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Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Hollie Doman

Textron to relocate Jacobsen production: Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will relocate all manufacturing of Jacobsen professional turf equipment to its facility in Ipswich, U.K. The move will begin this fall and be completed in stages over the next several months. This move will enable the company to focus its […]

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Rachel Bell

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT: Husqvarna announces that Husqvarna Automower® owners are now able to control their robotic mowing experience through the Automower® Connect app compatible with the integration platform IFTTT (short for If This Then That). This lets Homeowners with Husqvarna Automower® robotic mowers and the Automower® Connect app personalise their mowing process […]

Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Hollie Doman

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Rachel Bell

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Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Hollie Doman

Textron to relocate Jacobsen production: Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, will relocate all manufacturing of Jacobsen professional turf equipment to its facility in Ipswich, U.K. The move will begin this fall and be completed in stages over the next several months.

This move will enable the company to focus its investments, skill, and improvements in mower production on a single facility, and leverage existing resources and expertise at its Ipswich facility. The plant, which currently builds Jacobsen and Ransomes mowers, is the oldest manufacturer of motorized lawn mowers in the world, in operation for more than 187 years.

Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

The U.K. facility will produce mowers for all regions, including North America. Jacobsen will maintain its sales and customer-care teams in North America, and its network of North American distributors, to serve its customers in the United States and Canada.

“We are excited to establish our Ipswich, U.K. facility as the worldwide manufacturing center of excellence for Jacobsen equipment,” said Simon Rainger, Vice President, Turf for Textron Specialized Vehicles. “This move will enable us to operate more efficiently, and expand on the legacy of innovation and quality that our Ipswich plant has built over its long history.”

Jacobsen continues to develop new products to serve its customers around the globe. The brand will launch a robust slate of new mowers this year, including the quiet, highly efficient Eclipse 360 ELiTE electric greens mower powered by Samsung SDI lithium-battery technology, and the new AR530 and AR730 contour rotary mowers, designed to be safer, easier and more cost-effective to maintain and operate.

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Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

September 1, 2020/in News, Press Release/by Rachel Bell

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT: Husqvarna announces that Husqvarna Automower® owners are now able to control their robotic mowing experience through the Automower® Connect app compatible with the integration platform IFTTT (short for If This Then That).

This lets Homeowners with Husqvarna Automower® robotic mowers and the Automower® Connect app personalise their mowing process depending on weather forecasts and calendar activities.

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

Furthermore, the user can activate the Calendar Activities Connection that parks the robotic mower if a defined key word appears in the customers calendar. A key word can be “Watering” or “Sunday football match”.

“We see that more and more customers are using smart services to control their Husqvarna robotic mowers. This complements our offering of voice controlled smart home services and offers another level of automation. Through IFTTT we give our customers more control over the Automower® experience and ability to adapt it to their personal situation and needs. We will continuously add more connections to give our users even more flexibility,” says Linda Lindqvist, product manager of concept and solutions at Husqvarna.

“As a teenager I slogged through many sweltering Texas summers push-mowing our lawn on Saturdays. It’s because of this experience that I can genuinely say how exciting it is that Husqvarna’s robotic mowers are poised to rescue countless weekends for an entirely new generation of lawn tenders” says Linden Tibbets, IFTTT CEO.

“Husqvarna understands that our connected future is all about working smarter, not harder. In bringing IFTTT powered integrations to their Automower® Connect mobile app, Husqvarna customers can integrate directly with their connected sprinklers, personal calendar or local weather and more. IFTTT is thrilled to partner with Husqvarna towards helping their customers save more than just the time spent mowing.”

How does it work?

The smart functionality enabled by IFTTT is now available in the Automower® Connect app. IFTTT Connections are available from the Smart Home tab in Automower® Connect. As soon as the connect button is pressed, connection is established to the Automower®. Right now, Smart connections in Automower Connect are only available for iOS users and works with Husqvarna Automower® X-line-models as well as models equipped with an Automower® Connect Kit.

About Husqvarna Automower®

Ever since Automower® was launched 25 years ago, Husqvarna has been a global leader in robotic lawnmowing. Husqvarna Automower® has been mowing public and residential lawns since 1995 and is known for its quiet and reliable handling of complex lawns.

About IFTTT

IFTTT is the leading integration and discovery platform for businesses to continuously connect, grow, and maximise the value of their customers. IFTTT helps over 600 global brands accelerate the digital transformation of their products into integrated services, dramatically reducing their development costs while extending compatibility and lifetime value. IFTTT is the connectivity standard and low-code alternative to building your own integrations in-house. IFTTT’s products have attracted 20 million consumers across 140 countries and served over 100 million connections.

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Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

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Textron to relocate Jacobsen production

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT

Control Husqvarna robotic mowers with IFTTT: Husqvarna announces that Husqvarna Automower® owners are now able to control their robotic mowing experience through the Automower® Connect app compatible with the integration platform IFTTT (short for If This Then That).

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