DEALERS MEETINGJUNE 28, 2012

1 AUTORATION 3.0

A COLLABORATION OF VALMETAL AND CONTRÔLE A-TECH DRUMMOND

AUTORATION 3.0 (OVERVIEW)

This system does not allow the use of belt

feeders !DAF

Feed Cart

Mixer

Scale indicatorIpad, Blackberry,

Laptop

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

FOR WHOM ?

FOR FARMS THAT CANNOT USE BELT FEEDERS

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

WHY ?

TO OVERCOME THE LACK OF TIME

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

Why ?

TO ADDRESS THE SHORTAGE OF LABOR

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

Why ?

TO REGULATE AND BALANCE THE DIET OF DAIRY COWS

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

WHY ?

TO LOWER PRODUCTION COSTS

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

WHY ?

TO IMPROVE FARM MANAGEMENT

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

WHY ?

TO IMPROVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

AUTO

RATI

ON

3.0

Why ?

TO FACILITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF NUTRITIONISTS THROUGH ACCESS /EXCHANGE OF DATA

SPECIFICATIONS

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW !

THE AUTORATION 3.0 CAN MANAGE:

• 14 INGREDIENTS (PLUS WATER)• ALL INVENTORIES• 20 GROUPS UNLOADING• THE FREE FLOW CALCULATION• THE WEIGHING MODE (WEIGHT /

VOLUME)• RECIPES IN LBS/KG/COW• MIXER JOG CYCLING OR CONTINUOUS• CONTROL DOOR OPENING / IN

GROUPS• ETC…

PRESENTED BY MR. ALEXANDRE BELAND, ELECTRICAL ENGINEER JR. (A-TECH), CREATOR AND

DEVELOPER OF THE AUTORATION 3.0 SYSTEM...

IN PRACTICE …

AUTORATION 3.0

• THE SEQUENCES OF LOADING AND UNLOADING ARE FULLY BUILT ON A PERSONAL COMPUTER USING WINDOWS OPERATING SYSTEM.

• SIMPLY ENTER YOUR INGREDIENTS, YOUR RECIPES AND UNLOADING GROUPS IN THE TMR TRACKER SOFTWARE FROM DIGI-STAR.

• A WIRELESS MODULE (RF DATALINK) OR USB STICK IS USED TO TRANSFER THE DATA TO THE EZ3600 INDICATOR.

AUTORATION 3.0

• DURING FEEDING, THE ACTUAL WEIGHTS OF INGREDIENTS LOADED AND UNLOADED IN EACH GROUP ARE RECORDED AND RETURNED TO THE SOFTWARE USING THE WIRELESS MODULE OR MEMORY STICK.

• TMR TRACKER GENERATES VARIOUS DETAILED REPORTS, CHARTS AND GRAPHS.

AUTORATION 3.0 (INGREDIENTS)

• THE SYSTEM SUPPORTS UP TO 14 INGREDIENTS + WATER. IT MANAGES THE PERCENTAGE OF DRY MATTER, PRICE AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT OF EACH INGREDIENT.

AUTORATION 3.0 (RECIPES)

• THE RECIPES ARE BUILT IN LBS /KG/ COW OR IN PERCENTAGE.

• YOU CAN ADD A MIXING TIME OR A PAUSE AT THE END OF ANY INGREDIENT IN THE RECIPE

• THE DRY MATTER % IS CORRECTED AUTOMATICALLY IN ALL RECIPES.

AUTORATION 3.0 (GROUPS)

• THE SYSTEM SUPPORTS UP TO 20 GROUPS OF UNLOADS.

• NEED TO SPECIFY THE NUMBER OF COWS.

• EACH GROUP INDICATES WHAT IS THE RECIPE THAT MUST BE UNLOADED IN THE MORNING AND EVENING.

• THE RECIPE IS AUTOMATICALLY CALCULATED WITH THE NUMBER OF HEAD IN ASSOCIATED GROUPS.

