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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 retiring Vice-Chairperson was succeeded by Andrew Olliver for a new term of 2 years. Both Steering Committee (SC) members are representing Core Member CNHi. During the virtual General Assembly meeting, the Chairperson Peter van der Vlugt thanked Marcello Mongiardo for his 8 years of dedicated contribution and efforts in the CG.

Marcello joined the AEF in 2011 as SC member in the AEF meetings in Atlanta in the US. Soon after in the fall of 2012, he was elected as Vice-Chairperson. Eight years of around 160 CG virtual calls, 20 CG meetings, 50 SC virtual calls and around 30 SC and joint meetings later, he now steps out of the CG but assured us that he will remain an active SC member. On behalf of the whole CG that worked intensely together with Marcello for 8 years, the AEF thanked Marcello by handing out digitally a ‘virtual plaque’ which will be either sent as a package or be handed over at the next occasion. A big thank you one more time for Marcello Mongiardo!



AEF toward the future – Webinar organized by Federunacoma

The webinar  “AEF toward the future” was organized by FederUnacoma and held in the morning of July 1st with the purpose to introduce the new AEF…

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Autonomy in Ag – Planting seeds towards an interoperable, autonomous future

The overall goal of AEFs project “Autonomy in Ag” is to face the current challenges of autonomous machines with standards and technologies for…

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New AEF Member Companies

These companies have recently joined the AEF.

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AEF toward the future – Webinar organized by Federunacoma

The webinar  “AEF toward the future” was organized by FederUnacoma and held in the morning of July 1st with the purpose to introduce the new AEF…

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AEF and ISO met together in Tokyo

In June 2024, the AEF and ISO TC23 SC19 organized a full week of meetings in conjunction with the Japanese Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers…

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Review of successful AEF Information Day in Tokyo

The AEF kicked off the Information Day in Tokyo, Japan with great support from JAMMA on the local organization!

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Autonomy in Ag – Planting seeds towards an interoperable, autonomous future

The overall goal of AEFs project “Autonomy in Ag” is to face the current challenges of autonomous machines with standards and technologies for…

#Organisation #Project team activities

AEF participated in the Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the National Mall in Washington DC

On May 6th-8th 2024 the AEF was invited to participate in the Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the National Mall in Washington DC.

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Review Workshop Day

AEF tool chain presented during first Workshop Day on April 18, 2024.

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AEF 2024 Fall Plugfest in Bologna, Italy

The next European Plugfest will take place from September 16 to 20, 2024 in Bologna, Italy at the Savoia Hotel. This will be the fourth time at this…

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New AEF Member Companies

These companies have recently joined the AEF.

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Upcoming events 2024

AEF Fall Plugfest, VDI International Conference on Agricultural Engineering LAND.TECHNIK, EIMA

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AEF starts new project called Autonomy in Ag (AUT)

The AEF Steering Committee approved the project charter and the wish to start engagement in autonomy. The goal of the new “Autonomy in Ag” (AUT)…

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AEF Steering Committee and Team Leaders met in St. Valentin, Austria at CNH plant

The AEF Steering Committee, as well as AEF Team Leaders and Deputies met at CNH in St. Valentin, Austria for three days.

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Announcement Ag on the mall

The Future of Food & Farming

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) will exhibit at the "Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the…

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High-Speed ISOBUS (HSI) meeting during Plugfest week

The week from February 26 to March 1, 2024 was for the HSI experts packed with meetings in a room far from the exhibit floor, first with ISO meetings…

#Events #Plugfest #Project team activities

AEF Project INFO – What’s that?

The INFO project is driven by three main use cases: What are the capabilities of my machine? What is the right product (e.g. a baler) for the…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

DCS Team: Welcome Dennis Schäfer, new Deputy Team Lead

Three month after the Kick-off meeting, the AEF is pleased to announce that the DCS Team has a deputy: Dennis Schäfer.

#Organisation #Project team activities

Updated AEF 005 Guideline

The AEF Guideline “AEF 005 ISOBUS Alignment of ISOBUS systems with ISO 25119” has been released as RIG 3.

