Programme

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SEPTEMBER 3RD - Friday

Location: Clermont-Ferrand University Campus

9:00 – Coffee - Welcome

9:15 – Introductory talk
by Pascal RAY - IFMA Director (Institut Français de Mécanique Avancée)

Introduction of the concept of Ecotechnology applied to Agricultural equipment
by Dominique Didelot - Cemagref

9:45 – SESSION I:
Assessing the environmental performances of agricultural equipment under real and/or simulated conditions of use


Chairman: Sandro LIBERATORI - Director of ENAMA Italy (Ente Nazionale per la Meccanizzazione Agricola)

-The European Network for Testing Agricultural Machines and the environmental performance assessment of agricultural machines
by Giulio FANCELLO - ENTAM Secretary

-Environmental performance indicators of organic spreading machines
by Pierre HAVARD and al- Chambre Régionale d’Agriculture Bretagne

-Assessing nitrogen losses after sewage sludge spreading: a method based on simulation models and spreader technological performances
by Thomas PACAUD and al - Cemagref Montoldre

-Simplified LCA software for assessing environmental performances of spreading scenarios as a tool for optimising practices, equipments and logistics
by Philippe ROUX - Cemagref Montpellier

-Questions - answers: 20 min

11:05 – Break

11:30 – SESSION II:
Technological creativity and production system innovations for Eco-design


Chairman: Grigore GOGU- LaMIDirector (Université BP and IFMA of Clermont-Ferrand)

-Grigore Gogu will introduce the session by presenting principles and concepts of innovation methodology (20 min)

-An Eco-innovative Design Approach: Concept Generation and Evaluation
by Mahmoud CHAKROUN -LaMI/UBP Clermont-Ferrand

-Infra level: Centrifugal spreading of pasty materials - An example of understanding approach of mechanism for generating eco-innovation tracks
by Jean Christophe ROUX- Cemagref

-Supra level: Technologies to improve productivity and reduce the environmental impact of dairy systems - An example of technological system approach to open innovative solutions and uses
by Ian YULE -Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

-Questions - answers: 20 min

13:00 – Lunch

14:30 – SESSION III:
Today’s implementation of eco-design in the industrial and agricultural equipments


Chairman: Frantz BARNABE - CETIM Engineer, (Centre d'Etudes Techniques des Industries de la Mécanique) of St Etienne

-Frantz Barnabe will introduce the session by presenting the eco-design guide for spreaders - A result of the ANR-ECODEFI project (20 min)

-From site specific to a product life cycle environmental design, a network based approach in the automotive sector
by Stephane MOREL - Renault

-How to integrate the environmental regulations at the first design of the machine
by Christophe ROUSSEAU - Berthoud SA

-An Ecodesign methodology for the improvement of gardening machinery
by Mario FARGNOLI and al - University of Rome “La Sapienza”

-Improvement and design methods should also be "eco": example of recent developments for mineral spreading
by Emmanuel PIRON - Cemagref

16:00 – Coffee break

16:20 – Panel discussion on “how to boost Eco-design use in this applied sector?”

Animated by: Daniel FROELICH- “Arts et métiers” national school- professor in Eco-design

Key figures will introduce the discussion with

-Pierre GUISCAFRE - FNCUMA - Overview on agro-technologies used by end-users
-Sandro LIBERATORI- ENAMA Italy - “the change of paradigm: from selling a product to selling a service”
-An industrial partner

17:30 – Visit of Mecaprod plateform of IFMA


18:30 – Departure for Dinner - jointly with ROBOTICS 2010 Symposium participants

Dinner will take place at the Volcano of Lemptegy. Fees include: shuttle from Clermont-Ferrand to the Volcano of Lemptegy, visit of the Volcano, dinner and exhibition.

For more details, please download the following document:
ROBOTICS2010-ECOTECHS2010 DINNER-Sept 3.pdf


SEPTEMBER 4TH - Saturday

Location: Cemagref Experimental Site (Montoldre-Allier)

9:00 – Bus Departure from Campus des Cézeaux - Aubière to Montoldre

10:30 – SESSION IV:
7 examples of Eco-innovation applied to agricultural technologies


-SULKY system of “Stop&go” - to reduce under and over-applications of fertilisation spreading in the field

-BUCHET organic spreader - To know the real spread amount and for the evenness control

-TIXAD system - A pack implementable on sprayer for continuous monitoring and recording pesticide application

-DE SANGOSSE slug-pellets spreader - for using “mono-disc” and even so, managing border and working width

-VAUDOUR “No tillage” sower prototype - a new concept for allowing manufacturing and use of this technology in developing countries

-SIRTEC innovative sludge pellet spreader, designed by using “Inventive Problem Solving” (TRIZ) methodologies

-Presentation of software tools for supporting Eco-design use: Spreading simulator - Simplified ACV tool (acv3E) - Eco-design guide

12:30 – Lunch

13:45 – SESSION V:
Disseminating Eco-technologies to stakeholders and end-users


Chairman: Xavier LONGAYGUES - Commissariat Général au Développement Durable du MEEDDM - Coordinateur du GT “Vérification des performances des éco-innovations”

-Xavier LONGAYGUES will introduce the session by speaking about the ETV approach (Environmental Technology Verification system) in France and in Europe

-125 years of testing and labelling agricultural machines and farm inputs in Germany
by Ulrich RUBENSCHUH (DLG - Germany)

-A new Quality approach for spreading applicators – QualiTerritoires
by Hélène COULOMBEIX - Enterprises For Territories (EDT)

15:00 – SESSION VI:
Debate about a better promotion of eco-innovations on the national and international market?


Animated by: Sandro LIBERATORI

Visit of the mineral and organic benches


17:00 – Back to Clermont-Ferrand

Thanks - End of Symposium

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