SAME Deutz-Fahr

SAME Deutz- Fahr ( SDF) is an international agricultural technology group based in the northern Italian Treviglio, which goes back to the Italian tractor manufacturer SAME ( Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici ) and among other things manufactures tractors brands SAME, Lamborghini, Hürlimann and Deutz-Fahr. SDF is the fifth largest agricultural machinery manufacturers worldwide.

History

SAME 1942 by Francesco Cassani, who built tractors since 1927, and founded his brother Eugenio Cassani in Treviglio.

Middle of World War II was the production of the two brothers very hard because raw materials were off and the manufacturing facilities were outdated. The brothers Cassani designed already in the 1920s the first tractor with a diesel engine. 1927 an absolute novelty in the agricultural machinery Competition ( Trat Trice Agricola Italy) was presented in Italy, namely the first diesel tractor in Italy, the 40th Cassani He won the competition.

Francesco Cassani in 1928 had already thought of a four-wheel drive, but not implemented it. In the 1930s they built diesel engines for trucks with 50 hp, marine engines with 6 piston and jet engines with 800 hp. Thanks orders of the armed forces and of large private companies succeeded the brothers Cassani their activities between highs and lows continue until the events of the war, Italy's entry rash.

SAME built until the mid- 1940s, only small motors. A Dreiradmähmaschine with reversible steering wheel and saddle ( 1947) and a small 10 hp tractor were the contributions of SAME in the postwar period. As a staunch advocate of air cooling Cassani began in 1951 a draft but only in 1952 was running. The first tractor with air-cooled engine and all-wheel drive was in Via Madre Perla from the tape. Based on 180 tractors in 1950 they produced 1955 pieces already in 1750.

In 1957 they were already 3000 units, the diesel engines were running with more and more turns, they escalated from 1200 to 2200 revolutions per minute. 1958 SAME developed the first automatic control unit ( SAC) which was then built over the years in the tractor 240, 360, 480. In 1965 she built the " Leon 70 " and the " Minitauro ", the SAME finally made ​​known worldwide. 1972 took over the SAME founded in 1948 Konkurrezbetrieb Lamborghini Trattori. In 1975, the "Tiger 100 " with disc brakes on the market.

In 1979 the SAME Lamborghini Group, the Swiss brand Hürlimann and changed its name to SAME Lamborghini Hürlimann (SLH ). Immediately afterwards there was a crisis in the European tractor market, the production went from 360,000 to 120,000 piece back. After a temporary bright spot in 1981, the crisis continued from 1983 to 1984 continued. The company survived this economic situation thanks to the new models " laser " and " Explorer ". In 1989, at the SAME age of electronics with the models of the " Series 1000 ". Also new control unit for the numerous tractor functions were introduced. The " Titan" in 1991, the Electronic Power Shift Transmission (SLH project for the high performance classes ) was installed.

In 1992, the group took the action on in Poland. In 1993 they also built small tractors, for example, after the vegetable and wine. 1995 was the acquisition of agricultural machinery segment and the brand Deutz-Fahr of Klöckner- Humboldt -Deutz ( KHD), the group SAME Deutz- Fahr ( SDF).

In 2002 they acquired the 50 - % share of Greaves Cotton on joint venture SAME Greaves.

In 2003, SDF has participated with 29.9% in the listed company Deutz AG. As this acquisition in 2006 to 40.3 % and was later increased to 45%, the group of principal shareholder of the first factory in the world, who had been unable was to manufacture diesel engines as standard. In December 2010, the participation of the SDF on Deutz AG was reduced by 19.9 to 25.1 %.

In 2005, the SDF Group has acquired the factory of Mähdrescherherstellers Đuro Đaković in Croatia. Mid-2011 gave the SDF Group the acquisition of agricultural machinery manufacturer Grégoire SAS, which mainly has products for the wine, known. Gregoire mainly produces and sells grape harvesters and sprayers as well as technology for the olive harvest.

Locations

  • Treviglio (Italy )
  • Lauingen ( Germany )
  • Ranipet (India)
  • Županja (Croatia )
Types of business entity
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