RDS Technology designs and manufactures a wide range of instrumentation for the mobile machinery industry. Instruments can monitor, measure or control. Example areas of expertise include weighing, rate control, drill, baler, wrapper controls, specialist vehicle dashboards etc.
From its origins in the late 1960's, when RDS pioneered the use of electronics for agriculture with the introduction of the grain loss monitor for combine harvesters, the company has expanded its activities into many other sectors of mobile machinery. From those 'early days', RDS has remained a part of the explosive growth in the application of electronics to mobile machinery. With modern day machines, it is increasingly the electronics which enables machinery manufacturers to differentiate their machines from those of their competitors.
RDS supplies over 100 Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) world-wide with Custom Solutions, as well as supplying standard 'retro-fit' products through a network of specialist independent distributors in over 20 countries.
The company has a large Engineering department responsible for product design maintenance and new product development. More than 10% of the company's turnover is reinvested in research and development to ensure the company and its products are at the forefront of industries requirements. A strong emphasis is always being placed on practical, 'user friendly' solutions to customer requirements, rather than employing new technology just because it is available.
From being solely in the agricultural sector, over recent years RDS has also successfully diversified into the construction and municipal vehicle sector, where customer requirements are often similar.