AEF Autonomous Agriculture Day - Milwaukee, June 9
Autonomy in Agriculture Day, the AEF and AEM Ag Technology Leadership Group examine how to collaborate and take on the challenges of autonomous machine to machine interoperability. A packed agenda saw several potential collaborations explored. The Team Leaders discussed activities that the AEF should support to take on the challenges of a multi branded autonomous system. How can AEF ensure that machine to machine communication will be safe, secure and have defined liability?
Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) hosted these meetings and presented on the continued efforts in collaboration and standardization of autonomous machines. The AEM represents over 1000 members and 200+ machinery product lines globally and support standardization through ISO Standards as the preferred approach on global products. AEM membership represents a significant partner for ISO standards development and will offer technical experts to collaborate on consensus automation standards. The goal is to promote consistency across the off-road sectors of Agriculture, Mining, and Construction. AEM members have already completed work on 9 different ISO standards relating to automation and this will be a great resource for future AEF efforts.
As an example of how an industry might collaborate on such an undertaking that includes global operations and international standards, the AEF met with Joel Haight. Ph.D. Professor Haight teaches Industrial Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh and is involved with The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Specifically discussed was the 62-member partnership focused on Mine Automation and Emerging Technologies Health and Safety. This partnership addresses issues pertaining to the health and safety implications of automation and emerging technologies in mining operations. The purpose of this group is to promote collaboration between the mining industry, equipment manufacturers, labor, consensus standards groups, government researchers and regulators and academic researchers. The goal is seeking a safe transition to a more automated mining industry. The strategy and tactics employed by NIOSH are a perfect model for AEF to follow as we take on a similar set of tasks.
There is a need to develop standards that cover the multiple domains and AEF has found a partner in this effort in CEMA. Ivo Hostens of CEMA presented on this partnership and how the AEF AgIN standards can help. CEMA focuses on several priorities. Mostly through the participation in selected EU projects and initiatives, CEMA contributes to driving innovation in the agri-food chain. The European farm equipment industry is a leading technology provider for farmers worldwide and is part of the solution to feed a growing world population. CEMA is helping to map the legislative environment in Europe while defining the digital processes that enable data flow and interoperability on IoT platforms. Using a practical approach to the complexity of these issues it is possible to develop international standards. The message is clear that a highly structured collaboration is needed, and AEF will participate.
Erik Pekkeriet from Wageningen University presented his experience with robotics and Precision Ag 2.0. AEF was presented the work being done in the Netherlands around Precision Ag 2.0 and smart farming processes. The studies conducted in 2019-2020 found 203 farms in the Netherlands using at least one Precision Ag 2.0 process with most of the functionalities being Variable Rate Application (VRA) based. The Precision Ag 2.0 has 3 basic actions on the farm that drive improved results. By acquiring data, using the FMIS to process the data one can then use regional decision models to implement the most efficient precision ag functions. This data and model generate a prescription plan for machinery prepared for VRA. AEF certified ISOBUS tractors and implements with precision actuators are then used for the VRA per the prescription plan. All these mentioned activities currently happen while the machinery is operated in person, on location.
How can we take this work from supervised to unsupervised?
Robots… Robots are the future, Robots can reach every plant, every animal, everywhere to act more frequently and collect reproducible data. Robots are proven to perform good in repetitive short cycle tasks and act with more precision at the right time. Can we create a Multi branded sensor, data, AI algorithms and machines and robots combined as one eco-system? This autonomy can reduce Soil compaction, chemicals, water, fertilizers/manure, energy, labor, administration, risks, logistics. It can also continuously handle rough working conditions and will scale easier to feed our growing communities.
The challenges to date include poor implementation and validation, limited durable examples in open field and poor connectivity with limited implement support. No international standards are complete to help plan, simulate, execute, secure data and learn/improve by software. These new machines will have limited remote assistance and safety concerns as well. The AEF has the expertise and vision to tackle these challenges with practical solutions. How does the industry give the controls to the farmer? The stakeholders on the farm need to be sure that the data is safe, secured and that machines have plug and play connectivity that is vendor independent.
