Root and tuber harvesting machinery manufacture

1. Scope and Applicability

This PCR describes foreground manufacture of new complete machines that lift roots or tubers from soil and provide the configured separation and crop-conveying functions. It covers potato, sugar-beet and comparable root-crop harvesters in declared mounted, trailed or self-propelled configurations. Crop type and installed intake must be specified; multifunctional designs are represented by the delivered lifting configuration, not by averaging incompatible intakes.

The unit supports manufacture datasets, not an equivalence of hectares harvested or crop quality. Farm operation, field losses, soil effects, crop yield, cleaning-loader-only machines, transport vehicles, tractor manufacture, maintenance service, resale and end of life are excluded. Repair parts and incomplete kits require separate reference definitions and are not complete-machine outputs here.

2. Product Category Identity

Field	Value
canonical_pcr_id	pcr.metal-products-machinery-and-equipment.special-purpose-machinery.root-and-tuber-harvesting-machinery
classification_refs	CPC 3.0 44126 — Root or tuber harvesting machines; context only
covered_products	Configured complete root/tuber soil-lifting harvesters, including declared crop intake, separator and delivery mechanism
excluded_products	Standalone windrow pickup/cleaner/loaders lacking soil lifting; separately supplied tractor; crop service; incomplete kits
representative_product	One serialised accepted potato or sugar-beet harvester of a declared configuration; no representative numeric mass
production_route	Measured purchased components plus documented in-house fabrication, joining, finishing, crop-path integration and acceptance as actually performed
market_state	New, complete, accepted at stated manufacturing dispatch gate; cargo bunker empty

3. Reference Flow

Field	Value
What	Provide manufactured configured machinery capable of soil lifting, separation and conveying of the stated root/tuber crop
How much	1 kg net accepted complete machine; per-machine collection converted using measured M
How well	Meets documented configuration, dimensional, guarding, leak and functional factory acceptance criteria; no field capacity equivalence
How long or cycle	One manufacture and factory acceptance cycle; no service-life claim
reference_flow_link	finished_machine

Field	Value
Reference amount	1
Reference product flow	Root or tuber harvesting machines e3e7c424-4195-4bf9-bf45-a8b187b36944
Reference flow property	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66
Reference unit group	Units of mass 93a60a57-a4c8-11da-a746-0800200c9a66
Reference unit	kg
Required qualifiers	manufacturer and model; serial/configuration revision; target crop and soil-lifting intake; mounted/trailed/self-propelled route; installed row layout and working width; separation and conveying design; topper and bunker presence; bunker payload rated separately from net mass; engine/tractor-drive boundary; tyres/axles; hydraulic and electronic options; factory retained fills; accepted net M and weighing state; packaging exclusion; site, period and actual process boundary

Required qualifiers must accompany dataset metadata, process notes or reference-flow comments. M includes only components and retained factory fills in the same delivered configuration; excludes crop cargo, shipping supports and separately supplied tractor. A bunker payload is not net machine mass.

4. Measurement and Unit Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Required property	Required unit	Rule
reference_mass	reference product	Mass 93a60a56-a3c8-11da-a746-0800200b9a66	kg	M = accepted net mass of one complete machine of the same configuration in kg; collect using cp_mass.
meter_units	process electricity, gas and liquids	Energy; Volume; Mass	MJ; m3; kg	Record each atomic exchange in its declared property. Convert kWh to MJ with the verified energy unit group factor 3.6; volume-to-mass needs measured composition, density and reference state. Flow-property meanValue 1 is not a liquid or gas density.

5. System Boundary

Boundary Abstraction

Field	Value
declared_starting_condition	Receipt of identified purchased metal stock and finished components at factory; describe any supplier prefabrication and coatings
starting_condition_role	foreground manufacture
product_classification_scope	Complete root/tuber soil-lifting harvesting machinery; not farm activities
recursive_input_rule	Record a purchased same-category machine as one identified upstream product with configuration, net mass and supplier boundary; include only additional foreground transformation, not its already embedded components
upstream_dataset_requirement	Use matched supplier datasets for the declared product, route, property, geography and period; disclose every missing or proxy link separately
disclosure	Report actual gate, outsourced work, internal transfers, utility coverage and omitted upstream stages. Foreground receipt-to-dispatch is not a complete cradle-to-gate claim

