Tru-Test Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of livestock scales and weigh scale indicators has unveiled a new series of livestock weigh scales designed with the help of over 700 farmers worldwide.
Launched at one of the UK’s most premier events, AgriScot, last month and winning joint second in the Best New Product competition, the new 5000 series weigh scale indicators are expected to overtake the stunning worldwide reputation of their predecessor, the Tru-Test 3000 series.
The seven hundred farmers worldwide that fed into the series’ design and development called unequivocally to retain the speed, accuracy and rugged reliability of Tru-Test’s 3000-series (originally launched in 2001). They clearly voiced the need for more intuitive usability; to see, set up, navigate and find information more easily and quickly, and to have more on-board storage capacity as well as options for transferring data easily, especially from the yards.
And the response?
The 5000 series offers unprecedented levels of carefully considered and crafted user interface. A 7″ ground-breaking transflective colour screen, means that data can be viewed easily from almost anywhere in the yards, whether it be the brightest of summer days or the gloomiest of winter.
Predefined setups and the ability to create favourite set up templates enable farmers to quickly set up and switch between jobs. With a capacity to store up to 1 million records on the XR model and 250,000 on the ID, the data storage needs for every farming operation are catered for. Teamed with options for transferring data on and off the indicator including data transfer apps for Android and Apple smart phones and by USB flash drive, farmers can be confident that they can get their data to where it needs to go from the yards or the office.
Tru-Test Group Managing Director Greg Muir says “When farmers are putting large numbers of animals through the yards to extract a wide range of information they need a smooth process from the moment they start right through to emailing off data at the end of the day,”
“Farmers have been with us every step of the way in this development and it’s their input that has determined the key features and performance criteria of this new range. We are very excited by this next generation technology and the benefits it will bring to our farmer customers,” Mr Muir says.
Both the XR and ID models in the 5000 series are based on Tru-Test’s unique New Zealand-developed Superdamp™III technology that locks on to the weight of a moving animal faster than any other indicator on the market. Tru-Test has improved the rugged casing, adding rubber corner buffers, internal shock absorbers and durable push button technology to deliver the latest in rugged design, making the 5000 series even tougher for the harsh farming environment.
Ritchey Ltd is the UK distributor for Tru-Test Electronic Weighing Equipment, for more information please get in touch: Tel: 01765 680850 – Email: info@ritchey.co.uk – www.ritchey.co.uk.
