Principles of differentiation of the system of machines for harvesting fiber flax, taking into account the level of technology intensity

Abstract

Relevance and methods . The main problem of the flax industry is its insufficient technical support. This does not allow performing technological operations for the cultivation and harvesting of flax in the established agrotechnical terms, which leads to significant losses and damage to the crop. One of the ways to ensure the growth of production efficiency and the competitiveness of flax products is to increase the level of technical equipment of the industry through the use of high-performance energy-rich machines, progressive and intensive technologies. Results. The article proposes innovative technical solutions for harvesting flax and processing flax, a promising system of machines for the use of intensive technologies is presented. It is established that the use of new technical means increases productivity by up to 50% or more for individual machines, reduces the cost of performing technological operations by 30–35% and the cost of production of seeds and flax.