Newsweek International, January 21st, 2008
Byline: Stefan Theil
How Germanyas nimble manufacturers are besting not only their Western rivals, but the Chinese, too.
If you think farm machines are boring and low-tech, you havenat seen the Lexion. The worldas most efficient combine harvester is precision-guided by satellite and laser optics to mow grain at the rate of 60 metric tons an houraenough to feed a city of 350,000 for a day. Real-time sensors measure each square meteras yield, instantaneously adjusting next seasonas seed and fertilizer quantities. Built by Claas GmbH in a German hamlet called Harsewinkel, the Lexionas a[logic...
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