Sound familiar?
The AEF regards interoperability as a key function, and we will support the industry in this way as autonomy and robotics are brought into the field globally.
AEF and Wageningen University and Research are collaborating on agROBOfood. agROBOfood is the European Union’s Horizon 2020 project dedicated to accelerating the digital transformation of the European agri-food sector through the adoption of robotic technologies. The aim of the project is to consolidate, extend and strengthen the current ecosystem by establishing a sustainable network of Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH), boosting the uptake of robotic solutions by the agri-food sector. The agROBOfood Consortium has 39 partners, including AEF, led by Wageningen University & Research.
Also presenting was the organization Global Org. for Agricultural Robots (GOFAR). The GOFAR mission is focusing on promoting and developing Agricultural Robots worldwide. AEF hopes to use a FIRA event to promote more collaboration. FIRA has organized a series of trade shows and technical conferences at many global locations for this promotion. By partnering with GOFAR, the FIRA show group should organize some events with AEF and AEF will bring the machinery experts to lead discussions.
Over a full day of presentations and roundtable discussion it was clear that AEF has much work to do for the industry. The collaboration between AEM, AEF member companies and outside organizations will be key to the industry success and the future possibility of autonomous machinery moving unsupervised through a farm.
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Plugfest: An Event for Friends and Competitors
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Introducing TIM — a Farmer’s New Best Friend
Tractor Implement Management, or what we call “TIM,” is a cross-product and cross-manufacturer ISOBUS solution where the implement controls certain…
The Three Things You Need to Know About M2M
M2M, also known as “Machine-to-Machine Communication,” is exactly what it sounds like. It stands for two machines “communicating” together.
New Security Team Lead: Bradley Nielsen
AEF is very happy to present the new Security Team Lead: Bradley Nielsen from CNH Industrial, based in Burr Ridge, Illinois, agreed to take over the…
New Deputy for Wireless Infield Communication team: Tobias Nothdurft
AEF is happy to present the new WIC Deputy Team Lead: Tobias Nothdurft from AGCO, based in Marktoberdorf, Germany, agreed to take over the tasks from…
New AEF Member: Materna
Materna is a full service provider in the premium segment successfully implementing IT projects for the industry sector, business customers and the…
New AEF Member: Junkkari Oy
Junkkari Oy is a family owned company located in Finland, established over 60 years ago and is part of the MSK Group Oy.
AEF and AgGateway align to deliver digital solutions for Agriculture
AgGateway and the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on initiatives to…
AEF General Assembly
The first ever virtual AEF General Assembly took place on Thursday the 15th of October. The AEF Chairperson, Peter van der Vlugt opened the meeting…
Thank you Marcello Mongiardo
As mentioned above, during this year’s Chair Group (CG) election meeting resulted in a change of the Vice-Chairperson. Marcello Mongiardo as the…
Core Membership changes and additions
Core Membership changes
At the last AEF General Assembly held October 15, 2020, leadership addressed a change request to the Core membership. The…
AEF Tech Talks
In 2020 the AEF started scheduling a new educational series called Tech Talks on a monthly basis. AEF Tech Talks are short condensed introductions to…
EIMA Digital preview
On November the 11th and 12th the AEF had the honour of presenting two sessions during the EIMA Digital Preview (EDP). The EDP was a purely online…
Service Council review
On 28th of October 2020 the third AEF Service Council took place in Warendorf, Germany. The event – aimed at dealer service and sales staff as well as…
Project Universal Terminal (UT 3) ramps up in 2020
Project activities for the UT 3 ISOBUS functionality conformance test have received much interest for the past few years. In January 2020 a face to…
Open position for Security Team Leader
A new lead is sought for the AEF Security Expert Team. This is a diverse team made up of security professionals from both OEMs and security…
AEF ISOBUS Database – Improvements
The latest version of the AEF ISOBUS Database was released in the middle of summer and included the highly anticipated changes to the Product Upload…
ATLAS - High Level Architecture
Τhe overall goal of the Horizon 2020 project “ATLAS” is the development of an open digital Network through which information and services become…
Attention all users of the AEF ISOBUS Conformance Test!
