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Machinery & Equipment
JCB launches Fastrac 4000 Series tractors
![The Fastrac 4000 Series tractors come with options to include a roof window, cool box, MP3 player and Bluetooth radio for hands-free mobile phone use. (Image source: JCB)](/images/JWC.jpg)
The Fastrac 4000 Series tractors come with options to include a roof window, cool box, MP3 player and Bluetooth radio for hands-free mobile phone use. (Image source: JCB)
UK-based equipment manufacturer JCB has launched Fastrac 4000 Series tractors with improved technologies to help farmers with agricultural activities
Siam Kubota to push Thailand as machinery hub for Asia-Pacific region
![Siam Kubota is the first manufacturer of small diesel engines for agricultural use in Thailand that embraces state-of-the-art machinery and advanced technology from Japan. (Image source: Andy Melton/Flickr)](/images/Kubota.jpg)
Siam Kubota is the first manufacturer of small diesel engines for agricultural use in Thailand that embraces state-of-the-art machinery and advanced technology from Japan. (Image source: Andy Melton/Flickr)
Siam Kubota plans to build its second largest agricultural machine parts distribution centre in Thailand and push it as the hub for Asia-Pacific region
China keen to invest in farming machinery in Southeast Asia
![Chinas agricultural machinery exports increased around 12 per cent from 2014, driven by demand from the ASEAN market. (Image source: XFonsecaCIMMYT/Flickr)](/images/tractor-XFonsecaCIMMYT-flickr.jpg)
Chinas agricultural machinery exports increased around 12 per cent from 2014, driven by demand from the ASEAN market. (Image source: XFonsecaCIMMYT/Flickr)
China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach) has launched an investment programme in Vietnam and Thailand for agricultural machinery
Massey Ferguson launches Global Series tractors
![The MF4707 and MF4708 are equipped with a 540rpm/6 spline shaft with independent PTO clutch, which is engaged electro-hydraulically. (Image source: AGCO)](/images/Massey.jpg)
The MF4707 and MF4708 are equipped with a 540rpm/6 spline shaft with independent PTO clutch, which is engaged electro-hydraulically. (Image source: AGCO)
AGCO brand Massey Ferguson has announced the launch of the first tractors in its new Global Series — MF4707 and MF4708 — for Asia-Pacific region