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
boundary_routes	all processes	Include actual in-house operations and factory acceptance; retain subcontracted finishing as a linked service only with supplier boundary and allocated exchange evidence. Required integration does not require making every component in-house.	grimme-manufacturing-history
boundary_extension	all inventory rows	Expand the actual BOM and process list into additional atomic exchanges, including fitted axles, fasteners, sensors, specific first-fill coolant and refrigerant, actual welding gas and wastes when present. Every absence needs configuration/process evidence; unknown is not zero.	grimme-multicrop
boundary_exclusions	reference product	Exclude lifetime farm operation, crop outputs, agronomic effects and separately supplied tractor; distinguish factory test consumption from retained dispatch fill and subsequent operation.	ropa-tiger

6. Process Inventory Structure

Process Map

process_id	process_name	inclusion	inclusion_condition	role	quantitative_reference
fabrication	Frame and lifting-part fabrication	conditional	Fabricated in the reporting foreground; purchased finished parts bypass this card.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
joining	Welded frame joining	conditional	Welding occurs in the foreground.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
finishing	Surface preparation and coating	conditional	Surface preparation or coating is performed in the foreground.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
harvest	Lifting, separation and crop conveying integration	required	Every covered complete harvester; individual component cards apply to the configured design.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
integration	Hydraulic and electrical integration	conditional	Configuration has hydraulic or electrical equipment; each card applies only when installed.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
chassis	Chassis and self-propelled powertrain installation	conditional	Wheeled chassis or self-propelled configuration is included in delivered machine.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
acceptance	Final assembly and factory acceptance	required	Every accepted complete machine.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M
packing	Dispatch protection	conditional	Protection is actually used within the declared dispatch gate.	foreground	one accepted configured machine, normalized by M

Fabrication → joining → finishing → harvest-path and hydraulic/electrical integration → chassis/powertrain installation → final acceptance → optional dispatch protection. Purchased finished parts enter at their installation stage. These arrows are internal transfers, not extra purchased exchanges.

Process: Frame and lifting-part fabrication (fabrication)

Trace cut plate, formed welded hollow section and machined lifting or support parts to drawings. Record cutting, bending and drilling separately in work-order energy logs. Internal transfers to joining are not new purchased inputs.

Inputs

Product flows

Steel Plate (steel_plate)

Only hot-rolled low-alloy high-strength plate matching the purchase specification; weigh issued stock minus recorded returns.

• Selected flow: Steel Plate 421db3a5-394d-410b-8ebf-af23a37fc878
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_fabrication.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Tubes and pipes, of non-circular cross-section, welded, of steel (welded_section)

Non-circular welded steel section matching the drawing; weigh issued finished section, excluding duplicated purchased frame assemblies.

• Selected flow: Tubes and pipes, of non-circular cross-section, welded, of steel 5b36ddd4-adb1-41da-9456-33e69e0f141c
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_fabrication.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake (fabrication_power)

Meter fabrication electricity at declared intake voltage and supply geography. The retrieved 35–330 kV flow is not assigned to unspecified voltage.

• Selected flow: Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_fabrication.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Outputs

Waste flows

Steel scrap, offcuts (steel_offcut)

Untreated clean steel cutting offcuts leaving the plant for documented recovery; weigh separately from chips.

• Selected flow: Steel scrap, offcuts ae44c4ac-bcd5-4a16-b0a5-d674ffeaab6b
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_fabrication.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Steel scrap, machining chips (steel_chip)

Only clean steel machining chips from conventional subtractive machining; segregate oil-contaminated swarf as a separate identity and record recovery destination.

• Selected flow: Steel scrap, machining chips 7f46756b-6f66-46a7-bbcb-c04727d9d19e
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_fabrication.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_fabrication
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Process: Welded frame joining (joining)

Identify the actual welding procedure. The wire card applies only to self-shielded carbon-steel flux-cored welding; other procedures require separate specific consumable cards. Measure actual residues; do not infer fumes from a welding label.

Inputs

Product flows

Flux Cored Wire (weld_wire)

Self-shielded carbon-steel flux-cored wire only; reconcile spool issues, returns and retained weld.

• Selected flow: Flux Cored Wire 1b74a576-06e0-4764-97ce-11a73f8a4752
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_joining.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_joining
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake (joining_power)

Measure welding-cell and attributable ventilation electricity without re-counting the fabrication meter.

• Selected flow: Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_joining.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_joining
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Outputs

Waste flows

Solid carbon-steel flux-cored welding slag (welding_slag)

Only collected welding slag; weigh and record composition and treatment route. Do not use smelting slag as identity.

