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The number one topic today is Paintner The 26-year-old farmer’s son from Lower Bavaria designed and built a six-row harvester with a capacity of over 90 hectares a season be suitable for the Sittelsdorf design procured from engineering man ufac t u re rs. Paintner agrees that the 30 cm ovenvidth must be eliminated. However, this will not be particularly difficult and only requires a general transition to the 45-cm row distance. Lbuildsa harvester . f arp Waiting100 hectares of beets are wa » for Partner's six-row harvester TO . Hermann, just 25 years old, built a sxx-row khe. SITTELSDORF. in...

... from a cleaning belt to the ROPA Maus ' tDHp - MACHINE OF THIE "YEAIR 2015 It was 1972 when the 25-year old farmer Hermann Paintner designed and built his first self-propelled sugar beet harvester at his parents' farm. He was supported by friends and especially by his parents who viewed his fervent interest in and his passion for technical inventions with the utmost understanding. The first machine was built almost entirely of second-hand parts. He was a welcome visitor at local scrap dealers. The component parts of his machine may have been old, but his ideas were not. At first the experts...

Principal ROPA plant in Sittelsdorf: ■ Research, development and manufacture ■ 17 ha plant area ■ 47.000 m2 covered production facilities ■ State-of-the-art paint center ■ 380 employees at the headquarters

^PMB? PAINTNER MASCHINENBAU Precision in perfection! Machining, CNC processing and laser cutting with the highest manufacturing standards We have a very high level of vertical integration and over many years we have acquired comprehensive know-how in the field of mechanical engineering. PMB Paintner Maschinenbau produces complex assemblies and chassis as basic components for ROPA high performance machines. High-precision workpieces and assemblies are manufactured in state-of-the-art CNC machining centres from the electronic specifications supplied by the development department. Single parts and...

Our new coating systems are designed for environmentally friendly, solvent-free and emission-free powder coating. They have significantly increased resistance to weathering and acid as well as greater stability with mechanical stress due to the layer thicknesses of 60 - 120 pm compared to wet paints and dipping varnish. The semi-automatic Agtos and Rippert systems are dimensioned for workpieces up to 6 x 2 x 3 m (L x W x H) in the small parts plant and to 10 x 3.5 x 4 m in the large parts plant. For the best paint adhesion, the machine components are blasted prior to coating with steel balls...

ROPA Open House in Sittelsdorf, November 2016 Over 20,000 national and international guests ROPA Open House in Sittelsdorf, November 2012 ROPA Open House in Sittelsdorf, November 2014 Over 12,000 national and international guests Over 20,000 national and international guests ROPA Rheinland Open House, October 2018

ROPA Fahrzeug- und Maschinenbau GmbH ROPA Rheinland - WM potato technology central spare parts warehouse Wimenweg 14 • D-41751 Viersen-Boisheim Tel.: +49 2153 95 391- 300 • Fax +49 2153 95 391- 341 ROPA subsidiary for sales and service ROPA France Janville ROPA FRANCE Sales and Service Janville office ROPA subsidiary ROPA POLSKA for sales and serviceest. 2007, 26 employees ROPA Polska Sp.z o.o. Blonie, ul.Przemyslowa 4 • PL-55-330 Miekinia Tel.: +48-717 767 200 • Fax +48-717 767 201 www.ropapolska.pl

China (3 trucks are required for one bunker) ROPA subsidiary for sales and service ROPA Ukraine est. 2003, 39 employees Popowitscha Str. 35, UA 09431 Polkownitsche, Rayon Stawitsche, Kiew, Ukraine Tel.: +380 4564 250-21 ∙ Fax +380 4564 250-35 www.ropa.in.ua ROPA subsidiary for sales and service ROPA Russia est. 2005, 40 employees Lipezk, Tchapligin RUS-399921 Rostchinski Tel.: +7-474-752-51-70 ∙ Fax +7-474-752-51-71 www.ropa-rus.ru ROPA subsidiary for sales and service Western Ukraine ROPA Povolzhye est. 2008, 18 employees Spartakovskaja Str. 2 RUS 420107 Kazan, Republic Tatarstan Tel.: +7-843-278-20-64...

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ROPA is pushing forward to a new performance dimension with the Panther 2. Sporty modern design with manoeuvrability and agility combines with a "workhorse" in the new Panther 2 for pure pleasure when lifting beets. There are sufficient power reserves for the most extreme lifting conditions, and using XL lifting attachment demonstrates the centrepiece of it all: the new 700 hp or 768 hp Volvo inline engine with pump-nozzle injection and 16.12 litre capacity. The award winning and soil-protecting chassis system with roll stabilisation and automatic slope compensation have been flawlessly integrated...

The ROPA Tiger 6S is the most powerful sugar beet harvester worldwide with up to 796 hp / 585 kW. The panoramic cabin creates a generous sense of space and offers a driver's seat to feel good. This high-tech machine is the epitome of innovation, digitalization and networking in agricultural engineering. In comparison with the Tiger 6, the Tiger 6S has two 12.1 inch operating terminals with high pixel density resulting in even sharper resolution. In addition to the machine functions, the camera images can also be displayed on the terminal on the left A-pillar. The Tiger 6S is fitted with digital...

The perfected combination of capacity and efficiency with 10.2 m wide pickup system in the ROPA Maus 5 combines practice-oriented developments with the latest technical innovations from ROPA. The counterweight arm, over 9 m long and specially designed by Hermann Paintner, guarantees utmost stability even at maximum extended loading width. New cabin and operating concept An improved R-Cab cabin provides the machine operator with a top-class workplace and an unsurpassed all-round view. Wipers on all side windows and the door provide a clear view even in rainy weather. A relaxed and well-designed...