It’s no secret that technology within the agricultural sector is advancing at a rapid pace. New processes and products are seemingly developed every day that have helped to increase yield, decrease waste, and optimize labor hours. This is especially true for agricultural sprayers. The highest performing sprayers are able to save their operators time and money in large part because of one crucial component: the inclinometer.

Why Use Inclinometers
Spraying fields requires operating on a terrain that is not perfectly flat and level. Dips and divots can result in chemicals sprayed too close or too far away from the crop canopy. This inconsistency spells trouble for end users looking to get the right amount of coverage on their entire field while optimizing their usage of chemicals.

The Role of Inclinometers in Spraying Chemicals
As mentioned before, spraying fields requires working on a surface that features a variety of slopes and contours. This constantly changing distance between the nozzle and the targeted crops provides a necessary platform for inclinometer technology to help each end user prevent overspray and protect the health of their crops.
As the machinery moves over a slope, the inclinometer provides real time measurements and communicates automatically with the boom of the sprayer. By adjusting boom height, angle, or even rate of flow, the inclinometer will constantly provide feedback to bring effective coverage to the crop canopy.
In addition, inclinometers can even turn off chemical spray in situations that would result in a wasted chemical application. This requires establishing a necessary threshold and when that angle is measured, the inclinometer automatically deactivates the nozzles until angle measurement is returned within an acceptable range.

Components of Quality Inclinometers
The experts at Canfield Connector began designing inclinometers as a result of a specific customer request and found that providing advanced features is providing a widely beneficial solution to OEMs in a variety of industries.
Agriculture OEMs looking for an inclinometer solution should ensure that their sensor:
• Measures angles within the degree of accuracy required.
• Provides real time communication while utilizing the necessary output for your system.
• Is housed in a rugged casing that can provide IP 69K environment rating for vibration, water, and dust resistance.
• Features sufficient temperature drift compensation to maintain temperature drift within an acceptable allowance.
• Is sized correctly for installation and effective long-term use.
And as is the case for many manufactures, a custom solution may be necessary to provide a tilt sensing solution that can relay a specific angle range needed for the application. This brings a level of accuracy that a more universal offering may not be designed to measure in its operation.

Benefits of the Right Inclinometer Solution
Choosing the right inclinometer solution for the necessary application can bring a wide range of benefits for sprayer OEMs and the end users that they serve. A precise and reliable inclinometer will save the end user from wasting expensive chemicals through over spray. Accurate tilt sensing will also adjust flow rate and nozzle automatically – resulting in a more productive and healthy crop yield. Lastly, a thoughtfully engineered inclinometer will provide the level of durability and reliability needed in environments experiencing high temperature variations, dust, vibration, and other environmental hazards.
All in all, the right inclinometer for agricultural sprayer applications will save money, increase crop productivity, and reduce downtime from mechanical failure.

AGRICULTURE CUSTOMER HAS LEARNED TO DEPEND ON QUALITY ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS FROM CANFIELD CONNECTOR.
A manufacturer of agricultural spray technology in the Midwest was faced with the need to finish wiring harnesses for their spray control systems. Knowing that this phase of production would require multiple employees, this local manufacturer needed a tool that could provide an efficient solution to finish the wiring harness set.
CHALLENGE
As an important part of an electronic system, wire harnesses are comprised of wires that need to be connected to a crimp terminal to provide functionality to the product. This manufacturer of spray technology recognized their need to crimp a large quantity of wires, but their current manual capabilities could not keep up with demand. They needed a solution to finish wire harnesses in a way that would save both time and money.
SOLUTION
This leading manufacturer of agricultural spray technology turned to an auto crimping tool that relies on a 5800 DIN Micro Logic Timer from Canfield Connector. As a sub assembly of the auto crimping tool, Canfield’s 5800 DIN Micro Logic Timer works utilizes an integrated solenoid valve within a pneumatically operated system in order to provide repeatable and efficient results for every wiring harness.
RESULTS
By implementing an automatic crimping tool with a built in Canfield timer, this manufacturer was able to optimize labor on each wiring harness. The auto crimping tool also provided for a more uniform and reliable finished product, reducing costly mistakes and time in production. The 5800 DIN Micro Logic Timer’s small profile makes it the perfect choice for an auto crimping tool designed to help manufacturers make the most of the workforce that they employ.
“Our team at Canfield Connector has developed a reputation for electronic components that save customers and end users both time and money. Providing our 5800 series Micro Logic Timers for use in applications such as auto crimping devices provides a win-win for everyone involved. We look forward to optimizing even more systems in the wide variety of industries that benefit from reliable electronic connectors.”
-Jim Kollar, National Sales Manager

Get the CONTROL you need with the NEW Series ETS Electronic Tilt Switch!