#Project team activities #Standards guidelines

New AEF Member Companies

These companies have recently joined the AEF.

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Upcoming events 2024

Ag on the Mall, ASABE AIM, AEF Fall Plugfest, VDI International Conference on Agricultural Engineering LAND.TECHNIK, EIMA, ...

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Review from the AEF 2024 Spring Plugfest in Houston, TX

From February 27 – March 1, 2024 the AEF North American Plugfest was held in Houston Texas.

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Invitation for AEF Information Day in Tokyo at JAMMA - Monday, June 17, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF), a global non-profit organization founded to improve cross-manufacturer compatibility in…

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AEF wins AE50 award for Agricultural Interoperability Network

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF), was recognized by the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) with a…

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AEF sponsored ASABE AETC conference

On February 12-14 the AEF was a sponsor of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2024.

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AEF participates in the International Agricultural Autonomy Symposium

On Thursday 08 February 2024, the first International Agricultural Autonomy Symposium took place as part of the schedule of events at the World FIRA…

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AgIN met in Kaiserslautern, on January 24-25, 2024

The Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) project team made its debut in 2024, rapidly resuming work after winter break without significant…

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Green Week in Berlin 2024

Panel discussion about agricultural dataspaces and Artificial Intelligence during the Green Week in Berlin on January 25, 2024.

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AEF participating WORLD FIRA 2024

The leading international event for agricultural robotics and autonomous solutions will open its eighth edition from 6 to 8 February at the…

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AEF Tech Talks in February and March

The AEF started scheduling a new educational series called Tech Talks on a monthly basis in 2020. AEF Tech Talks are short, condensed introductions to…

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Registration for Spring Plugfest in Houston will be open December 15, 2024

Houston, a major city in Texas will be the destination of the next AEF Plugfest again in conjunction with Commodity Classicom. Setting up the George…

#Events #Organisation #Plugfest

Review: Autonomy Day

Autonomy in Agriculture – where does the AEF fit? This was the title for the second AEF Autonomy Day which was held on November 29 at the FederUnacoma…

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Trade show review: Agritechnica

AGRITECHNICA - The world's leading trade fair for agricultural machinery took place from November 12 to 18 at the Hannover Messe showgrounds. AEF was…

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Review: Presentations at Agritechnica

Wireless infield Communication – Road Safety

Wireless in-field communication (WIC) serves as a crucial facilitator for seamless and interoperable…

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10 years of Conformance Test

AEF celebrates 10th anniversary of ISOBUS Conformance Test and Database

With the AEF ISOBUS Database, AEF has been ensuring transparency of ISOBUS…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Organisation

New AEF Project team: Digital Camera Systems

A few weeks ago, the AEF kicked off the new project team Digital Camera Systems or DCS for short. More than 25 participants from various AEF member…

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AEF ISOBUS Certified label

One of the first tasks after the founding of the AEF was to make ISOBUS (ISO 11783) easier to understand for the whole industry. This led to the…

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Web based trainings

AEF member companies enjoy complimentary access to our web-based training courses. These instructional videos cover technical fundamentals across…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Organisation

Upcoming events 2024

Green Week, ASABE Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC), AEF Plugfests ...

#Events #Plugfest

AEF offering reduced membership fee to new members

The leadership at AEF decided after 2021 to offer a reduction of the AEF membership fee to interested companies that may be considering involvement in…

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AEF starts AgIN as Data Space Initiative

What is "AgIN"? 
The Agricultural Interoperabilty Network [AgIN] is a dataspace that provides a framework to foster collaboration between agricultural…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

Trade show preview: Agritechnica

AEF Booth at Agritechnica

As in previous years, the AEF will also be present with a booth at Agritechnica in Hannover (Germany) this year.…

#Events #Project team activities

Presentations at the VDI conference AgEng

The LAND.TECHNIK International Conference on Agricultural Engineering is the official opening event of AGRITECHNICA. During the two day conference…

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Nominated for the DLG Agrifuture Concept Winner 2023

The Agricultural Interoperability Network (AgIN) has been selected on the shortlist for the DLG-Agrifuture Concept Winner 2023, for pioneering…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

Nominated for the Systems & Components Trophy 2023

AEF’s “Enhanced Road safety for agricultural vehicles" is a nominee of the a SYSTEMS & COMPONENTS TROPHY – Engineers‘ Choice 2023.

