Raven Expands Logistics Portfolio for Ag Retailers & Enterprise Growers
February 27 2020 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Partnership with Razor Tracking Adds Additional
Fleet Management Capabilities to Slingshot® Platform
Raven Industries, Inc. (the Company; NASDAQ:RAVN), has partnered
with Razor Tracking, a SaaS and mobile application based fleet
tracking and management system, to provide ag retailers and
enterprise farms with an expanded fleet and asset tracking suite
through the company’s Slingshot® platform.
As a result of this partnership, Slingshot Fleet Tracking will
be available as the integrated logistics tracking component of the
Raven™ Slingshot platform. Slingshot Fleet Tracking allows users to
seamlessly and wirelessly connect their office to the field by
providing accurate location and machine running data in real-time.
This partnership gives ag retailers and growers immediate fleet
information — including work, idle and transit times — to better
manage their equipment, assets and operations.
“This agreement enables Raven to quickly expand unmatched value
to our growing ag retailer and grower customer base,” said Paul
Welbig, Director of Slingshot Services & Logistics for Raven
Applied Technology. “From machine performance to diagnostics, and
now expanded tracking of both in-field and operation support
assets, users of Raven’s Connected Workflow™ can expect 20%
efficiencies gained when using the technology delivered through the
integrated Slingshot platform. This partnership continues our focus
to offer efficiency-driving solutions that help reduce variability
and increase profitability for our customers.”
By leveraging Razor Tracking’s capabilities, Slingshot Fleet
Tracking provides users with accurate real-time data on where their
vehicles and assets are located to better maintain schedules for
dispatching and increase overall efficiency. In addition to
monitoring Raven-equipped machines, users can now monitor non-Raven
equipped assets, including other battery-connected equipment
(tender trucks) and non-powered equipment (trailers, tanks and tool
bars).
“Our vision and Raven’s vision perfectly complement one another
— to create and integrate technology-driven solutions that help ag
retailers and large farmers improve their efficiency and
ultimately, their bottom line,” said Eric Mauch, President of Razor
Tracking. “This is a great opportunity to partner with a well-known
leader in the precision agriculture space to continue to provide
the best possible services to both of our customers.”
The Slingshot platform has significantly expanded over the last
decade to enable better fleet management through informed
data-driven decisions. Since introducing Slingshot in 2010, the
platform released Slingshot API in 2011 to bridge the information
gap between activity in the field and existing software in the
office. In 2015, Raven announced the release of Slingshot Link,
which served as a host of support tools to ensure operators in the
field had the most up-to-date enhancements and diagnostic
information for their Viper® 4 field computer. In 2019, Raven
officially acquired AgSync, Inc., a logistics software that helps
ag retailers, custom applicators and aerial applicators
substantially increase work efficiency by providing fleet data to
overcome challenges related to managing large fleets, multiple
locations, limited personnel and disconnected software systems.
The combination of Raven’s software and hardware capabilities
are imperative to establish a Connected Workflow that gives
real-time information so that confident, data-driven decisions are
made at all levels of the operation.
With Razor Tracking being the latest partnership in this growing
portfolio, customers will be able to subscribe to Slingshot Fleet
Tracking to utilize it in their own operations beginning June
2020.
To learn more about Raven Slingshot, visit
ravenslingshot.com.
About Raven Industries, Inc. Raven Industries (NASDAQ: RAVN) is
dedicated to providing innovative, high-value products and
solutions that solve great challenges throughout the world. Raven
is a leader in precision agriculture, high-performance specialty
films, and lighter-than-air technologies. Since 1956, Raven has
designed, produced, and delivered exceptional solutions, earning
the company a reputation for innovation, product quality, high
performance, and unmatched service. For more information, visit
http://ravenind.com.
About Raven Applied Technology Raven Applied Technology is
helping feed a growing population by delivering impactful
technology that improve agricultural efficiency for custom
applicators and growers around the world. From field computers to
sprayer and planter controls, GPS guidance steering systems,
wireless and logistics technology, Raven provides precision
agriculture products and solutions designed to reduce operating
costs and improve yields.
http://ravenprecision.com
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