Agricultural machinery industry
In the first part of the 19th century some of the early agricultural machine manufacturers arose from these blacksmith workshops,[2][3] such as John Deere who started up with the production of ploughs in series in the 1840s.
Other companies arose from the introduction of horse drawn reaping, which replaced the type of hand reaper in use since biblical times.
[1] The portable steam engines were produced by specific agricultural machinery maker, such as Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies who had started as brass and iron-founder making casting ploughshares late 18th century.
Late 19th century in Britain more companies such as Richard Garrett & Sons and Mann’s Patent Steam Cart and Wagon Company developed steam tractors for direct ploughing, but the heavy, wet soil of England meant that these designs were less economical than a team of horses.
He stated : "prior the third quarter of the nineteenth century the impact of machinery in agriculture was slight compared with that in manufacturing industry.
"[5] In the beginning of the 20th century in the UK the Agricultural machinery industry "although composed of many hundreds of firms, was dominated by a few large ones, chiefly in the eastern counties of England.
James & Akrasanee (1988) stipulated that those forms have different production management, and can be classified into three groups: The two largest agricultural machinery manufacturers worldwide based on revenue (in 2012):[15] In the United States the revenue of tractor & agricultural machinery manufacturing sector increased from about 35 billion U.S. dollars in 2009 to 42 billion U.S. dollars in 2014.
[25] With a volume of 28 billion euros (2014) agricultural machinery production in the European Union (EU) represented 28 per cent of world total according to VDMA.
The leading countries for tractor production in the EU are Germany and Italy (with John Deere, Case New Holland, AGCO and Same Deutz-Fahr being the major brands).
The strategy of the European industry is to keep its leading technological position and to diversify its market presence into the high potential regions (e.g. Asia).
[27] Graciela summarized (2008) that "the agricultural machinery industry in Argentina depends for growth on higher exports and further progress towards internationalization, which are strategic goals for the largest firms.
Given the dynamism of global demand for this type of machinery, the conclusion is that the sector can increase its sales in export markets, where some of its products are competing well.
Tractors and harvesting machinery are the most important agricultural machinery products in China, with annual output of 2.25 million units and 1.114 million units in 2012 separately... [31] Gyanendra (2006) recalled, that "the early agricultural mechanization in India was greatly influenced by the technological development in England.
Irrigation pumps, tillage equipment, chaff cutters, tractors and threshers were gradually introduced for farm mechanization.