#Project team activities #Technical updates

CEMA summit

The AEF participated in the Innovation Village which showed high-tech innovative agricultural equipment during a summit organized by the European Ag…

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Review: AEF Fall Plugfest – Antibes

From the September 18 – 22, 2023 the AEF European Plugfest took place in Antibes, France at the Juan-les-Pins Conference Centre.

#Events #Plugfest

Review JWG 16 at IVT Expo, Chicago

iVT Technology Expo Chicago is a growing heavy vehicle engineering conference held annually in the US the last week of August. The technology expo…

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Changes in AEF Teams

In recent months, the AgIN Team has accelerated work to build an interoperability network for the agricultural industry. Several subgroups were formed…

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New AEF Member Companies

These companies joined the AEF.

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Upcoming events 2023

VDI conference ”Ag Eng”, Agritechnica,...

 

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Nebraska Tractor Test Lab (NTTL) 103 Year Celebration

The University of Nebraska Tractor Test Lab celebrated its century of testing tractors on July 8, 2023 on the east campus. A representation of tested…

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ASABE AIM in Omaha, NE, USA

The ASABE’s Annual International Meeting took place from July 9 – 12 in Omaha, Nebraska.

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AEF Fall Plugfest – Antibes

In just a few weeks, from September 18 to 22, 2023, the next AEF Fall Plugfest will take place at Congress Center of Antibes Juan-les-Pins, France,…

#Events #Plugfest

Meetings in Duluth, GA, USA

AEF Steering Committee and Team Leaders meet at AGCO.

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Thank you Anita Sennett

On the 22nd of June 2023 Anita Sennett, the AEF Secretary attended (and documented) her last AEF Steering Committee meeting before commencing her…

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New AEF staff: Birgit Wagner

The AEF is very happy to welcome Birgit Wagner as a new member of the AEF team, based in Gütersloh, Germany.

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Changes in AEF Teams

Thank you Georg Happich and Welcome Derek Smith (TIM 2).

#Events #Organisation #Project team activities

New AEF Guidelines

The AEF Guideline AEF 023, AEF 040, AEF 043.

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New AEF Members

These companies joined the AEF.

#Organisation

Upcoming events 2023

AEF Fall Plugfest, VDI conference ”Ag Eng”, Agritechnica,...

 

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Upcoming Fall Plugfest: Antibes, France - September 18 to 22, 2023

Planning for the next AEF Fall Plugfest is already underway. After a successful Plugfest in North America in March this year, the next European…

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General Manager presented AgIN during VDI conference “Smart Farming”

“What is the Agricultural Interoperable Network” was the title of Norbert Schlingmann’s presentation during the VDI conference “Smart Farming” on…

#Events #Technical updates

High-Speed ISOBUS presented on Industrial Ethernet Week Panel

In March 2023 the AEF was invited to participate as HARTING connector company hosted its annual discussion regarding the advancements of industrial…

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Can All Your Farm Equipment Speak the Same Language?

Due to having AEF Plugfest at the Commodity Classic trade show, AEF has had several opportunities to grow our media coverage in North America. These…

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Review: Spring Plugfest 2023 in Orlando was back in conjunction with the Commodity Classic

The annual AEF North American Plugfest was back at the Commodity Classic in 2023.

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AETC Conference in Frenso, CA

On February 12-14 the AEF was a sponsor of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2023. This annual event is hosted by the American…

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AEF at World Fira 2023 in Toulouse

From the 7th to the 9th of February the 7th World FIRA took place at the AGROBIOPOLE, just south of Toulouse in France. This new three day format…

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New Tractor Implement Management (TIM) Landingpage

The AEF TIM functionality, launched in 2019, is the first functionality using a standardized, certified communication between tractor and implement.…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

New AEF staff: Marcel Urban

The AEF is very happy to welcome Marcel Urban as a new member of the AEF team, based in Gütersloh, Germany.

