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#CLAAS in the middle of the American corn belt: Last week, the Farm Progress Show took place again in the heart of Iowa. 🌽   It is the largest agricultural technology exhibition in North America and of course, CLAAS of America was there. CLAAS presented, among others, the 500,000th CLAAS combines anniversary machine - a LEXION 8600 - as well as the TRION 740, the AXION 960 TERRA TRAC and the award-winning XERION 12.650. Also, interested farmers were able to find out about the new CLAAS connect. 🚜🌐💻   They were busy days and not only the daily demonstrations for grain corn threshing and soil cultivation, attracted many admiring glances. "We notice that the CLAAS brand and our products are becoming increasingly popular in North America," Dave December, Head of Marketing CLAAS of America, happily said, sharing his impressions from the #exhibition.   To get your own impressions, watch our recap video of the Farm Progress Show below! 🎥   #FarmProgressShow #agriculture #farming #machines #tradefair #combines

♻️ Pioneering recycling in baling 🌱   At #CLAAS, we are actively committed to greater sustainability in agriculture. This is why, we are a member of the ERDE e.V. initiative, the nationwide take-back and recycling system for crop protection products in Germany.   🔄 ERDE offers farmers the opportunity to collect and recycle used film at low cost. Thanks to ERDE, the recycling rate rose to around 65% in 2023, and 75% of all silage film is to be recycled by 2027.   📦 We have also been offering WRAPEX CARE stretch film containing up to 35% recycled material since 2022 - without compromising on quality. Our sustainable films are not only environmentally friendly, but also more cost-effective to establish on the market.   #ESG #Sustainability #Recycling #Agriculture 

When #history was made: A century ago, in 1924, #CLAAS took part for the first time in a traveling exhibition of the DLG, the predecessor of today's #Agritechnica.   The trade fair premiere in Hamburg turned out to be a significant moment in the company's history: The Claas brothers won the silver #DLG coin for their innovative knotter. 🥇   This top award made the reliable straw binders from Harsewinkel widely known and ultimately helped the then young company achieve its breakthrough. 🚀   #exhibition #fair #innovation #agriculture #engineering

The sustainable fuel made of used cooking oil🌱♻   While electric cars are taking over the streets, forage harvesters, combine harvesters and large tractors will still need internal combustion engines in the future. However, ideally they will no longer run on diesel, but will use a sustainable liquid fuel instead: Hydrotreated vegetable oil, or in short: HVO. 🌾   #HVO is obtained through the chemical processing of waste products such as plant residues or used cooking oil. But why is HVO currently the best possible solution compared with diesel and other fuels?   Simon Loquais, Vice President Strategy Tractors & Implements, explains it vividly using a well-known toy in the video below. Have a look! 🚜   #ESG #sustainability #agriculture #recycling

Behind the scenes: 500,000 CLAAS combine harvesters 🌾         First it was a figure, then an idea, and finally a project: half a million combine harvesters. It was a long way from the idea via the design process and finally the finish with special painting and application of the large CLAAS 500,000 stickers – demanding more than one year of preparation and international coordination.    The anniversary machines were designed to build a bridge between past and present through their appearance. The most important eras in combine harvester history were silver and seed green, which were incorporated into the anniversary design in a metallic color. For the finish, CLAAS Industrial Design created large stickers with overlapping "CLAAS" and "500000" lettering. The CLAAS lettering is partially transparent, with hundreds of the familiar CLAAS knotter hooks punched out as a pattern. 🎨    For this anniversary, there was to be not just one, but several anniversary machines. Even countries without production sites should and wanted to be able to take part in this so important anniversary. As a result, the eye-catching machines do not only cause a high attention across German fields in the running harvest, but also appeared at the Ag in Motion trade fair in Canada mid of July and demonstrated their skills to farmers in France, Great Britain, Denmark, Poland and Romania. Next stop: Australia and China – stay tuned 🌎 #anniversary #agriculture #machines #engineering #combine #CLAAS #innovations #harvesting 

#CLAAS recently joined the #AEM in celebrating the hardworking manufacturing workers across the USA at our North American headquarters in Omaha, NE! We took this opportunity to honor the dedication and passion of our team, who are part of the 2.3 million people driving the equipment manufacturing industry forward. They are truly at the heart of our success and the progress of our industry. We are proud to have welcomed Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and US Congressman Mike Flood, as well as Gabriele Bennemann of the German Consulate in Chicago to highlight the vital contributions of manufacturing workers at our campus. A big thank you goes to the AEM for showcasing the excellence and innovation that define CLAAS and the equipment industry.  #manufacturingexpress

New #photovoltaic system put in operation at #CLAAS Agricoltura in Leno, Italy. 🌞🔋   The project started in spring 2023 and the installation of the system was completed recently. The 320 m2 roof in Leno was fitted with a total of 150 panels. This means that from now on vast amounts of external power supply will be saved at the location.   #ESG #solar #sustainability #agriculture

"If you want to be the leader, you must keep running." We will never forget Helmut Claas, entrepreneur, visionary, family man and passionate farmer. Today, he would have been 98 years old. 🖤 #claas #helmutclaas

Anniversary in Nivå, Denmark: Celebrating 25 years of computer vision innovation. 🥳 🎂   Recently, CLAAS E-Systems celebrated the 25th #anniversary of its Danish branch in Nivå. The branch – in #CLAAS ownership since late 2006 - has been active within development of computer vision-based products and solutions for the agricultural sector since June 1999.   The celebrations featured many memorable moments for the local employees as well as the attending founding members and guests from CLAAS E-Systems in Dissen, Germany.   Particular highlights were the performance of a famous Danish national girls’ choir and the celebrations at the renowned Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. There, the guests enjoyed the museum gardens offering magnificent views of the Øresund Straight between Denmark and Sweden.   #Agriculture #Innovation #Digital #Denmark #Engineering

2024 is a great year for #CLAAS and our Chinese location in Gaomi: We are celebrating an important milestone with the 10th anniversary of the location 🤝🌱 #agriculture #engineering #anniversary