The Canfield Connector Electronic Tilt Switch is a rugged, non-mercury, all electronic sensor designed to trigger a precision output based on user-defined angles of slope, tilt, or elevation of an object with respect to gravity, based on an artificial horizon.

The Canfield Connector ETS Series is an all solid-state MEMs device designed to measure tilt and facilitate either a high or low signal output, while internally calculating the data within 0.5 degrees accuracy up to a preset trigger point within +/- 85 degrees.

The unit features a rugged metal housing and is epoxy encapsulated for vibration, dust and water resistance to IP69K.

The ETS Series is omnidirectional and boasts a temperature drift of +/- 1° maximum with a temperature range of -40 to 85°C.

The ETS Series is digitally and temperature compensated and precisely calibrated to remove non-linearity of the trip point.

Applications for Tilt Switches such as the ETS Series include platform leveling, motion limit sensing, boom angle sensing, cameras, machine arm angle sensing as well as mobile security systems.

The unit comes with PVC wire (PUR on request), 9ft. length with other lengths and quick connections available.

The unit is installed in place by use of two 4.2mm holes.

Come and visit Canfield Connector in booth # 121558 September 10th - 15th at this years International Manufacturing Technology Show. We will be showcasing our products as well as our new products such as Series GT Deutsch connectors and our new Series EiS Inclinometers.

This years show is located at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

With over 2,000 exhibiting companies, IMTS 2018 will host many of the world's industry leaders in manufacturing technology. More than 115,000 industrial decision-makers, including many of your competitors, attend IMTS to get ideas and find answers to their manufacturing problems.

The International Manufacturing Technology Show delivers the best in action. It’s the largest display and demonstration of global manufacturing technology in the Western Hemisphere and the largest gathering of the master minds that make it work.

Please contact Pat Byce at ptbyce@canfieldconnector.com for any questions.

Looking forward to see you there!

Series 7HL and Series 5JGT featured in the December issue of Fluid Power World Magazine! (Page 36 and page 59)
https://www.fluidpowerworld.com/december-2017-issue-hydraulic-seals-battle-extreme-cold-robots-fluid-power

Canfield Connector is pleased to announce that it will exhibit its connector/timer/sensor product lines at the 2018 WQA Convention & Exposition in Denver, Colorado. Industry representatives are invited to stop by Booth #1156 for more information.

“We’re excited to again be exhibiting at the WQA Convention,” said (Todd Harmon, Vice President of Spartan Scientific. “With so many important products and services being featured at the convention, we feel it’s critical for us to have our products on full display.”

For more than 40 years, the WQA Convention & Exposition has been connecting the drinking water industry’s technologies, know-how, education, training, networking and business opportunities with industry professionals. The Convention offers something for everyone, including a Welcome Reception, Young Professionals Event and a 5K Fun Run/Walk benefiting the Water Quality Research Foundation.

Education tracks at the Convention include Business Operations, Commercial Applications, Residential Applications, Water Treatment Basics and Regulatory Matters. Fifty-six countries were represented by 2017 attendees. Ninety percent of attendees said they were extremely satisfied or very satisfied with their experience at the 2017 convention.

The 2018 WQA Annual Convention & Exposition takes place at the Colorado Convention Center March 26-29, 2018. With 300 days of annual sunshine, award-winning dining, world-class museums and natural beauty from the Rocky Mountain backdrop, Denver is the ideal place for the water treatment industry to come together for its annual meeting.

More information about the Convention is available at WQA.org/Convention.

Spartan Scientific strives to deliver excellent service and high quality products. Our customer’s ability to succeed is our top priority. Meeting customer requirements is our primary area of concern.

Please contact ptbyce@canfieldconnector.com to learn more.