• Selected flow: Solid carbon-steel flux-cored welding slag
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_joining.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_joining
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Process: Surface preparation and coating (finishing)

Declare dry blasting, wet cleaning and coating separately. Powder coating and gas-fired curing are optional actual routes, not required by the historical factory description. Retained process water is not an elementary water withdrawal.

Inputs

Product flows

Cast steel spherical blasting shot (blasting_shot)

Only if spherical steel shot is consumed; record make-up mass and exclude internal circulating stock. The mixed shot/grit display is not an exact identity.

• Selected flow: Cast steel spherical blasting shot
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Powder Coating (coating_powder)

Only actual powder coating; record resin formulation, grade, fresh issue and internal recovered reuse.

• Selected flow: Powder Coating 6e3010f9-fbd3-48f6-95fc-c1b38d2800d2
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Process Water (cleaning_water)

Treated industrial process water delivered to wet cleaning; weigh or use measured density to convert meter volume.

• Selected flow: Process Water 94a04f7e-2d5c-41f0-b182-d54a3b373a02
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake (finishing_power)

Meter actual blasting, washing and coating electricity with route-specific submeter coverage.

• Selected flow: Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

natural gas in the gaseous state (curing_gas)

Only actual piped gaseous natural gas used for curing; document composition, pressure, temperature and meter reference state. No generic mass-volume conversion is assumed.

• Selected flow: natural gas in the gaseous state 4f19ca0e-7b3b-11dd-ad8b-0800200c9a66
• Flow property / unit: Volume / m3
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Outputs

Waste flows

Unrecovered solid coating powder overspray (powder_residue)

Only powder overspray leaving for treatment; subtract internal recovery, record resin and destination. Retrieved public waste is China-site limited.

• Selected flow: Unrecovered solid coating powder overspray
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Metal-part cleaning rinse wastewater sent to treatment (rinse_wastewater)

Only wastewater transferred to treatment; record contamination and outlet quantity. Do not substitute resource water or a direct-to-water emission.

• Selected flow: Metal-part cleaning rinse wastewater sent to treatment
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Elementary flows

carbon dioxide (fossil) (curing_fossil_co2)

Only demonstrated fossil CO2 emitted to air, unspecified subcompartment, from actual gas curing; use attributable measured emission mass, not an unsupported factor.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_finishing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_finishing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Process: Lifting, separation and crop conveying integration (harvest)

Identify the soil-lifting element and installed crop separation/conveying path. Distinguish digging intake from windrow pickup, row layout, web rod pitch, separator type, topper and bunker. A windrow-only pickup loader without a lifting configuration is excluded. Purchased parts are counted once; internally made parts retain fabrication exchanges.

Inputs

Product flows

Finished steel root-crop lifting share (lifting_share)

Only bought-in finished steel lifting share of declared geometry and heat treatment; internally fabricated shares are tracked through fabrication.

• Selected flow: Finished steel root-crop lifting share
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Finished steel sieving-web rod (sieving_bar)

Only installed bought-in steel rod of declared pitch and surface treatment; exclude rods already inside a purchased complete web.

• Selected flow: Finished steel sieving-web rod
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Vulcanized rubber crop conveyor belt (conveyor_belt)

Only installed conveyor belt; record reinforcement, rubber grade and mass. Broad conveyor/transmission class is not assigned as a specific belt identity.

• Selected flow: Vulcanized rubber crop conveyor belt
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Vulcanized rubber crop separator finger (separator_finger)

Only installed rubber separator finger; declare geometry, rubber specification and weighed mass.

• Selected flow: Vulcanized rubber crop separator finger
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Finished steel ball bearing (ball_bearing)

Only fitted steel ball bearing; record designation and supplier mass, distinct from roller bearings.

• Selected flow: Finished steel ball bearing
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Finished agricultural-harvester mechanical gearbox (drive_gearbox)

Only installed mechanical gearbox; declare ratio, housing and fill boundary; a wind-turbine gearbox is not suitable.

• Selected flow: Finished agricultural-harvester mechanical gearbox
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_harvest.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_harvest
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Outputs

Process: Hydraulic and electrical integration (integration)

Record hydraulic circuit drive source, pressures, hose material and first-fill grade; distinguish tractor supply from on-machine pump. Electronic controller and copper cable remain separate exchanges. Add each fitted sensor, valve and terminal as its own defined exchange if absent from a purchased assembly.

Inputs

Product flows

Finished double-acting hydraulic cylinder (hydraulic_cylinder)

Only fitted hydraulic cylinder; declare bore, stroke and rated pressure; do not substitute pneumatic-cylinder class.

