LEMKEN updates Azurit seed drill

LEMKEN recently announced an update to its Azurit precision seed drill line.

The new Azurit 10 offers six or twelve rows with a 50-cm row spacing. A furrow former has been added to the seeding coulters to improve seed placement, and the drill pipe has been updated to include an inlet that can be replaced when worn.

Oner new feature for the Azurit 10 is automatic seed singling for corn with a system that monitors and adjusts the quality of seed singulation. This system can be retrofitted to older machines. A new fertilizer monitoring system in the Azurit 10 also automatically alerts the operator if individual fertilizer coulters become blocked.

LEMKEN’s Azurit 10 also offers the MicroHub 5, a spreader unit which allows microgranule to be applied in the direct vicinity of seeds.

“We offer this option for our Azurit with up to 8 rows,” says Bernd Valtwies, LEMKEN’s Head of Design for precision seed drill technology. “This unit is not only available for new machines. Depending on the year of manufacture of previous Azurit 9 machines, matching retrofit kits will be available. The system is controlled via the Azurit on-board terminal. The MicroHub holds 200 litres of fertilizer, which can currently be applied at rates ranging from 1 to 40 kilos per hectare. The metering unit is operated electrically and granules are pneumatically delivered to the seed furrow.”

To learn more about the Azurit 10, visit the LEMKEN website.