Corrosive liquid fertiliser
doesn’t stand a chance A continuous operation of soil tillage implements and sowers is the prerequisite for time-efficient and profitable economic activity in agriculture. Important condition: The machines must be resistant to corrosion from fertiliser, rain and frost. This particularly applies to the connection parts of machine hydraulics that are critical for functioning. If the component is not optimally compatible with the system requirements or is incorrectly assembled, leaks can quickly occur.
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griculture is characterised by price erosion: Companies must achieve high work productivity, and additionally, the environmental standards of the European Union require a resourceefficient cultivation of rural areas. Horsch Maschinen GmbH is one of the leading manufacturers of qualifying machines and progressive components for soil tillage, seeding and plant protection.
New Quality Standards in Hydraulics Within the last few years, Horsch recorded an increasing demand for fertilisation machines – the requirements here for the corrosion protection of the integrated parts are especially high. “Corrosion resistance against liquid fertiliser and fertiliser dust is extremely important for our customers. They expect operationally safe, but also optically flaw146 Industry Europe
less machines – even after years of operation,” emphasises Thomas Prüll from Research and Development at Horsch. In order to also guarantee customers a future-proof and consistently high standard in fluid technology, Horsch declared VOSS Fluid GmbH as the standard supplier for hydraulic connection technology. “VOSS Fluid convinced us with the zinc-nickel coating, which is leading on the market with its high corrosion protection,” Thomas Prüll explained.
Effective Surface Technology Definitive arguments for Horsch: VOSS coat outperforms even the highest corrosion protection class K5 of the German Association of Machinery and Plant Construction (VDMA) standard sheet 24576, in that a red rust resistance on the surface of at least 720 hours is
