The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE) has awarded two innovations from CLAAS with AE50 Awards – the JAGUAR 1000 forage harvester series and the ORBIS 10500 corn header.
The official awards ceremony will take place in February 2026 at the ASABE Agricultural Equipment Technology Conference in Louisville, Kentucky.
Sales manager for self-propelled harvesting technology at CLAAS of America, Dennis Ogle said: “These two AE50 awards confirm what our customers already know; CLAAS continues to set standards in terms of performance, efficiency, and intelligent machine design for the harvesting of forage crops.
“Both the JAGUAR 1000 series and the ORBIS 10500 were developed in close collaboration with farmers and contractors, with a focus on real productivity gains and ease of use with a high degree of automation.”
JAGUAR 1000
There are four models in the JAGUAR 1000 series.
With engine outputs of up to 1,110hp, it is a recipient of the official Guinness World Record for forage harvesting.
Features include the widest crop flow on the market, fully hydraulic pre-compression, homogeneous chopping quality, the large 310 mm diameter corncracker for optimum grain release, the drive concept with two independent variable front attachments for newly developed, high-throughput pick up and ORBIS front attachments, and a solid chassis with high-traction and ground-protecting running gear.
ORBIS 10500
The ASABE jury highlighted the ORBIS 10500 in particular for its contribution to increasing overall harvesting efficiency.
The row-independent corn header with a working width of 10.50m (14 rows with 75cm row spacing) operates using an independent variable drive of the knife and transport discs.
Other AE50 Awards winners include John Deere, which picked up three separate awards for its Weave Automation, 3100 FT Planter Series, and Predictive Ground Speed Automation with Weed Detection; and Massey Ferguson for the Massey Ferguson SB.1436DB.