• Selected flow: Finished double-acting hydraulic cylinder
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Finished agricultural-machine hydraulic pump (hydraulic_pump)

Only fitted on-machine hydraulic pump; state displacement and included motor boundary. Tractor hydraulic supply is outside product manufacture.

• Selected flow: Finished agricultural-machine hydraulic pump
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Finished hydraulic crop-web drive motor (hydraulic_motor)

Only installed hydraulic drive motor, with displacement and supplier assembly boundary.

• Selected flow: Finished hydraulic crop-web drive motor
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Hydraulic hose (hydraulic_hose)

Only fitted hydraulic hose; record reinforcement, pressure rating and mass net of separately recorded fittings.

• Selected flow: Hydraulic hose e2fc1719-69dc-4281-8eae-383af8d9a405
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Hydraulic Fluid (hydraulic_oil)

Only actual refined mineral-oil hydraulic fluid added in factory; record grade and retained quantity, exclude supplier prefill already counted.

• Selected flow: Hydraulic Fluid eafff56c-3487-4345-9f24-00429f61c556
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Insulated copper control cable (copper_cable)

Only installed copper control cable; collect weighed mass and insulation type. Retrieved energy-property cable cannot represent this mass exchange.

• Selected flow: Insulated copper control cable
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Agricultural-harvester electronic control module (electronic_controller)

Only installed specific controller module; record hardware revision and mass. Machine-tool PLC/cabinet collection is not a harvester module identity.

• Selected flow: Agricultural-harvester electronic control module
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_integration.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_integration
• Sources: grimme-multicrop

Outputs

Process: Chassis and self-propelled powertrain installation (chassis)

Record wheel assembly as tyre plus rim when bought separately; declare axle and brake configuration. Engine, cab and starter battery cards apply only to fitted self-propelled equipment. A tractor used with a trailed harvester is excluded from product mass. Expand any purchased assembly only if its supplier boundary omits those components.

Inputs

Product flows

Finished non-road diesel engine for self-propelled harvester (diesel_engine)

Only installed self-propelled engine; record model, emission configuration and measured net assembly mass. Retrieved engine has Number of items, not a verified mass property.

• Selected flow: Finished non-road diesel engine for self-propelled harvester
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_chassis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_chassis
• Sources: ropa-tiger

New pneumatic rubber agricultural tyre (pneumatic_tyre)

Only fitted agricultural pneumatic rubber tyre; record size, construction and weighed mass. Generic Tire has count basis and unspecified rubber/metal identity.

• Selected flow: New pneumatic rubber agricultural tyre
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_chassis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_chassis
• Sources: ropa-tiger

Steel agricultural-harvester wheel rim (steel_rim)

Only fitted wheel rim; record dimensions and load rating. Public trailer rim does not cover an unspecified self-propelled rim.

• Selected flow: Steel agricultural-harvester wheel rim
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_chassis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_chassis
• Sources: ropa-tiger

Lead Acid Battery (starter_battery)

Only fitted lead-acid starter battery; record capacity, electrolyte-inclusive mass and supplier boundary. No electrical-capacity-to-mass conversion is assumed.

• Selected flow: Lead Acid Battery 0f7ce22c-71cc-4c6c-aa33-d4074f9a03c7
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_chassis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_chassis
• Sources: ropa-tiger

Agricultural-harvester operator cab assembly (operator_cab)

Only fitted bought-in cab; record glazing and fittings included. Add refrigerant charge as a separate chemical-specific row if actual air conditioning is installed.

• Selected flow: Agricultural-harvester operator cab assembly
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_chassis.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_chassis
• Sources: ropa-tiger

Outputs

Process: Final assembly and factory acceptance (acceptance)

Use serial-linked torque, guard, hydraulic leak and configured functional test records. Factory tests are included; crop production and lifetime field operation are excluded. Diesel input applies only to a measured fuel-burning factory test. Declare factory fill retained at dispatch and exclude test fuel consumed before net weighing.

Inputs

Product flows

Steel screw (assembly_screw)

Only steel screws individually specified in the assembly BOM; do not treat bolts, nuts or washers as this exchange.

• Selected flow: Steel screw 895204f6-6425-4814-afc5-cb97e530e892
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_acceptance.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_acceptance
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake (assembly_power)

Meter assembly and factory functional-test electricity; exclude duplicated utility totals and field operating energy.

