A NEW touch-screen interface between the driver and his machine is being introduced by Claas for its Lexion combines.

The 2018-year update for Lexion 700 Hybrid and 600 straw-walker combines can come with a new 12-inch touch screen version of the Cebis Mobile terminal, that can be used to control the unique Cemos Automatic, Cemos Dailog and Cruise Pilot automatic combine operating functions.

An option on all Lexion 700 and 600s, Cemos Automatic seems to be living up to claims that it can increase throughput and grain quality and is now specified on a quarter of all Lexion 700s.

The automatic cleaning system works in conjunction with a grain quality camera and continuously and automatically adjusts fan speed and the upper and lower sieves far more often than would be possible by the operator.

The upshot is a cleaner grain sample and there are four options to choose from – maximum throughput, optimum fuel consumption, high grain quality, or a balance of all three.

The 700 Hybrids can also be fitted with an auto separation function, which automatically adjust rotor speed and their cover plates, again depending on the operating strategy selected. It can constantly change rotor settings much faster than any driver could react to.

All function show up on the latest high-resolution colour touch screen incorporated in the Cebis terminal. A graphic of the combine continuously displays settings for all the main functions of the combine, such as rotor and fan speed, grain moisture and grain tank fill level. At the bottom of the screen, two slide controls allow the operator to alter the optimum balance between grain cleanliness, straw quality and throughput.

The new terminal can also be used to set-up and monitor results from the camera mounted in the elevator head. This visually assesses and monitors the proportion of broken grains and the amount of non-grain constituents (NGC) in the sample. By tapping the screen, this opens a window that can be used to alter the sensitivity to the required level of grain cleaning.

It also controls Cruise Pilot's functions by monitoring various machine parameters such as ground speed, crop volume in the feeder housing, throughput in tonnes/hour and engine load, all of which is displayed in the ‘cockpit’. The will highlight any factors limiting combine performance, which can then be altered using the touch screen.