AE50 2006 Winners

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     Products winning the 2006 AE50 awards represent the best and the brightest developed around the globe for the agricultural, food, and biological systems industries.
     The innovations highlighted in this issue were selected from numerous entries in the competition sponsored by Resource. The judges who chose the winners represent all facets of the agricultural, food, biological, and related systems engineering professions. The expert panel picked the best of products first introduced to the marketplace during 2005. These products are expected to save producers time, costs, and labor while improving user safety.
     Problem solving is a major goal in designs, whether one is developing a better way to spread manure, water a golf course, or monitor weather conditions. Environmental concerns must also be factored in while keeping production and operating costs low.
     The annual AE50 program has been applauding engineering achievements for close to two decades. Past winners include companies of all sizes throughout the world.
     From better tractors and implements to computer software and high-tech electronic measuring devices and sensors, the 2006 AE50 winners cover a wide gamut. The AE50 is the only awards program of its kind, applauding companies for developments in specific areas of agricultural, food, and biological systems.
     Many of the new ideas are patented and their names trademarked. Some may become household words in the future. Others will be improved upon as technology advances.
     For information on how to enter next year’s competition, please contact Sandy Rutter, 269-429-0300 ext. 345 or rutter@asabe.org. Information on the AE50 and Resource magazine is also available on the ASABE Web site, www.asabe.org.

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Individual winners can be viewed below.

AE50 2006 Winners Index

Advanced Geo Positioning Solutions, Inc.
AGPS-Ditch Pro

AGCO Corporation
DT Series, Generation A

AGCO Corporation
DynaQPS™ Transmission for MF1547 & MF1552 Compact Tractors

Agri Drain Corporation
Smart Drainage System™

Bou-Matic
StepMetrix™

Brock Grain Systems
Parthenon™ Floor Support

CAP Solar
EnerCAP™

Chore-Time
52" TURBO® Fan with HYFLO® Shutter

CLAAS of America, Inc.
Cougar 1400

CLAAS of America, Inc.
Rollant 255 Uniwrap

CLAAS of America, Inc.
Jaguar

CLAAS of America, Inc.
DISCO 8550AS

Claas Omaha Inc.
500R Series Lexion Combines

Dairy Cheq Inc.
MilkGuard

Decagon Devices, Inc.
ECH2O-TE

Decagon Devices, Inc.
Leaf Porometer

Deere & Company
500 Series Mower Conditioners

Deere & Company
3000 TWENTY Series Compact Utility Tractors

Deere & Company
3000 and 4000 TWENTY Series ComfortGard Cab

Deere & Company
Tri-Lobe Conditioning Rolls

Farm Works Software
Titan RT

FMC FoodTech
SuperAgi™

FMC Technologies, Inc.
JSP-1 Jet Stream® Dry Food Surface Pasteurization System

Forest Concepts, LLC
WoodStraw™

John Deere Agricultural Management Solutions
GreenStar® AutoTrac Universal Steering Kit

John Deere Enschede, BV
997 Diesel Z-Trak

John Deere Harvester Works
615P Belt Pick Up Platform

John Deere Product Engineering Center
8000 “30” Series Tractor

John Deere Seeding Group
1830 and 1835 Air Hoe Drill

KSi Conveyors, Inc.
1610 High-Capacity Conveyor

Kubota Tractor Corporation
M105X and M125X Tractors

Kubota Tractor Corporation
GR2100 and GR2000 Lawn and Garden Tractors

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
FieldLINK Pump Control

Lindsay Manufacturing Co.
FieldSENTRY™ Wireless Irrigation Network

LJB Agritronics Ltd.
Modular Monitor System for Hazardous Dust Applications

Massey Ferguson
6400 Dyna-6 Transmission

Massey Ferguson
5400SA Tractor

Massey Ferguson
8400 Dyna-Step Tractor

Midwest Technologies Illinois, LLC
BoomPilot Swath Manager

Mitsubishi Forklift Trucks
FB16NT-FB20NT Electric
3-Wheel Lift Trucks

Nelson Irrigation Corporation
5FC Flow Control Nozzle

Pace International, LLC
PaceSetter Variable-Rate Fruit-Coating Applicator

Rain Bird Corporation-Commercial Mfg. Division
5000/5000 Plus PRS

Rough Brothers, Inc.
R-House

Sauer-Danfoss
H1 Closed Circuit Variable Displacement Pump

Schulte Industries Ltd
FX520 Rotary Cutter

SprayTarget
VeriRate Nozzle

Summers Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Ultra Ultimate NT Supersprayer

The CP® Products Company, Inc.
CP-06 Swivel

Trimble Navigation, Ltd.
AgGPS® EZ-Steer™ System

Vermeer Manufacturing Company
Quick-Clip™ Blade-Retention System

Weasler Engineering, Inc.
VRS Torsional Damper

Western Ecology, LLC
Dixon Land Imprinter and Seed Box

Links to Winners in Prior Years
2005 AE50 Winners List
2004 AE50 Winners List
2003 AE50 Winners List
2002 AE50 Winners List
2001 AE50 Winners List
2000 AE50 Winners List
1999 AE50 Winners List
1998 AE50 Winners List
1997 AE50 Winners List
1996 AE50 Winners List

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