The current AEF Conformance Test environment was developed based on a now outdated version of National Instruments TestStand. (To be precise we are…
WIC presentation at ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM)
Once again, the AEF were presenting at the 2020 ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM). The event took place from the 13th to the 15th of July and,…
AEF at AGROSALON
The AGROSALON took place from the 6th to the 9th of October in Moscow and thanks to the grateful assistance of the Agriculture Engineering team at…
AEF to present at EIMA Digital Preview
The Covid-19 emergency has defined a new economic and social geography with global restrictions. The international trade shows worldwide have been…
ATLAS - What are the use cases?
Smart agricultural machines, sensors and data processing services have assisted farmers by providing an abundance of information that help optimize…
Self-Certification provides next phase of conformance testing
As highlighted in the AEF ISOBUS Database Improvements Press Release issued before Agritechnica last year, Self-Certification is here! But what…
Introduction to the new team - PT13 Security
Last year in October a new AEF team was formed, composed of security experts from several AEF member companies. Norbert Schlingmann, General Manager…
Update on High Speed ISOBUS
Following on from the very successful High Speed ISOBUS presentation given at the Landtechnik conference in November last year, this edition of the…
AEF Plugfests in 2020
After our disappointment at having to cancel the AEF Spring Plugfest in Lincoln due to on-going concern over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and…
New guideline for Extended Farm Management Information Systems Data Interface (EFDI) available
This EFDI guideline provides an extensible communication system concept and defines rules for adding new functionalities to cover specific use cases…
Machine and Sensor Manufacturers: Technical Requirements Surveys for Data-Driven Agriculture
The European Commission is funding the development of an open digital platform for interoperability between agricultural machinery, sensors and data…
First TIM products are present in the AEF ISOBUS Database
Since AEF’s development of the Tractor Implement Management (TIM) was launched in December 2019, the first products supporting the TIM functionality…
AEF TIM Award ceremony
Tractor Implement Management (TIM) receives two awards in February: ASABE AE50 Award and AEM Davidson Prize in the US.
AEF Core Membership changes
As well as the recently announced AEF membership changes involving Kubota Corporation and Kverneland Group, the start of 2020 has ushered in one more…
agROBO food - AEF with CEMA participation
In parallel to ATLAS, AEF is a partner in a second EU funded project named agROBOfood.
ISOBUS Seminar at REI
The ISOBUS event held in Reggio Emilia (Italy) on December 13th 2019 titled “Agriculture looks to the future” was a great success.
AEF, AETC and ISOBUS; A Great Combination
Last month on February 10-12 the AEF was a sponsor of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2020. This annual event is hosted every…
New PT05 Lead Jasper Jeninga
As of December 1, 2019, the AEF has a new project team leader for the ISOBUS Automation Group: Jasper Jeninga, Team Leader at CLAAS based in Bad…
New PT04 Deputy Ronny Preußer
The AEF is happy to introduce Ronny Preußer as new deputy team lead for project team Service & Diagnostics.
