In the past, farmers and contractors with a diverse fleet and implement pool from various manufacturers were not able to bundle machinery data on a single platform. This was solved by the agrirouter cross-manufacturer solution. Data can be easily exchanged between machinery and implements and agricultural software tools. Now, TTControl’s IoT solution TTConnect Cloud Service has been agrirouter-certified, making the service future-proof for agricultural machinery OEMs. Mobile machinery transmitting data to TTControl’s cloud service can connect to the agrirouter data exchange platform while ensuring maximum data security. This includes data like fuel consumption, electro-hydraulic machine data and oil status, […]
Testing and validation processes typically account for 20 to 30 percent of development costs. The certification of TTControl’s off-the-shelf electronic control units reduces these costs and enables faster time to market. The ISO 26262:2018 certification allows the use of the electronic controllers designed for rough operating conditions in road vehicle electrical and electronic (E/E) systems. TÜV Nord certified the functional safety and compliance with the ASIL C integrity level of the HY-TTC 500 electronic controller family when programmed in C. “Drivers of trucks and busses, as well as mobile machinery used on roads, such as firefighting vehicles, garbage trucks […]
How to set up human-machine-interaction for more assisted and automated machinery? Efficiency and productivity are the main drivers of process automation of harvesters, excavators and material handling solutions. Manufacturers developing advanced off-highway machinery are increasingly demanding touch displays in growing size to create ergonomic workplaces with enhanced usability. TTControl is shaping this trend with its new rugged operator interface Vision 312, providing best-in-class functionalities by keeping things simple and intuitive. This article has been first published in Mobile Maschinen magazine By Benjamin Bergmayr, Product Manager HMI, TTControl As the demand for the productivity of mobile machines continues to grow, […]
A dedicated Application Development Center helps OEMs along the entire machine development life cycle This article was first published in the iVT Magazine, June 2020 By Michael Thomas Mastera, product marketing manager at TTControl Today’s mobile machinery manufacturers face constant technological challenges. They have to implement increasingly complex electronic architectures. In parallel, market conditions are rapidly changing, requiring OEMs of mobile machinery to keep up with the latest innovations and international standards. While in the past mobile machinery such as excavators, tractors including agricultural implements or waste collection trucks were solely be seen as a simple tool to get work done, […]
Markus Plankensteiner has been appointed Vice President Sales & Marketing at TTControl. In this position, he will be responsible to intensify and expand TTControl’s customer relationships around controllers, displays and entire machine architectures, as well as on innovative industry-specific solutions for autonomous operation, smart farming, cloud services and IoT. Markus brings in about 20 years of experience in executive positions in the field of sales and marketing. “Markus Plankensteiner is an experienced manager, who combines a deep technological understanding with outstanding sales and marketing expertise,” says Manfred Prammer, Managing Director at TTControl. “Markus is well-connected in the world of […]
TTControl opened together with six multinational partners the computer vision and AI-focused research and applications center Covision Lab. Located in Bressanone, Italy, Covision Lab will bundle their founding partners’ and the involved universities’ R&D resources and translate latest research into applicable technology. “With some of Europe’s technology leaders, we are institutionalizing our intense development efforts to create a competitive advantage for off-highway machine manufacturers”, says Roberto Ferrari, Vice President Service & Operations of TTControl. “To reach the next productivity level for end customers and significantly increase efficiency, new concepts and technologies are crucial. With Covision Lab as a driver […]
Great news for Scandinavian mobile machinery manufacturers: thanks to the acquisition of a majority stake in Technion Oy, HYDAC International’s subsidiary in Finland extends its service network in the region. TTControl’s customers in the Nordics will benefit from this extended service offer. They may expect a higher availability of TTControl products as well as a higher level of consultation and support in the future, as TTControl is a joint venture of TTTech Group and HYDAC International. TTControl’s electronic control systems and solutions will be distributed via the sales channels of Technion in the Nordic countries. Especially in Finland, they […]
Electronics are increasingly becoming a decisive factor in agriculture. To make agricultural machinery more efficient, productive, and safe, TTControl, together with Pöttinger, has developed another member of the HY-TTC 500 controller family. The controller was originally jointly designed for a customer-specific solution. Now it broadens TTControl’s portfolio of commercial off the shelf products. It aims to help professionals to work more safely, more reliably and to meet the market’s increasing requirements. TTControl presented the cooperative development for the first time at the Agritechnica in November 2019 in Hanover. “As a manufacturer of agricultural machinery, we know very well what […]
This article was first published in the iVT Magazine, Off-Highway Annual 2020, November 2019 By Arno Purkrabek, team lead product management at TTControl Our world is constantly moving, or as the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus was quoted as saying, “everything changes and nothing remains still.” In our daily life, we are used to constant interaction with machines and tools such as smartphones and household appliances. The way we interact with these gadgets is changing. The same is true for the interaction of human operators with mobile machinery, like construction or agricultural vehicles such as excavators, wheel loaders and […]
Today, agricultural vehicle and implement manufacturers need to incorporate more and more electronic devices and components into their machinery in order to increase efficiency and productivity while at the same time reducing fossil fuel dependency and pollutant emissions. To meet these challenges, OEMs expect complete solutions rather than single products from their suppliers. EN ISO 25119:2018 and ISOBUS OEMs face changing and increasing requirements regarding functional safety and must handle them adequately: An updated EN ISO 25119:2018 will be harmonized soon and will replace the current EN 16590:2014 as the safety standard for control systems in tractors and agricultural […]
