Raven News - Raven Industries Acquires Montgomery Industries for Boom-Leveling Technology, Autoboom

Raven Industries Acquires Montgomery Industries for Boom-Leveling Technology, Autoboom

Feb 18

Sioux Falls, SD-- Raven Industries is pleased to announce the acquisition of Montgomery Industries, Stockholm, SK Canada. Raven Industries, providers of a wide range of precision agriculture equipment and Montgomery Industries, designers of innovative position control systems, are leaders in the rapidly growing precision agriculture marketplace.

Montgomery has developed and sold an automatic boom height control system for sprayers called the Autoboom, which is designed to successfully maintain optimum boom height in uneven terrain without compromising the speed with which the sprayer can be operated. The Autoboom system enables greater sprayer efficiency and accuracy while minimizing operator fatigue and stress.

According to Dan Rykhus, Vice President & General Manager--Flow Controls Division, "The acquisition of Montgomery Industries allows us to build on our leadership position in the precision agriculture technology marketplace. The Autoboom system is a proven product that fits well into our existing range of precision products. In particular the Autoboom is a natural extension of Raven Industries' on going effort to provide integrated boom management systems to its customers."

In its boom management product line, Raven Industries now offers variable rate application control systems, AccuBoom zone management systems, as well as the Autoboom position control system.

Raven Industries has 25 years of experience in developing unique solutions for agriculture. New innovations from raven make planting, fertilizing, and chemical applications easier and more affordable than ever.

Montgomery Industries is now known as Raven Industries Canada. The former Montgomery Facilty is now the Raven Canada Facility.

About Raven Industries Since 1978, Raven has helped define the concept of precision agriculture-and continues to create ground-breaking ideas and products that improve the position of growers around the world. Raven is publicly traded on NASDAQ (RAVN) and has earned an international reputation for agricultural innovation, product reliability and unmatched service and support. From field computers to boom controls, from GPS guidance to steering systems, Raven is leading the way for precision ag technology that delivers in the field. In partnership with our network of Raven dealers and distributors, we're helping growers of all sizes and all types work smarter, reduce input costs and increase yields and profitability. Success in farming has always been about using less and getting more. With Raven, you can simply do it better.

For more information, contact:
Raven Industries Applied Technology Division
Ph: 800-243-5435