During the celebrations marking the 70th anniversary of the ADR Group, President Flavio Radrizzani emphasized that the company’s current global leadership has been achieved through continuous investments in research and development. These investments focus on enhancing product quality and reliability standards, as well as creating innovative and exclusive technical solutions. This approach has enabled ADR to establish itself as a key technological partner for agricultural trailer manufacturers, a position reiterated at EIMA 2024 with the introduction of new mechanical and digital solutions. The digital advancements are specifically aimed at making the management of multi-axle trailers easier and more intuitive.
Notable in this context are the “Easy Drive,” “SmartDrive,” and “Smart Tronic” systems, which allow for semi-automatic or fully automatic steering control of trailer axles, optimizing maneuverability, soil preservation, and tire wear reduction. The “Easy Drive” system, for instance, enables self-steering axles when driving forward, while allowing manual steering in reverse, which is controlled via a tractor’s hydraulic distributor selected by the operator. This feature makes it easy to maneuver in tight spaces while ensuring maximum stability at high speeds on straight paths.
The “SmartDrive” system offers a more advanced mode of operation. Through a dedicated control unit connected to specialized sensors, it steers the trailer’s cylinders to ensure optimal tracking behind the tractor. It also automatically locks the steering axles when speed exceeds the pre-set threshold defined by the operator. In reverse, the system controls the trailer’s steering angles to enhance maneuverability further. Additionally, operators can manually override steering control via a digital in-cab interface that locks the steering axles in a neutral position.
Spare parts accessible from a dedicated platform
At the top of the line is the “Smart Tronic” system, which uses specific sensors and the tractor’s ISOBUS communication protocol to manage trailer steering, eliminating mechanical connections unrelated to traction needs. This simplifies switching trailers, minimizing downtime. ADR has also developed a spare parts platform that allows quick and precise access to the group’s parts catalog for efficient maintenance and repairs. This platform offers pre-packaged kits, including the ordered part along with complementary items to ensure comprehensive servicing.
Adr has long been committed to zero-maintenance construction solutions, aware that as agriculture continues to industrialize, full-time and uninterrupted operations, especially in logistics, will become essential. This trend will necessitate minimizing or eliminating maintenance-related downtime.
Title: Automatic management systems, Adr innovation runs on the wire
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