OUR HISTORY
2023
The year 2023, which marks 75 years of Jacto's history, started with the full participation of the company in the major agribusiness fairs in Brazil and abroad.
Jacto introduced two releases: the tractor sprayer Arbus 4000 Multisprayer, with Multicontrol technology and an electrically-driven multiple fan tower, and new monitors of the OTMIS family for Precision Agriculture with a Machine-to-Machine system that allows sprayers to share application maps, and avoid undesired overlaps. Jacto also took Jacto Next to other countries.
Another important milestone was winning the Gerdau Best of the Land Award with the autonomous sprayer Arbus 4000 JAV in the "Scale Agriculture" category.
2022
In April, Jacto released the second season of the series #AgriThatInspires, showing sustainable production actions and social and environmental projects that transform the field reality. The main characters in the videos are farmers, partners, and suppliers of the agribusiness chain in Brazil and worldwide.
In May, Jacto introduced several releases and solutions at the return of Agrishow in person. Besides expanding the solutions and services of Jacto Next for Agriculture 4.0, the visitors got to know the autonomous sprayer Arbus 4000JAV, the first line of a hybrid self-propelled planter in Brazil, the new coffee harvesters K 3000 and KTR 3000, and the new model of sugarcane harvester, Hover 500.
2021
In June, Jacto released a new business area, Jacto Next, a package of integrated solutions to make Agriculture 4.0 feasible with the complete digitalization of farms. It includes internet signal, instrumentation, the connection of multi-brand machines, sensors, weather stations, drones, satellite images, subscription service for GPS correction signal, and monitoring and management software.
Jacto released the series #AgriThatInspires, a journey through Brazil and the world to share stories of Jacto’s customer families about productive and sustainable farms. Stories of struggle and victory in agribusiness that inspire and touch us. The success of the series shown on YouTube inspired the second season.
2020
Jacto positioned itself in new market segments, presenting products and new technologies for planting, autonomous spraying, and sugarcane harvesting.
Jacto released the application Jacto Connect, the digital ecosystem that connect farmers to their machines inside their farms (internet of things) through an ecosystem integrated with Jacto’s products and services.
2017
Otmis brand new logotype and its new Omni 700 display are launched. Its great differential is the operation repeater, which allows the operator to program the sprayer to repeat actions from a previous recording. Uniport 5030 NPK fertilizer spreader, equipped with first world technology to reduce fertilizer waste, improve application quality (correct quantity at the right location), and minimize application in reserve areas such as rivers, forest, etc. is launched.
2016
The new Uniport 2530 and Uniport 4530 arrive, the latter being the largest sprayer in the Brazilian market. Both confirm Jacto’s pioneer spirit, carry its DNA as spraying solutions expert and provide greater productivity and savings.
2015
K 3500 coffee harvester is launched. Developed with technological solutions for traditional and denser crops (closer planting), it optimizes the use of soils and increases productivity per hectare. Jacto presents the new battery-powered knapsack sprayer models: PJB 16 and PJB 20. Also, Condor 800 AM 18, featuring 18-meter booms and higher productivity is launched at Expointer.
2013
SENAI School Shunji Nishimura, based on Chieko Nishimura Vocational School structure, is officially opened. Jacto Agrícola obtains ISO 14001 certification and its autonomous vehicle featuring vehicle and spraying system improvements and embedded technology, JAV version II, is introduced at Agrishow.
2012
Jacto launches the world's first integrated telemetry system for Internet and cloud-storage smartphone application that monitors real-time crop operations. With this system, real-time notifications are received regarding planning problems, how much chemical solution is wasted by overlap, temperature and relative humidity, application volume, and many others. Jacto also launches commercially Uniport 3030 during the Rural Coopavel Show.
On April 21, the governor of São Paulo, Geraldo Alckmin, signs a decree renaming the Technological College FATEC Marília - Pompeia campus by FATEC Shunji Nishimura.
2011
In
November, Uniport 3030, a new concept in self-propelled sprayer, featuring a 3,000-liter tank, 28- and 32-meter booms, is presented. It brings great innovations to the sprayer family, which provide great savings for the farmer. Also, Jacto innovates and launches the nozzle-by-nozzle technology for boom sprayers. Previously, entire boom sections could only be turned on or off via GPS. Now, being able to control each nozzle individually, the farmer has less production costs, less agrochemical overlap and less environmental impact.
