2017 Background of RCI Business Created in March, 2004 Left - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2017

Background of RCI • Business Created in March, 2004 • Left John Deere in February 2005 • Started in LeRoy on Family Farm • Moved to Mayville – January 2008 • Warehouse Addition – January 2014 • Moved to Current Facility – March 2015 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

• Engineering • Electrical, Mechanical, Agricultural and Industrial • 5 Engineers • Shop • 2 Technicians • 2 Assemblers • 1 Welder • 1 Engineer / Prototype Lead • 1 Apprentice • Office Personnel • Office Lead • 13 Employees

-Engineering Services - small engineering changes to complete machine design - Plot Research Equipment - Hay - Forage - Biomass - Hay and Forage Equipment - Attachments for Deere products - Hay mergers 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

-Engineering Services - Product Development, concept to production -Specialties “ Cradle to Grave” - Laser Scanning - portable - Design - Product Testing - Prototype Fabrication - eDaq data loggers - Testing - up to 120 channels - Technical Publications - Field Test - Assembly / Manufacturing - Test Stand - subcontract components - Cold Room Testing - all assembly in-house -Software and Electrical Dev. - Production Fixturing 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

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 Forage Research ◦ Including NIR

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 Small Plot Research

 1140P Ultra High Clearance Power Unit ◦ 10’ inside clearance when raised, 4’ vertical travel

 What is NIR? ◦ Near Infrared Spectrometer ◦ For measuring constituents of forages  What do we measure? ◦ Moisture ◦ Starch ◦ Protein ◦ ADF ◦ NDF ◦ NDFd ◦ Many more

 What do we do? ◦ Support John Deere HarvestLab and Zeiss Corona for corporate customers in North America  Seed companies  Chemical companies  Research Firms  Universities ◦ How do we do it?  Calibrations  24/7 Support in Season  Machine Inspections  Machine Setup  PlotPro Software

 Aurora NIR

 What are the uses? ◦ Quick adjustments to ration  Changes in forage ◦ Quick analysis of new ingredients ◦ Analysis of TMR  To verify ration  Adjust DM

 Control System for Research Plot Harvesters ◦ Gathers data from different aspects and retains in one system  NIR Data  Weights  GPS (optional) ◦ Simplifies electrical system ◦ Import maps direct from PRISM ◦ Combines the sampler control so only one tablet, one program is needed 19

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 Sold through the John Deere Dealer Network  Branded as RCI  Products ◦ Combine Header Adapter ◦ Merger attachment ◦ Rear bumper and weight system ◦ Tandem Axle Bundle ◦ 186M Single Merger  Primarily US, Canada

 Export  Specialty Markets ◦ Canada ◦ Forages for Dairies and Feedlots ◦ Mexico ◦ Biomass Facilities ◦ New Zealand ◦ Sorghum Markets ◦ Australia ◦ Alfalfa Markets ◦ Argentina ◦ Brazil ◦ Russia ◦ Germany ◦ France ◦ Israel ◦ South Africa

- SPFH Combine Header Adapter – 8000 SPFH 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

- 316M for R450 / W200 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

- 8000 SPFH Bumper 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

- Tandem Axle for Pull-Type Forage Harvester 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

- Hay and Forage Equipment - 186M Single Merger 30 Nov 11 RCI / JDOW Business Review

 Make Better Forage, Faster ◦ Doing our part to bring new forages to market faster  Supporting the companies that develop the genetic and biological technology  Reducing plot research costs by increasing efficiency ◦ Implements and Attachments  Increase speed of harvest  Reduce harvesting cost