Hara Spathi started as Project Manager for ATLAS
Since February, 12, 2020 Hara Spathi has joined the AEF as project manager for the ATLAS program. ATLAS focuses on the standardization of data…
AEF received ASABE AE50 award for Tractor-Implement-Management
Mark Benishek AEF Secretary, General Manager Norbert Schlingmann and Chairman Peter van der Vlugt received the AE50 award during the ASABE…
Kubota Corporation to take over AEF core membership from Kverneland Group
After 11 years of Kverneland Group’s direct engagement as AEF founding - and core member, the mother company Kubota Corporation has taken over the AEF…
Engineering First TIM products certified
After the successful release and roll out of the AEF TIM conformance test some days ago to certification test laboratories, we are happy to announce…
AEF Booth at Agritechnica
Agritechnica 2019 took place from the 10th to the 16th of November at the Hannover Messe and once again the AEF was present with a booth in Hall 15.…
AEF Speeches at VDI conference 2019
The AEF was well represented with three different presentations at the 77th Landtechnik AgEng Conference which took place on Friday the 8th and…
AE50 award for TIM
The AEF is pleased to be a recipient of an AE50 award of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) for 2020 for the…
ATLAS focuses on the standardization of interfaces in knowledge-based farming
In the "Agricultural Interoperability and Analysis System (ATLAS)" project leading manufacturers of agricultural technology are working together with…
Further development of the AEF ISOBUS Database
Which implement can be operated with the tractor’s ISOBUS terminal? Which functionalities are supported by the combination of vehicles? Can the farmer…
AEF at ACPA
From the 14th to the 17th of October the Asian-Australasian Conference on Precision Agriculture took place at the Punjab Agricultural University in…
Russian Federation is interested in ISOBUS technology
Last October 2019, Norbert Schlingmann, AEF General Manager, was invited to speak at a conference in Moscow entitled “Universal control and monitoring…
TPPL – Twisted Pair Physical Layer
In January 2019, the 3rd revision of ISO 11783 – Part 2: Physical Layer has been published. As you may know this part of the ISO standard details the…
The guiding hand behind TIM - Hans Jürgen Nissen
As with all projects, at some point they come to completion. This is true with the project, Tractor Implement Management (TIM), which was released…
New record for AEF Plugfest
From the 17th to the 19th of September the AEF European Plugfest took place in Antibes, France at the very new Juan-les-Pins Conference Centre. With…
AEF Conference Day: Partnering with others in Digital Landscape
In addition to the Plugfest event, project team meetings and the AEF General Assembly, the AEF Conference event took place in the afternoon of…
Opportunity in Digital Farming – Lead for EU subsidized project team
The AEF is looking for a project team lead to help with an EU subsidized design project. The benefits of digital farming are increasing day by day and…
AEF at InfoAg 2019
Once again the AEF was present at Union Station in St Louis, Missouri participating in the 2019 edition of InfoAg. As with previous years the AEF…
AEF Conformance Test Pricing Increase
Starting in January 2020 the annual fee that manufacturers pay to access the AEF ISOBUS Conformance Test will increase to 24.300 Euro for the…
TIM – future-proof communication between tractor and implement
TIM (Tractor Implement Management) is a cross-product and cross-manufacturer ISOBUS solution where the implement controls certain tractor functions…
AEF Steering Committee and Team Leaders meet at SDF
During the last week of June, in one of the hottest weeks of the summer, the Steering Committee, Team Leaders and associated deputies converged on…
Second AEF Service Council in October
The first AEF Service Council took place in Warendorf at the end of December 2018. Due to the positive outcome, the participants expressed the wish to…
New AEF Member: Proemion GmbH
We are a technology company that builds connectivity solutions for machines. We provide the infrastructure to connect mobile machines with the cloud…
New AEF Member: Parker Hannifin Mfg Finland Oy
Parker Hannifin is a Fortune 250 global leader in motion and control technologies. For more than 100 years the company has engineered the success of…
AEF Events at the Plugfest
In conjunction with the Plugfest, you will have the option of seeing the Plugfest activities in action or particpate in a number of conference &…
VDI workshop on ISOBUS and TIM
Under the title „ISOBUS Automation using TIM“ an international VDI workshop took place in the Berlin Mercure Hotel MOA on 28 June 2019. The AEF was…
AEF activity at the ASABE Annual International Meeting
AEF Sponsored and exhibited at the 2019 Annual International Meetings of the ASABE in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on July 7 – 10, 2019. The focus of…
Thanks to Martijn Holten
Martijn Holten left Kverneland Mechatronics and in addition the position as deputy for AEF PT4 Service & Diagnostics in June. Since the beginning he…
Thanks to Harald Dietel
Since the launch meeting in Frankfurt am Main on 16 March 2011, Harald Dietel has significantly supported the project team High Voltage (PT7) as team…
Mark von Bibra: new project manager at the AEF
Since 24 June 2019, Mark von Bibra has joined AEF as project manager. The Australian studied in Melbourne and Singapore and worked for the last six…
Website and AEF web-based training in French
To coincide with the AEF Fall Plugfest in France in September, the AEF website and the three modules of the AEF web-based training will be available…
Become a sponsor for AEF Fall Plugfest now
The AEF Fall Plugfest 2019 will take place from 16 to 20 September in Antibes, France. Be there when a knowledgeable audience meets to test and…
Register now for the AEF Fall Plugfest
The preparations for the next AEF Plugfest which will take place from 17 to 20 September in Antibes (France) are already in full swing.
