Arable Farming Design Innovation - Altair DEM and CFD Technology Optimizes Amazone’s Pneumatic Seeding Technology

Amazone, a global leader in agricultural machinery, faced the challenge of optimizing seed placement in pneumatic seeders to enhance crop yields while minimizing seed and fertilizer usage. Achieving precise seed distribution required overcoming the complexity of dynamic seed transport within the pneumatic system. Leveraging Altair’s technology, Amazone developed a predictive model integrating discrete element method (DEM) and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The deployment of DEM-CFD simulation provided deeper insights into seed behavior, reduced development time by 40%, and improved profitability for farmers through optimized seed placement.