• THE PERCENTAGE OF EACH BATCH CAN BE CHANGED IN EACH GROUP. (EX: FEED IN MORNING AT 90% AND IN EVENING AT 110%)

• A GROUP OF UNLOADING CAN NOT EXCEED WEIGHT TO UNLOAD MORE THAN 3,200 KG

AUTORATION 3.0 (GROUPS)

BEFORE TRANSFERRING FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE WEIGHING SYSTEM, IT IS POSSIBLE TO DETERMINE THE ORDER OF RATION SEQUENCES FOR MORNING AND EVENING.

AUTORATION 3.0 AND MORE …

• THE SOFTWARE CAN PROVIDE DETAILED REPORTS, CHARTS OR GRAPHS:

• LIVE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT TO HAVE A CONTINUOUS OVERVIEW AND TO PLACE ORDERS ON TIME.

• IT FACILITATES DATA EXCHANGE WITH THE NUTRITIONIST, NUTRITION COUNSELOR, ETC..

• IT CREATES REPORTS AND GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT :

• CONSUMPTION OF INGREDIENTS,

• THE INGESTION OF DRY MATTER,

• AND MUCH MORE…

AUTORATION 3.0

AUTORATION 3.0

• ABILITY FOR USERS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT REMOTELY TO THEIR COMPUTER TO CHANGE THEIR RECIPES OR UNLOADING USING THE “FREE APPLICATION”* TEAMVIEWER.

• THE APPLICATION TEAMVIEWER IS “FREE”* AND AVAILABLE FOR IPADS, IPHONES, ANDROIDS, SMARTPHONES AND PLATFORMS WINDOWS, MAC AND LINUX.

* Some exclusions apply for « commercial » use – See costs

AUTORATION 3.0

• THE ”INSTRUCTION FEEDING” IS RECORDED IN THE INDICATOR EZ3600.

• TO AUTOMATE THE FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS, THE INDICATOR AT ANY TIME COMMUNICATES WITH A PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER (PLC).

• THE PLC STORES THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE THE MOTORS FOR THE DIFFERENT STEPS OF EACH RECIPE.

• TO MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE USER-FRIENDLY, IT USES A MAN-MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) 7” COLOR.

AUTORATION 3.0

• THE START SEQUENCE OF MORNING AND EVENING ARE DIRECTLY ON THE HMI.

• WHEN A SEQUENCE IS ACTIVATED, ALL RECIPES AND UNLOADING INCLUDED IN IT WILL BE ACTIVATED AUTOMATICALLY.

• WHEN A RECIPE IS IN PROCESS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MAKE A PAUSE IN THE INGREDIENT IN PROCESS, TRANSFER TO THE NEXT INGREDIENT OR GO TO THE NEXT RECIPE.

AUTORATION 3.0 (INGREDIENTS HMI)

• EACH INGREDIENT HAS ITS OWN FREE-FLOW WHICH IS CALCULATED AUTOMATICALLY TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF THE LOAD.

• THE SYSTEM MONITORS THE VOLUMETRIC FLOW RATE OF THE INGREDIENT IN PROGRESS

• THE USER CAN ENABLE CONTINUOUSLY OR ALTERNATELY THE MIXER DURING LOADING OF THE INGREDIENT

• THE USER CAN ACTIVATE THE INGREDIENT IN VOLUMETRIC MODE. IF THE REQUESTED AMOUNT OF WEIGHT FOR A SPECIFIC INGREDIENT IS LESS THAN THE FREE FLOW, THE VOLUMETRIC MODE IS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED

AUTORATION 3.0 (INGREDIENTS HMI)

• EACH INGREDIENT IS CONNECTED TO A SEQUENCE FOR THE TRANSPORT OF THE INGREDIENT TO THE MIXER.

• THESE STEPS INCLUDE DIFFERENT OPTIONS SUCH AS ROTATION PROBES AND TIME DELAY OF ALL KIND.

• THE SYSTEM CAN CONTROL SEVERAL MACHINES SUCH AS CONVEYORS, SILO UNLOADERS, HARVESTORE UNLOADERS, AUGERS, DOORS, ETC.

