Federal budget outlines plans for consultations on equipment interoperability and the right to repair machinery
Canadian short-line agriculture equipment manufacturers raised the alarm recently over some major brand original equipment manufacturers locking their onboard digital systems on selected machines. The move effectively prevents short-line manufacturers from connecting their attachments to those machines, which effectively locks them out of the market. It has particularly affected Canadian short-line manufacturers who build combine […] Read moreTag Archives short-line manufacturers
Short-line manufacturers face obstacles
Copyright laws and digital lockouts prevent implement manufactures from connecting to the electronics of OEM systems
Not that many years ago, getting an implement or attachment to work with a tractor or other major brand machine usually just meant putting compatible ends on hydraulic hoses. However, as technology has advanced, access to and interoperability with the machine’s digital system has become the key consideration — and now stumbling block in some […] Read more
Short-line manufacturers important to western economy
Growing risk to Prairie ag manufacturing is also an economic risk in regions where farm equipment is manufactured
With some major equipment brands limiting access to the digital systems on their machines, Prairie short-line manufacturers who build attachments requiring that connectivity are finding themselves shut out of a growing number of market opportunities. This anticompetitive behaviour by some major original equipment manufacturers has shortlines facing a growing threat to their future viability, which […] Read more