• Selected flow: Grid alternating-current electricity at factory intake
• Flow property / unit: Net calorific value / MJ
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_acceptance.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_acceptance
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Diesel fuel (test_diesel)

Only measured diesel consumed in a factory engine test; record grade and fossil/biogenic fraction; exclude residual dispatch fill and farm use.

• Selected flow: Diesel fuel 9d258d75-6792-4f1c-9856-81602ed8f816
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_acceptance.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_acceptance
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Outputs

Product flows

Root or tuber harvesting machines (finished_machine)

Accepted net configured complete machine at the declared dispatch gate; output is exactly 1 kg, not a field-harvesting service.

• Selected flow: Root or tuber harvesting machines e3e7c424-4195-4bf9-bf45-a8b187b36944
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: 1 kg
• Value mode: fixed_value
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: method_formula
• Collection protocol: cp_mass
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Elementary flows

carbon dioxide (fossil) (test_fossil_co2)

Only demonstrated fossil CO2 from factory fuel combustion to air, unspecified subcompartment; collect attributable measured emission mass; do not assign biogenic CO2 here.

• Selected flow: carbon dioxide (fossil) 08a91e70-3ddc-11dd-923d-0050c2490048
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_acceptance.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_acceptance
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Process: Dispatch protection (packing)

Weigh any fitted shipping support independently of net machine mass. The timber card covers kiln-dried coniferous timber only; other packaging requires its own material-specific card. No universal packaging requirement is inferred.

Inputs

Product flows

Kiln-dried sawn coniferous timber, at mill (timber_support)

Only kiln-dried coniferous sawn timber actually used for dispatch support; identify species and drying route; exclude from net machine M.

• Selected flow: Kiln-dried sawn coniferous timber, at mill 50904047-e5b0-4110-990a-53751d250267
• Flow property / unit: Mass / kg
• Amount rule: Apply normalize_mass to q_item; reference_mass; cp_packing.
• Value mode: foreground_record
• Specificity: site_specific
• Normalization basis: per 1 kg reference flow; collected per one accepted finished machine
• Basis kind: process_output
• Evidence kind: collected_record
• Collection protocol: cp_packing
• Sources: grimme-manufacturing-history

Outputs

7. Allocation and Co-product Handling

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
allocation_separate	shared production	Separate orders by configuration and use direct meters, issue records and work orders first. For inseparable shared utility use measured machine-hours or metered load with documented causal basis; calculate order share as its measured driver divided by the sum of all covered order drivers. Do not use machine count across different configurations as an unexplained proxy.
allocation_recovery	waste outputs	Internal reused offcuts, powder and process water are internal transfers with fresh-input and stock reconciliation. Record exported waste quantity and destination; no automatic avoided virgin steel or disposal credit. If a valuable co-product exists, document status, separate process burdens where possible and scientifically review any residual allocation before claiming comparability.

8. Foreground Data Collection, Calculation, and Quality Rules

Data Collection Protocols

protocol_id	process_id	flow_role	record_type	raw_fields	collection_method	unit	frequency	temporal_coverage	site_scope	aggregation_rule	quality_evidence
cp_mass	acceptance	accepted net machine	weighing_record	serial; model; configuration; accepted net mass M; scale_id; fill_state; packaging_tare	Weigh the accepted complete machine using a calibrated platform scale, excluding transport packaging; reconcile the same configuration and acceptance record.	kg	each machine or representative configuration batch	same manufacturing period as orders	declared manufacturing site and configuration	accepted net mass per machine	scale calibration, tare and acceptance record
cp_fabrication	fabrication	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Frame and lifting-part fabrication	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_joining	joining	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Welded frame joining	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_finishing	finishing	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Surface preparation and coating	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_harvest	harvest	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Lifting, separation and crop conveying integration	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_integration	integration	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Hydraulic and electrical integration	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_chassis	chassis	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Chassis and self-propelled powertrain installation	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_acceptance	acceptance	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Final assembly and factory acceptance	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records
cp_packing	packing	each specific atomic exchange	measured_order_record	order; serial/configuration; item_id; grade; issued; returned; stock_change; exchange_amount; meter_unit; meter_state; accepted_count; waste_destination; allocation_driver; measured_emission_mass	Use item-specific BOM weights and issue/return reconciliation; calibrated submeters for utilities; segregated waste weighing and transfer receipts; attributable measured emission records for an active combustion row. Retain inlet/outlet, composition and calibration evidence.	kg, MJ or m3 as row declares	per order, summed over covered period	declared continuous manufacturing period	Dispatch protection	attributable exchange amount / accepted machines	material reconciliation, meter calibration, transfer and emission records

