Sinomach’s subsidiary, YTO Group Corporation, was a hit at the International Agriculture Machinery Exhibition (CIAME 2016) held from Oct 26 to 28 in Wuhan, Hubei province.

The opening ceremony of the International Agriculture Machinery Exhibition (CIAME 2016).  CIAME 2016 took place in Wuhan, Hubei province from Oct 26 to 28. It is a platform to showcase agricultural and husbandry machinery in China, and the biggest agricultural machinery exhibition in Asia. More than 1,800 exhibitors from 60 countries displayed their products in an area measuring 220,000 m2. [Photo/agri.gov.cn]

YTO, China’s leading agricultural and construction machinery manufacturer and subsidiary of China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach), created a stir at the CIAME 2016 when its unmanned LF954-C gave a demonstration at the very beginning of the event’s new machinery demonstration segment.

The unmanned YTO Dongfanghong LF954-C working on a farm. The tractor is totally automatic thanks to a host of advanced technologies, including millimeter-wave radar measurement, binocular camera vision recognition, and the Big Dipper navigation system. [Photo/chinaso.com]

During the fair, YTO exhibited its equipment and solutions for wheat and corn, along with its power-shift series, presenting its industry-leading abilities to research, develop and manufacture agricultural technologies.

YTO’s Dongfanghong-LW4004 was one of the most talked about items on display, as the 400-horsepower machine represents a world-leading Chinese product, marking the dawn of a new age for China’s agricultural machinery industry. Experts in the industry, dealers and customers expressed a significant level of interest in the new product.

YTO’s 400-horsepower Dongfanghong-LW4004 at the exhibition booth of CIAME 2016 in Wuhan, Hubei province. [Photo/nongjitong.com]

The company’s Dongfanhong tractor series, all with horsepower of more than 100, and all containing diesel engines, won the group the honor of “the most influential brand” at the 2016 agricultural machinery industry’s annual awards event, recognizing the best Chinese agricultural machinery currently on the market.

YTO Group Corporation has evolved into the foremost developer and producer of agricultural and construction equipment since its founding in 1955. It now owns a state-level technology R&D center which incorporates 11 advanced laboratories, China’s most sophisticated tractor pilot base, a State Key Laboratory for tractor power systems, and a national center for quality supervision and the testing of tractors.