New project team: Medium Voltage
On 26 September 2018, experts from several AEF member companies met to launch the new Medium Voltage (PT12) project team. After defining the project…
Dealer registration and AEF ticket system
The dealer registration is also new. In future, dealers will be able to register and log into the AEF ISOBUS database themselves. This enables them to…
AEF Compatibility Check
The AEF ISOBUS database allows users to learn about ISOBUS functionalities supported by both the single product and several selected products.
Further development of the AEF ISOBUS database
From September 2019, manufacturers will be able themselves to carry out a Conformance Test by taking into account defined AEF Rules in order to ensure…
New AEF Member: Panasonic Industry Europe
Panasonic Industry Europe GmbH is part of the global Panasonic Group and provides industrial products and services in Europe.
Special training modules for AEF members
What is ISOBUS? How does the AEF ISOBUS Database work? What are the advantages of the AEF ISOBUS CheckTool? These and other questions are answered by…
New Twisted Pair Connection for ISOBUS
The AEF Engineering & Implementation team has been investigating the use of Twisted Pair Physical Layer (TPPL) for use on ISOBUS systems.
OEM information Sub Suppliers Certification
Suppliers often provide their ECUs to multiple manufacturers. These ECUs are equipped with a standard software which are able to support different…
New AEF Member: Orion Tecnologia e Sistemas Agrícolas Ltda
Orion Tecnologia e Sistemas Agrícolas Ltda is an innovative Brazilian company that designs and manufactures special spraying implements for installing…
New AEF Member: J.ASSY Agricultural
J.Assy Agricultural specializes in technology solutions for agribusiness. They are one of Brazil’s largest investors in R & D in this industry.
Review: SIMA 2019 in Paris
From February 24th thru the 28th the 78th edition of SIMA took place at the Parc des Expositions in Paris Nord Villepinte. This year there were…
Review: AXEMA Technical conference
On Saturday February 23rd the third AXEMA Technical conference took place at the Parc des Expositions. The surrounding exhibition halls were busy with…
Review: AEF at AETC
The AEF presented at the “Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference” (AETC) from February 11 to 13, 2019 in Louisville, Kentucky, with a program…
Become a sponsor for AEF Spring Plugfest now
The preparations for the AEF Plugfest in spring, which will take place from 7 to 9 May in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, are already in full swing.
Review: AEF Service Council in Warendorf
On 19th of December 2018 the first AEF Service Council took place in Warendorf. The event – aimed at service staff and product management of…
In the video: Carsten Hühne about the AEF Ticket System
What does the AEF Ticket System do? How does it work? What role does it play in the context of diagnostic options in the AEF ISOBUS Database, keyword…
Announcement: AEF at the SIMA 2019
SIMA 2019 will take place at the Paris Nord Villepinte Exhibition Centre from the 24th to the 28th of February. This will be the 78th edition of the…
TIM: Benefits and aims
TIM (tractor implement management system or device steers tractor) is an ISOBUS-based solution for a barrier-free and cross-vendor data exchange in…
Service Council on the subject of the AEF ticket system and database diagnostic use
The AEF ticket system is an essential component of the AEF ISOBUS database. With this ticket system, information about compatibility problems between…
New AEF Member: HELUKABEL
Established in Germany in 1978, HELUKABEL® is one of the world’s leading cable manufacturers and suppliers. In addition to our production sites in…
New AEF ISOBUS Database login page
The AEF is very excited to annouce the release of the new AEF ISOBUS Database login page.
