Agritechnica 2025: New Hydraulic, Sensor and Electrification Technologies on Display
Agritechnica has become one of the largest international events for the agricultural equipment industry — a key customer segment for those in the hydraulic, pneumatic and electromechanical technology markets.
The 2025 event, taking place November 9-15 in Hanover, Germany, will once again offer the opportunity for visitors to see the latest innovations in machine designs as well as the components and systems which enable them to function.
Given the importance of the agricultural equipment industry to Power & Motion’s audience, we’ve rounded up news highlights from companies exhibiting at Agritechnica 2025 to offer insight into the range of technologies that will be on display and how they fit in with the trends shaping the future of the agricultural equipment industry.
Danfoss Exhibiting Range of Hydraulics Technologies for Agricultural Machinery
Danfoss Power Solutions plans to feature over 80 products which are suited for use in agricultural equipment applications at Agritechnica 2025. These products will include hydraulics, eHydraulics, and software as well as those enabling adoption of electrification, digitalization and autonomy.
Danfoss’ technology on display will demonstrate how its products are utilized in the propel, steer, work and control systems of agricultural machinery. To help attendees visualize how its products are incorporated into machines, the booth will feature two telehandler system architectures — one an advanced hydraulic system and the other a hybrid electric/hydraulic system.
In addition, the company plans to launch and preview several new products at the show:
- a hydraulic hose for tractors,
- a multimotor propel controller solution,
- a low-voltage electric motor, and
- an automotive-style steering solution for tractors driving on the road which will be demonstrated in an all-new interactive display.
HYDAC to Highlight Technologies Capable of Meeting Major Industry Trends
HYDAC’s Agritechnica booth covers 300 m2 of exhibition space and is divided into segments based on the various technology areas in which it is developing products for the agricultural equipment industry.
In line with major trends impacting the mobile equipment industry, these technology areas include:
- Mobile Automation
- Sustainability
- Thermal Management
- E-Mobility
- Electronic System Architectures
- Software Platforms
- Enabler.
Steering systems, oil analysis, hydraulic oil cooling, electric power take-offs (ePTO), smart sensors, cloud services and mounting technology are just some of the products that will be on display in each of these areas at the company’s booth, helping demonstrate the range of solutions it can develop for OEMs and their customers.
Siko Displaying Sensors to Aid Cybersecurity and Machine Safety
Siko will show several sensor technologies at Agritechnica 2025, including those designed to help machine OEMs meet cybersecurity and safety measures.
Among these will be the company’s new IMS365R, a dynamically compensated safety inclinometer. It is certified to SIL2 and PLd, ensuring high levels of safety are achieved. It provides 360-degree inclination measurement in all three spatial axes and utilizes sensor fusion algorithms to compensate for external acceleration such as vibrations to assure reliable measurements are achieved at all times.
Other new technologies Siko plans to show at Agritechnica include the WV58MR & WH58MR safety encoders with SAE J1939 interface as well as two new draw wire encoders featuring compact designs for easy installation into machine systems.
Watch Siko’s video below detailing how its new IMS365R inclinometer works.
Bosch Rexroth and HydraForce Showing Modular Hydraulic Solutions
At Agritechnica 2025, Bosch Rexroth and HydraForce plan to show how the two companies are bringing their hydraulics expertise comes together to enable the creation of modular solutions for agricultural equipment and other off-road mobile machinery applications.
The companies will exhibit their range of modular and compact hydraulic technologies which can be combined into integrated systems with hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and electronic components. This enables machine OEMs to create systems which can be adapted to varying customer requirements, whether it’s a system focused on offering a robust and simplified layout or one providing a more intelligent, fully connected architecture.
Bosch Rexroth and HydraForce will also show their latest technological developments including:
- EDG-OBE compact directional valve with integrated on-board electronics provides precise spool control, simplified wiring and plug-and-play functionality that suits use in tight spaces and high-precision applications.
- EDH-OBE compact directional valve which offers high flow capacity. OEMs can tailor the valve to include anti-shock and anti-cavitation valves, manual actuation, local pressure control, LSA/LSB options and more while built-in electronics enable closed-loop control, with PID tuning and CANbus compatibility.
- TS90-G34L valve for modern drivetrains, a pilot-operated proportional pressure reducing/relieving valve offering a high level of efficiency to powershift transmissions with multiple clutches. By reducing pilot flow up to 75% compared to conventional designs, the valve enables smaller pumps, lowers energy consumption — leading to more efficient drivetrains and machines, enabling reductions in operational costs.
- HF-Impulse 2.0 software development and configuration tool for ExDR controllers supports both graphical and text-based programming, enabling complex control logic with simplified coding. It simplifies work for developers and application engineers alike, reducing time to validation and accelerating series production.
Schaeffler Exhibiting Technology to Create Efficient Machines
Schaeffler is planning to introduce several new technologies at Agritechnica 2025 aimed at improving the efficiency of agricultural equipment.
At the event the company intends to show the new EWELLIX EMA-80 linear actuator platform. It offers peak loads of up to 31 kN, strokes up to 1500 mm, and speeds of up to 160 mm/s and is designed to be a replacement for hydraulic solutions where appropriate.
The actuator’s ball screw drive enables energy recovery during braking or implement lowering, helping to reduce energy consumption. A modular design enables customers to attach their preferred motor type to the actuator and connect to existing control systems, reducing design time and costs.
Also on display will be the company’s 800V electric motors which can be used as a traction drive as well as a generator in hybrid drives or to drive ePTOs. The 800V heavy-duty platform consists of three oil-cooled motors, each developing 112 kW, 207 kW, and 220 kW continuous output.
Schaeffler’s electric motors are capable of achieve maximum efficiency of over 97% in a speed range from 3,000-8,000 rpm, ensuring optimized performance in various machine applications.
Other highlights of Schaeffler’s booth will be its friction-reduced rolling bearings. The X-life tapered roller and cylindrical roller bearings have a reduced coefficient of friction at the rib contacts. In addition, the surfaces on raceways and rolling elements were improved, and the cage geometry and the dimensions of the rolling elements and raceways were adapted.
With this design, the X-life bearings have 25% higher dynamic load ratings, 10% higher nominal speeds, and 75% less friction compared with conventional tapered roller bearings, all of which help to improve the overall efficiency of systems and machines.
About the Author
Sara Jensen
Executive Editor, Power & Motion
Sara Jensen is executive editor of Power & Motion, directing expanded coverage into the modern fluid power space, as well as mechatronic and smart technologies. She has over 15 years of publishing experience. Prior to Power & Motion she spent 11 years with a trade publication for engineers of heavy-duty equipment, the last 3 of which were as the editor and brand lead. Over the course of her time in the B2B industry, Sara has gained an extensive knowledge of various heavy-duty equipment industries — including construction, agriculture, mining and on-road trucks —along with the systems and market trends which impact them such as fluid power and electronic motion control technologies.
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