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AEF Tech Week 2023 in Wageningen

The AEF teams consist of volunteers coming from our member companies who engage for AEF beside their regular job. To successfully work on projects…

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Upcoming events 2023

ASABE AIM, AEF Fall Plugfest 2023, VDI conference ”Landtechnik”, Agritechnica

#Events #Plugfest

AEF appoints new Chair Group

AEF Board Sets Focus on Collaboration, Plugfest Electrified by Record Attendance.

At its recent General Assembly meeting in Bologna, Italy, the…

#Events #Organisation #Plugfest

Review AEF Fall Plugfest

Successful Plugfest is back on stage in Europe after the North American one in New Orleans in March 2022. More than 330 participants enjoyed the…

#Events #Plugfest

Thank you Peter van der Vlugt

Peter has been a member of the AEF Steering Committee since the beginning and was elected as Vice-Chairman in 2008. Then as Rainer Hofmann stepped…

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Thank you Rainer Hofmann and Peter Hieronymus

AEF thanks Rainer and Peter for their active engagement and wishes a well-deserved retirement.

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Jan-Hendrik Wölker left AEF

Jan-Hendrik Wölker has left AEF as of end of October to pursue other interests. He started in 2012 working for the company Fuhrhop & Partner…

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AEF Tech Week, Wageningen, January 2023

AEF has grown, even during the last couple of years, and with that growth comes the challenge of effective collaboration between the many teams. All…

#Events

UT3 launch planned in Q1 – 2023

The AEF Project Team UT3 has been working on the next generation of the AEF Conformance Test for Universal Terminal UT3. Already in use during the…

#Technical updates

Announcement AEF Spring Plugfest Orlando March 2023

Orlando, a major city dedicated to amusement!  In central Florida you will find a destination packed with amusement parks and world renowned family…

#Events #Plugfest

Review SIMA Show

After a long break due to the Covid pandemic, the postponed SIMA show took place in Paris Nord - Villepinte / France from November 6 through 10 2022.…

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Review EIMA Show

From the 9th to the 13th of November the 45th EIMA show took place in Bologna, Italy. The record number of 327,100 visitors certainly enjoyed the…

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Industrial Vehicle Technology Expo USA

iVT Technology Expo Chicago was the first time this show was held in the US. The technology expo focuses on bringing together component manufacturers…

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New AEF Members

These companies joined the AEF

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Upcoming events 2022 / 2023

AgEng-LAND.TECHNIK, International Green Week, Tech Week, AETC Conference
, AEF Plugfests 2023

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AEF Fall Plugfest – Planning underway

In just a few weeks, from October 17 to 21, the next AEF Fall Plugfest will take place at the Savoia Hotel in Bologna, Italy. We are very much looking…

#Events #Plugfest

Autonomy in Agriculture – where does the AEF fit? – AEF Meetings in Milwaukee

Autonomy in Agriculture Day, the AEF and AEM Ag Technology Leadership Group examine how to collaborate and take on the challenges of autonomous…

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AEF at ASABE Annual International Meeting (AIM)

After two years of virtual events, the ASABE’s Annual International Meeting returned to an “in person” event which took place from the 17th to the…

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AEF Taskdata Validator

Operators working with the TaskController in the field sometimes have issues while importing ISO-XML taskdata in different terminals. This could be…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

Team Lead Positions Changed

AEF is pleased to announce that Ryan Milligan has been approved as AEF Team Lead Deputy of the Communications and Marketing Team (C&M) and happy to…

#Organisation

New Released Guidelines

Guideline AEF 007 RIG 2.0 ISOBUS – ISOBUS Automation

The Functional Safety Team has successfully released a new version of the Guideline AEF 007 that…

#Project team activities #Standards guidelines

New AEF Members

These companies joined the AEF

#Organisation

New events

Upcoming events in 2022

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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…

#Events #Organisation

AEF Makes History with Next Generation, High-Speed ISOBUS Demonstration

Next generation ISOBUS is roughly 4,000 times faster than the original ISOBUS technology.