New AEF Member: Dacom
Dacom provides growers and the agribusiness sector with data-driven advisory services throughout the world. Using intelligent analyses, all available…
Review: EIMA in Italy
From the 7th to the 11th of November the EIMA International show took place in Bologna, Italy. More than 315,000 visitors attended this year, coming…
AEF General Manager presentation at AgGateway annual meeting
AEF General Manager, Norbert Schlingmann, was a keynote speaker at the AgGateway Annual meeting in Austin Texas, USA on Nov 13th. His presentation…
Road safety pilot for agricultural equipment successful tested
AEF developed together with ETSI’s committee on Machine-to-Machine Communications a pilot to distribute a warning message to passing vehicles within a…
Thank you Jaap van Bergeijk
Jaap van Bergeijk will leave his AEF team leader position to the end of the year. Since the beginning of the AEF, he has been in charge of the…
New Project Team Medium Voltage
On 26th of September the first meeting took place for the latest AEF Project Team, PT12 Medium Voltage. It has been formed based on a project proposal…
Review: TIM Plugfest in Bologna
The eighth TIM Plugfest took place at the Savoia Regency Hotel in Bologna on the 19th and 20th of September. It was the first time that a TIM specific…
Review: AEF celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary
On September 19th the AEF celebrated its 10 Year Anniversary with a full day of events in Bologna, Italy. This was in addition to the AEF Fall…
Review: AEF Fall Plugfest in Bologna
From the 18th to the 20th of September the Fall Plugfest took place at the Savoia Regency Hotel in Bologna, Italy.
AEF Plugfest to include the next edition of the TIM Plugfest and 10th Anniversary Celebration
The 8th TIM plugfest will be held on 19th and 20th of September during the European edition of the AEF Plugfest, at the Savoia Hotel Regency, Bologna,…
AEF joined AgGateway membership
Both organisations are interested in develop better products to the farmer. In order to provide functionalities on equipment we need to have a better…
New AEF Member: Multiva
Multiva is a brand for high quality agricultural machines, produced by Dometal Oy. Company is located in Loimaa, Finland. Our product range consists…
New AEF Member: Geoprospectors
Geoprospectors is a leading supplier of soil sensors for precision agriculture, subsurface engineering and airborne exploration.The solutions use a…
New AEF ISOBUS Functionality ISB
The functionality ISB, or ISOBUS Shortcut button refers to a physical button (or key or switch) in the tractor cab which, when pressed, will…
Review: Spring plugfest in Lincoln, Nebraska
From May the 15th to the 17th the Spring Plugfest took place in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Embassy Suites together with the NTTL test lab hosted another…
2008 to 2018: AEF celebrates 10th anniversary
On 28 October 2008 seven international manufacturers of agricultural machinery and two associations founded the Agricultural Industry Electronics…
Register now: Plugfest in Lincoln
From 14 to 18 May 2018 the Plugfest will take place in Lincoln Nebraska. Registration is now possible.
Review: Commodity Classic
The Commodity Classic Ag show in North America was located this year in Anaheim, California from 27th February - 1st March.
AEF will join the AEM booth during the Commodity Classic show, February 27 – March 1 in Anaheim, California USA
Commodity Classic is America's top agricultural convention and trade show, managed by farmers, for farmers. The trade show connects cutting-edge…
AEF at Agritechnica in Mid-November
Again the AEF will be present at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany running from November 12th through 18th.