AIM Command is available as a factory installed option of all new Case IH SPX sprayer models. It is the Case IH branded version of the Capstan Synchro spray technology.
AIM Command, marketed by Case IH as the Next Generation in Spray Technology, adds the missing link of pressure and droplet size control independent of speed and rate!Result: Operators now have direct control, from the cab, of the key application variables of speed, rate, pressure, and droplet size. Now they can customize their application to the field conditions at hand.
The Synchro system when installed OEM on Case IH sprayers is labeled "AIM Command."
Basic Application Comparisons:
Speed and Pressure spraying, still used today on pull type or mounted sprayers, requires a constant speed to maintain a constant pressure so that a constant rate with a constant droplet size can be applied through a single nozzle. Variations in field speed give rise to the "Art of Spraying".
Rate Controller spraying, common on high clearance sprayers, provides capability for a constant rate within a 2:1 range of speeds through a single nozzle. Yet, within that 2:1 speed range, pressure and droplet size vary exponentially affecting both coverage quality and drift exposure. Outside that 2:1 speed range, these problems are compounded.
AIM Command spraying frees the operator from their normal constraints. Spraying is done with a constant rate within as much as an 8:1 speed range through a single tip. Also, pressure can now be selected and then toggled to preset values while maintaining a large speed range.
Obvious Values:
Greater Pesticide Efficiency because a constant pressure means a constant droplet size. A chemical’s optimum droplet size can be selected with the right tip and pressure combination and applied consistently throughout the field. Spraying could then be done at 10 GPA and 50 psi at 24 mph with the capability to slow to 3 mph and still be spraying 10 GPA and 50 psi! Since the tip and pressure didn’t change within the 3-24 mph range, the chemical is optimally spraying across the entire field.
Greater Productivity from less time lost due to wind and higher average speeds. Cab control of preset pressure points manages droplet sizes on the go. A lower pressure setting through the same tip provides large droplets and fewer drift-able fines. This is done while maintaining the proper rate through the same tip at the same speed. Field perimeter and open ground field speeds are not limited to pressure and the creation of drift-able fines.
While recognizing the value of better chemical coverage, enhanced drift management and greater acre/hour productivity, an operator buys AIM Command the second time simply because of the convenience.
How does it work?
The AIM Command computer uses a Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) valve to control flow right at the nozzle. The sprayer pump speed is now free to be controlled by the AIM Command computer to maintain a constant pressure. The AIM Command computer simultaneously adjusts the pulse width of the flow to both the solenoid valves and the pump speed to instantaneously manage the liquid flow. This assures the application of a specified rate at the desired pressure and droplet size. Simple, yet profound.