Calculation Rules

rule_id	Applies to	Formula or rule	Inputs	Output	source_ids
normalize_mass	all inventory rows	q_ref = q_item / M; q_item = exchange amount per one accepted finished machine; q_ref = exchange amount per 1 kg reference flow.	q_item; M; cp_mass	q_ref

For each homogeneous configuration order, reconcile issued-minus-returned material and measured stock change, allocate only documented shared burdens, then divide attributable exchange totals by accepted machine count to obtain q_item. Rejected and reworked production burdens within the period remain attributed to accepted output; disclose scrap and unfinished-stock changes. Measure M for the same acceptance/fill state. A mixed model batch must be separated; division by an average of incompatible machine masses is forbidden. Where per-machine masses vary within one configuration, use total attributable exchanges divided by total accepted net mass and retain serial-level evidence.

Data Quality Requirements

requirement_id	Applies to	Requirement	Evidence
quality_config	all rows	Trace each input and test to exact configuration; reconcile supplier assembly boundaries, crop intake and self-propelled options.	configuration BOM and serials
quality_balance	material and utility records	Reconcile input stock, net output, waste and losses; explain unmatched quantities, meter coverage, density/reference-state conversions and uncertainty. No unsupported loss factor is allowed.	weighing/stock ledger and meter records
quality_coverage	all processes	Cover declared site and continuous reporting period; disclose start/end, outsourcing, missing months, omissions and excluded stages. Establish QA limits from actual configuration records; public model descriptions supply no intensity range.	order coverage, calibration and completeness reconciliation

9. Validation Rules

rule_id	applies_to	rule	source_ids
validate_reference	reference product	Require complete delivered lifting configuration, positive measured M with cp_mass, empty cargo bunker and stated fill/tare; reject payload capacity as machine mass and incomplete-kit outputs.
validate_identity	all inventory rows	Verify one atomic exchange, correct direction/type, property, unit, route and public identity; separate treatment wastewater from resource water and emitted pollutants. Blank UUIDs require explicit identity resolution before release of a fully linked dataset.
validate_amount	all inventory rows	Check cp links and normalization against accepted output, stock and rework. Require independent meter coverage and no duplicate supplier assembly or internal-transfer burden. Unknown quantity is pending evidence, not zero.
validate_emissions	combustion rows	Activate only when actual factory combustion and attributable measured emission mass exist; verify fossil/biogenic source and air subcompartment. Add other measured pollutants as separate substance/medium rows; never identify NO as NO2 or N2O.

10. Published Dataset Profile

Field	Value
dataset_role	Foreground manufacturing process dataset for declared complete machinery
downstream_use	secondary_dataset; background_dataset, only after qualified review and with disclosed upstream coverage
allowed_use	Manufacturing supply-chain modelling for the same configured product, declared gate, mass property and production period
excluded_use	Per-hectare crop comparisons, lifetime harvesting efficiency, soil-impact inference, incomplete machines, other crop intakes without reconfiguration, complete cradle-to-gate claims without linked upstream coverage
required_metadata	Exact product configuration and qualifiers; geography/site/period; measured M; supplier boundaries; process route; collection/normalization records; background links; allocation and exclusions
required_quality_disclosure	Missing identities and amounts, measurement uncertainty, route-specific inactive rows, actual BOM extensions, historical source limits, outsourced and unlinked upstream stages
update_trigger	Configuration/intake or powertrain change; supplier assembly boundary or coating change; revised M/fill state; changed site energy supply or reporting period; resolved evidence gaps

11. Data Sources

Source id	Type	Reference	Used for
grimme-manufacturing-history	handbook	GRIMME: Traces of success	Retained 2015 URL edition, PDF page 11, printed pp. 20–21: pre- to final assembly paragraph. Historical example of fabrication, joining, finishing, webs and factory tests only; not current universal requirements or quantitative ranges.
grimme-multicrop	literature	The new EVO 280 MultiCrop	Named product introduction and MultiCrop intake description: modular trailed lifting configuration, hydraulic web and electrical interfaces. Factory amounts, net mass and lifetime are not provided; bunker payload is not machine mass.
ropa-tiger	literature	ROPA at PotatoEurope and Sugar Beet Expo 2026	ROPA Tiger 6S section only: self-propelled sugar beet lifting configuration, engine and hydraulic/electronic equipment. Adjacent Maus cleaner-loader and Taurus transport descriptions are outside this harvester scope; no inventory factor inferred.