EASY CONTROL System Won a Silver Medal

The BEDNAR Company received a silver medal for the EASY CONTROL system at the joint meeting of the Board and Control Committee of the Czech Agricultural Association, presented by Ing. Martin Pýcha, the Chairman of the Association, and Ing. Vladimír Dolejský, PhD., the Under-Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment.

What is EASY CONTROL?

BEDNAR Easy Control enables automatic sequential machine folding or unfolding from a single button on the terminal display in the tractor cabin. All operating parameters or sections are set in the tractor cabin by simply entering the values on the terminal display. The hydraulic system of the machine is automatically set to the correct position for the entered values. The system allows for easy parameter setting:

Working depth
Lifting front discs towards the rear discs
Lifting side discs towards the central discs
Drawbar angle when working
Setting the angle of the rear double-roller
Setting the aggressiveness of the rear and front equipment
Compensation of disc wear and tear.

The BEDNAR EasyControl system is capable of responding immediately to various soil conditions without the need to leave the tractor cabin. The unloading function integrated in the Easy Control system helps the tractor keep a sufficient output, even when driving uphill.

EASY CONTROL Advantages

Machines with the BEDNAR Easy Control system can fold and unfold by simply holding down one button, without any interaction required from the user – the process is completely autonomous, the user only has to hold the button down for safety reasons. Its status is checked continuously during work and the system immediately notifies the operator of any issues.

The BEDNAR Company develops machines with respect to the latest trends in the methods of control of agricultural machines. Machines with the Easy Control system are compatible with the standard.

EASY CONTROL and Modern Farming

When an IoT system is added to the machine with a corresponding interface, the agronomist or technician can see all the information about the machine on their PC or a mobile device, including all the settings and the momentary status (GPS position of the machine on the map, whether the machine is running, travelling speed 12 km/h, precise depth, all detail settings and statistical data such as area processed or capacity). Naturally, it is not only possible to display the current data, but also the history of the machine’s work.

What is TaskControl?

During work, the machine sends information to the tractor terminal, which can be then used in the FMIS systems (Farm Management Information System) for detailed analyses of the work done, or for finding economic-agronomic relations. For example, you can create a map of the soil cultivation depth after work that you can compare with the fuel consumption map and assess whether and what effect the cultivation depth has on the crop. The cultivation depth map can also be created in FMIS for the machine to set automatically and follow it in the field (the operator, however, has the option to change the depth in the tractor for ideal local soil cultivation).

What is SectionControl?

The machine with the EasyControl system enables completely automated lifting and lowering at headlands according to the current GPS position (a tractor terminal with a GPS receiver is required). It is thus another milestone in the automation of agricultural production and it facilitates the operators’ work who can pay more attention to the work of the machine without having to worry about when to lift and lower the machine.