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

Review: Spring Plugfest 2022 in New Orleans in conjunction with Commodity Classic

After the cancellations of the last few Plugfests due to the pandemic, this was the first face to face AEF Plugfest since September 2019.

#Plugfest #Events

AEF at ‘Ag On The Mall’ event

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) has exhibited at the "Celebration of Modern Agriculture on the National Mall" event in…

#Events

ASABE/ AETC

Last month on February 12-14 the AEF was a sponsor of the Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference (AETC) 2022.

#Events

Common project AgGateway and AEF: Data Link

In March 2021, AgGateway and the AEF signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on initiatives to increase the seamless exchange of…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

UT3 - Looking for member support in Acceptance Testing

The AEF Project Team Universal Terminal UT3 is currently working on the development of the next generation of the UT Conformance Test. This new…

#Project team activities

Second High Speed ISOBUS guideline published as Released International Guideline (RIG)

A subgroup of physical layer experts from the High Speed ISOBUS team (HSI) created AEF RIG 042 “High Speed Implement Bus – Physical layer – PHY and…

#Project team activities #Standards guidelines

New AEF Members

These companies joined the AEF

#Organisation

Upcoming events

Upcoming events in 2022

#Events #Plugfest

Registration deadline extended by 4 days to the 22nd of Feb and becomes a hybrid event

Our wish is, and has always been, that engineers attend the plugfest in person however due to the continuing COVID situation and the variation in…

#Events #Plugfest

AgGateway annual conference: November 8-10, 2021, Nashville, Tennessee

AEF Vice-Chair Andrew Olliver and General Manager Norbert Schlingmann, were speakers at the AgGateway Annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee, USA on…

#Events

EIMA 2021 show review

AEF was present at the EIMA 2021 show in Bologna with a booth in cooperation with REI and FederUnacoma. Information about AEF products were provided,…

#Events

Plugfest New Orleans

Visit New Orleans, Lousiana, for March 9 – 11, 2022 Plugfest

#Events #Plugfest

Become a sponsor for AEF Spring Plugfest now

The preparations for the AEF Spring Plugfest in New Orleans, which will take place from March 9 to 11, 2022 are already in full swing.

#Events #Plugfest

Functional Safety Update

The AEF as pacemaker for ISOBUS Functional Safety

#Project team activities #Technical updates
From left to right: Mike Schmidt, Rajashri Munot

New AEF Project Teams

AEF is pleased to introduce two new projects to its members: Task Controller 2 and Agricultural Interoperability Network.

#Project team activities

Guideline AEF 041 RIG 1.0

High Speed Implement Bus – Physical Layer – Communication channel and breakaway connectors published

#Project team activities #Standards guidelines

New AEF Members

These companies joined the AEF

#Organisation

Upcoming events

Upcoming events in 2022

#Events #Plugfest
AEF Database APP

AEF Introduces ISOBUS Database App for Mobile Convenience

Ag equipment dealers, manufacturers, farmers to easily view ISOBUS compatible products across brands

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates
AEF Steering Committee met in Frankfurt under Covid-19 conditions

AEF Steering Committee Meeting

On the 22nd and 23rd of September the AEF Steering Committee held a face to face meeting in the centre of Frankfurt. Apart from the regular monthly…

#Events #Organisation

AEF General Assembly 2021

The 2021 AEF General Assembly took place in the afternoon of the 23rd of September and, just like the 2020 edition, was another virtual event, the…

#Events #Organisation
Virtual Plugfest Remote Testing of Section Control - Terminal Screen Mirroring

AEF Virtual Plugfest

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no physical AEF Plugfest events could take place. This encouraged the AEF, in cooperation with Vector Informatik, to…

#Events #Plugfest

AEF offering reduced membership fee to new members

Most people have become tired of all the bad news we hear every day. It has been a difficult time for everyone. The leadership at AEF thought it would…

#Organisation

Data Management Update - New ideas for Standards for Transport operations

The AEF Data Management team is looking into additional use cases for transport operations. But some important elements are still missing. The…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

TC-GEO Conformance Test FMIS

In 2017 the AEF released the TC-BAS Conformance Test for FMIS. With the upcoming release 2021R2, planned for the 1st of November, the AEF Conformance…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

AEF at the EIMA 2021 show

The next EIMA, an International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition takes place from October 19 thru 23, 2021 in Bologna, Italy.