AUTORATION 3.0 (GROUPS HMI)

• EACH GROUP HAS ITS OWN FREE-FLOW WHICH IS CALCULATED AUTOMATICALLY TO ENSURE THE ACCURACY OF EACH DISCHARGE

• UNLOADS CAN BE MADE TO A FEEDCART OR TO A DAF

• EACH GROUP HAS ITS OWN PROGRAMMABLE MIXER DOOR OPENING TIME.

• THE SYSTEM ALLOWS THE ACTIVATION OF AN OVER-SPEED OF THE MIXER TO FACILITATE THE LAST UNLOADING WHEN THE TOTAL AMOUNT REMAINING IN THE MIXER IS SMALLER THAN A PREDETERMINED VALUE SET BY THE CUSTOMER. (APPLICATION ONLY AVAILABLE WITH VARIABLE SPEED DRIVE)

AUTORATION 3.0

• THE SYSTEM MAINTAINS A MAXIMUM OF 14 INGREDIENTS (PLUS WATER) AND 20 GROUPS OF UNLOADING.

• ALLOWS PROGRAMING OF RECIPES AND UNLOADING DIRECTLY FROM A PC.

• EASILY TRANSFER THE FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS TO THE INDICATOR EZ3600 USING A MEMORY STICK OR A WIRELESS MODULE.

• FACILITATES THE MONITORING OF THE HERD FEEDING WITH ACCESS TO REPORTS AND GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS ABOUT THE CONSUMPTION OF INGREDIENTS, THE INGESTION OF DRY MATTER, THE EFFICACY OF NUTRITION, MANAGES INVENTORIES AND MUCH MORE ...

• ALLOWS REMOTE ACCESS TO THE COMPUTER TO EDIT OR ANALYZE THE FEEDING INSTRUCTIONS .

• ALLOWS GREATER PRECISION LOADING OF EACH INGREDIENT AND DURING UNLOADING OF EACH GROUP.

CONCLUSIONON AVERAGE, THE "AUTORATION 3.0“ SYSTEM, AS IT WAS DESIGNED, VALUED AT $ 5,000 LESS THAN THE TRADITIONAL "V + AUTORATION".

THIS REPRESENTS CONSIDERABLE SAVINGS FOR MANY FARMERS IN TERMS OF COST.

IT ALLOWS US TO REACH MORE DIVERSIFIED CUSTOMERS AND OFFER A MORE PERSONALIZED AUTORATION CORRESPONDING TO OUR CUSTOMERS NEEDS !

Example of pay Back of the Autoration 3.0 Time saved for batching : 2 hours per days x $15.00 = $30 x 365= $10,950.00Total investment : $19,000.00

If we finance it with ValMetal program for five Years

Capital and interest: $345.75 per month x 60= $20745.00 divided by $10,950.00= 1.89 Years

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : VALLELIAN FARM (AT UPTON) – FIRST CUSTOMER

70 DAIRY COWS

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : VALLELIAN FARM (AT UPTON) – FIRST CUSTOMER

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : VALLELIAN FARM (AT UPTON) – FIRST CUSTOMER

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : LAGACÉ & FILS FARM (MATHIEU ET RICHARD)AT SAINT-HYACINTHE

70 DAIRY COWS• HALF HOLSTEIN• HALF AYRSHIRE

130 HEADS IN TOTAL

HOLSTEIN:• 11,100 KG/COW (24,200 LBS/ COW)• 4% FAT• 3% PROTEIN

AYRSHIRE:• 9,000 KG/COW (19,800 LBS / COW)• 4.3% FAT• 3.4% PROTEIN

3 SILOS (SILAGE, HIGH MOISTURE CORN AND HAY)

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : LAGACÉ & FILS FARM (MATHIEU ET RICHARD)

PICTURES OF AUTORATION 3.0 : LAGACÉ & FILS FARM (MATHIEU ET RICHARD)

AUTORATION V+

AUTORATION V +: NEW DESIGN

COMPLETE MAKEOVER OF AUTORATION V +

NOW, THE CONTROL PANELS OF AUTORATION V + WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH THIS NEW IMAGE.

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