From the small Córdoba town of Arias, to the heart of the world's machinery: An Argentine headpiece shone alongside the "tr

In the midst of the ocean of iron, screens, lights, and technologies that is Agritechnica 2025, one presence stands out as both unexpected and powerful. There, in one of the pavilions of the main agricultural machinery and technology fair, a sunflower header that was born in southern Córdoba was shown to the world and today forms part of one of the most observed machines at the fair. Behind this development is Franco Fabril, a company located in Arias, almost on the border with Santa Fe, which has become a supplier of one of the major technological attractions of the event. “Today we are at Agritechnica in its 2025 version with our Evolution sunflower header. We are a partner of Nexat. We produce the sunflower header for the 33-furrow Nexat machine to 50,” says Lucas Grajales, general manager of Franco Fabril amidst the constant parade of visitors from around the world. The German company Nexat became famous for its concept of a “transformer” machine: a single piece of equipment ...