#Events

AEF ends working relationship with CertTech

After 11 years of a long and effective collaboration, it was decided to end the relationship as of September 30, 2021. This collaboration had a long…

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Alfred Kornes, Klaus Herbert Rolf

Team Lead position changed

Communication & Marketing – Thank you Andrew Olliver and welcome Alfred Kornes and Klaus-Herbert Rolf

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AEF Fall Plugfest 2021 canceled – Virtual Plugfest planned!

Due to on-going concern over the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) and related travel restrictions,
the AEF decided to cancel the 2021 Fall Plugfest…

#Events #Plugfest

Change in John Deere Steering Committee member

Jürgen Hollstein will retire end of July this year and will be succeeded by Stefan Stahlmecke as new representative from John Deere.

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Team Lead Positions Changed - Thank you Peter Münch and welcome Johannes Lange and Christian Jungkind

Peter Münch has left his AEF team leader position in June this year. Since the beginning of the AEF, he has been in charge of the functional safety…

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Team Lead Positions Changed - New Deputy for Data Management: Jason Roesbeke

AEF is very pleased to introduce Jason Roesbeke from CNH Industrial, based in Bruges, Belgium as another Deputy Team Lead for the Expert Team Data…

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AEF ISOBUS Database – Even More Improvements!

Following on from last summer’s updates and thanks to the continual feedback from the AEF Service Council, the Database Service team have been hard at…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

Data Management Update

FMIS Conformance Test

As with all conformance tests and certified compatibility our goal in the end is satisfied customers.

In today's agricultural…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

Fileserver Release

The AEF Conformance Test for the new AEF Functionality File Server is released.

#Project team activities #Technical updates

Wireless-Infield-Communication field test

In April 2021, the AEF organized a proof of concept to demonstrate the latest developments in Wireless-Infield-Communication together with the…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

Support for AEF Security Team needed

The AEF Security Team is looking for expertise from AEF companies in the following areas:

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New AEF member: MC Elettronica S.r.l.

MC Elettronica is a company specializing in design of sensors and “high tech” electronic components for agricultural machines, dedicated to PRECISION…

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New AEF member: Agricon GmbH

Agricon is a full-service provider for precision farming solutions. It offers a wide range of products dedicated to improve crop production from the…

#Organisation

New AEF Member: Neways Electronics International N.V.

Neways Electronics International N.V. is active in the international EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) market. As System Innovator and life…

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New AEF Member: ImageLine

Image Line is an Italian company – included in Italian official registry for innovative SMEs – that develops softwares, web portals and databases for…

#Organisation

New AEF Member: ifm group of companies

When it comes to pioneering automation and digitization technology, the ifm group of companies is your ideal partner. Since its foundation in 1969 ifm…

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Thank you Mark Benishek

AEF secretary Mark Benishek retired end of last year and was succeeded by Anita Sennett representing the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)…

#Organisation

AEF changed organisation structure with the start of 2021

As announced during the virtual AEF General Assembly in October 2020 by Peter Hieronymus, a dedicated team of seasoned AEF members was tasked with…

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Picture shows the Plugfest in Stuttgart 2017

Plugfest 2021 planning underway, Stuttgart, Germany

AEF announces plans are underway for the next Plugfest in Stuttgart, Germany. The dates are set for September 20 to 24, 2021. We are excited at the…

#Events #Plugfest

FederUnacoma Round Table: ISOBUS Interoperability

FederUnacoma, the Italian Association of Ag. Machine Manufacturers, has always taken an active role in supporting the AEF through the years. Although…

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High Speed ISOBUS (HSI) Demonstration at AGRITECHNICA 2021 – Support Needed!

