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Väderstad closes the fiscal year of 2017 with good results and an increased turnover by 12 percent.

As an effect of a positive market development and strong outlook for the future, Väderstad AB are once again expanding the factory at the Swedish headquarters. The new building, measuring over 5 000 square metres, will accommodate the company´s greatest investment in manufacturing automation to date.

Väderstad’s Board of Directors has appointed Mats Båverud as CEO for Väderstad Group.

As a reflection of being at the forefront when it comes to quality and performance, Väderstad introduces lifetime warranty on genuine discs. If a disc should fail during its lifetime, Väderstad will replace it at no cost.

A new model is added to the world-record high-speed planter Väderstad Tempo L series. The new model, Tempo L 18, will be available with a row spacing down to 500mm, making it well-suited for planting crops such as oilseed rape and sugar beet with excellent precision.

The new BreakMix point combines the advantages of breaking compactions with a very intensive mixing. The BreakMix point is a unique Väderstad innovation, which will add versatility and provide agronomical benefits to the farm.

The new and unique Väderstad CrossCutter Disc is awarded the honourable prize Machine of the Year 2018. The award was presented at the agricultural fair Agritechnica in Hannover. CrossCutter Disc is awarded as Machine of the Year in the Tillage category.

Visitors to the Väderstad stand at Agritechnica 2017 will be able to benefit from interactive, ’hidden’ AR-content at a number of areas on the stand. By pointing their smartphone or tablet at AR-triggers around the stand, the visitors will make additional content come to life.