The Your Expert Cluster project team provided support to CLAAS on a number of different technical challenges resulting from changes in industry regulations. This included adopting rules that prohibit the use of chromium (VI) in surface treatment; revision of corporate standards by incorporating the current nomenclature of materials; and specific aspects of managing the use of technical drawings. All projects required detailed knowledge of the relevant national and international standards and their application.

CLAAS, with corporate headquarters in Harsewinkel, Germany, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural engineering equipment, including being the European market leader in combine harvesters. The CLAAS product portfolio also includes state-of-the-art farming information technology. CLAAS employs 11,500 workers worldwide and reported a turnover of 3.8 billion euros in the financial year of 2015.