Exactly 20 years ago at Agritechnica 2001 the first ISOBUS systems were demonstrated with the Universal Terminal application (even though the first…

#Events #Organisation #Project team activities #Technical updates

AEF and ISOBUS articles created for N.A. digital forum

During 2020 the AEF Communications and Marketing North American Sub Group worked on a group of sponsored articles that ran on the Precision Farming…

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ISOBUS Conformance Testing for Resale Value and Compatibility

With so many different manufacturers creating a wide scope of agricultural products available on the market today, this is a fairly common problem for…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

An Essential Resource: the AEF ISOBUS Database

Whether you are a salesperson or service tech, the ISOBUS Database will become an essential part of your toolbox. It provides important ISOBUS…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

Eight of the Most Compatible ISOBUS Functionalities for Precision Farming

In a market offering so many different tractors and implements, how can you make the right choice? Now more than ever, when considering the precision…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Organisation #Press releases

Plugfests, ISOBUS and Project Teams: the AEF Tackles Tough Ag Industry Issues

Every day, farm tractors and implements are connected together and the electrical connectors are engaged.

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Plugfest #Project team activities #Press releases

Plugfest: An Event for Friends and Competitors

How do you get a group of ag software engineers excited? Most engineers have similar traits. They want to provide new and better designs, and the best…

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

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.

#Project team activities #Technical updates

What Exactly is Under the ISOBUS Hood?

So, what is under the ISOBUS Hood:

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Organisation #Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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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…

#Organisation

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.

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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…

#Organisation #Technical updates
New electected Vice-Chairperson Andrew Olliver

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…

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Thank you Marcello Mongiardo

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…

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Jan Horstmann was given a gift to celebrate his contribution to his long-time support of AEF Steering Committee.

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…

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May we present…

… our new AEF office team member Stefanie Schemmink.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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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…

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Sjaak Bontje – Loss of a team member

Sjaak Bontje 1956 – 2020

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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…

#Project team activities #Standards guidelines

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…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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 ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

AEF TIM Award ceremony

Tractor Implement Management (TIM) receives two awards in February: ASABE AE50 Award and AEM Davidson Prize in the US.

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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…

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agROBO food - AEF with CEMA participation

In parallel to ATLAS, AEF is a partner in a second EU funded project named agROBOfood.

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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.

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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…

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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…

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New PT04 Deputy Ronny Preußer

The AEF is happy to introduce Ronny Preußer as new deputy team lead for project team Service & Diagnostics.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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 ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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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…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

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New record for AEF Plugfest

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…

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AEF Conference Day: Partnering with others in Digital Landscape

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…

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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…

#Organisation #Project team activities
AEF at InfoAg 2019

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…

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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…

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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 ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates
AEF Steering Committee and Team Leaders meet at SDF

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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 &…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

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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…

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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 ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

AEF Compatibility Check

The AEF ISOBUS database allows users to learn about ISOBUS functionalities supported by both the single product and several selected products.

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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.

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Organisation #Technical updates

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.

#Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

#Technical updates

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…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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.

#Events #Organisation #Plugfest

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…

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

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…

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

#Events #Technical updates

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…

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New AEF ISOBUS Database login page

The AEF is very excited to annouce the release of the new AEF ISOBUS Database login page.

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Technical updates

New AEF Member: Dacom

Dacom provides growers and the agribusiness sector with data-driven advisory services throughout the world. Using intelligent analyses, all available…

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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…

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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…

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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…

#Technical updates

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…

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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…

#Organisation #Project team activities

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…

#Events #Plugfest

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…

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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.

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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,…

#Events #Organisation #Plugfest #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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New AEF Member: Geoprospectors

Geoprospectors is a leading supplier of soil sensors for precision agriculture, subsurface engineering and airborne exploration.The solutions use a…

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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…

#AEF ISOBUS Database #Project team activities #Technical updates

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…

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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…

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Register now: Plugfest in Lincoln

From 14 to 18 May 2018 the Plugfest will take place in Lincoln Nebraska. Registration is now possible.

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Review: Commodity Classic

The Commodity Classic Ag show in North America was located this year in Anaheim, California from 27th February - 1st March.

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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…

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AEF at Agritechnica in Mid-November

Again the AEF will be present at Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany running from November 12th through 18th.

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