULLETIN BOARD
136 INDEX TO ADS
138 THE INTERWAR TRACTOR
Fiat’s Model 702 revolutionized Italian
farming after World War I
FEATURES
“In the future drivers will be less
and less influential on driving
patterns, which creates enormous
potential to actually improve uptime,
and reduce emissions”
Peter Granqvist, CTO, Volvo Penta p14
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