2010
Jacto’s founder Mr. Shunji Nishimura dies on April 23, at the age of 99. Otmis brand, which brings together Jacto solutions for precision agriculture, is launched at Expointer. Also, JAV I, Jacto’s autonomous vehicle conceptual version, is presented at Agrishow. Some of its many benefits are: a single operator can control a large number of machines; safety of operator, who does not come into contact with agrochemicals, and night vision of animals, obstacles and people.
2008
Jacto celebrates 60 years with great achievements. In Asia, it opens a knapsack sprayer factory in Thailand. JAV project, Jacto’s autonomous vehicle, which arises from a specific demand of Mexican farmers, begins. In addition, Jacto opens another free educational institution for Pompeia community, the Chieko Nishimura Vocational School.
2007
In
September of this year, the Nishimura family leaves the company management and concludes the professionalization process.
2005
Uniport 3000 NPK fertilizer spreader for solid granulated fertilizer developed for sugarcane crops is launched. In the same year, Jacto obtains ISO 9001 certification. Tooling facilities, which provide molds and tools for all Jacto Group business areas, are also opened.
2004
Jacto is the first company to introduce a specific area with precision agriculture equipment in its stand at Agrishow, International Trade Fair of Agricultural Technology, held in Ribeirão Preto. A steering system to avoid spray overlap (lightbar) and various GPS-guided sensors are presented.
1999
Jacto is the first company to introduce a specific area with precision agriculture equipment in its stand at Agrishow, International Trade Fair of Agricultural Technology, held in Ribeirão Preto. A steering system to avoid spray overlap (lightbar) and various GPS-guided sensors are presented.
1998
As Jacto celebrates its 50th anniversary, it definitely enters the precision agriculture era when it launches JSC 4000, an electronic spray control for boom sprayers. It eliminates spray volume adjustment by the operator. In this same year, the Shunji Nishimura Museum is created in Pompeia that gathers documents, photos and equipment which help tell Jacto and its founder’s history.
1997
Uniport 2000 is launched aiming large cotton, corn and soybean farmers. It is a lower cost and smaller sprayer equipped with a 2,000-liter tank and varied embedded technologies such as engine monitoring, Global Positioning System (GPS) for precision agriculture and spray commands and controls. Uniport 2000 features electronic sensors to detect the presence of plants, adjust boom height to crop height and automatically turning off spraying in non-cultivated areas.
1996
Jacto purchases a machining center and takes the first step towards replacing manual machine tools by CNC machines. This equipment is used specifically for spray pump casing machining.
1993
Vortex technology is launched. It allows applying agrochemicals with higher quality in strong wind conditions.
1989
Jacto launches Uniport 3000, the first 4x4 self-propelled sprayer featuring hydraulic booms and computerized controls. Its name comes from the idea of a single port, where the machine would be used for different functions. Uniport 3000 is the technological leap for self-propelled sprayers to start dominating spaying.
1988
Shunji Nishimura School is opened for elementary and secondary students.
The School founded its ideals and work on its founder’s philosophy: appreciation for the work, respect for the individual, discipline and gratitude for having the chance to accomplish something.
1985
The soil and plant testing laboratory of Shunji Nishimura Foundation of Technology is created to provide farmers testing services to determine soil fertility and analyse plant tissues.
1982
On April 26, the Shunji Nishimura Foundation of Technology opens the Pompeia Agricultural Technical School. The boarding school trains more than 800 agricultural technicians and ends its activities in 2009.
1981
Columbia A-17 featuring 17-meter booms and a hydraulic lifting system is launched. It is named after the Space Shuttle Columbia which went to and came back from space, the most important achievement in space race after the trip to the moon in 1969.
1980
Jacto has the Toyota production system, which applies Kanban and 5S system, among other methodologies and processes, implemented. The PJ series boom sprayers give way to Condor M12 and Coral B12 models. The booms were extended to 12 meters to increase crop productivity. The first in-line spray pump manufacturing cell is created.
1979
On July 4, Jacto launches the first coffee harvester in the world in the presence of Brazil’s Vice President, Mr. Aureliano Chaves. The company still did not have technology in Pompeia factory and the first parts were made in São Paulo, by Gutmann Presses supplier. To launch the harvester, Mr. Shunji Nishimura invites all employees, partners and suppliers to a large event and has a large banner which read "Nobody grows alone" displayed.
In the same year, the Shunji Nishimura Foundation of Technology (SNFT) is created. More than a goal, Mr. Nishimura wished to give back to Brazil a little of what he had conquered. "I owe all I have to Brazil. I would have nothing if I were in another country. Brazil is generous, and it has always given me more than my work deserved. So, I need to give back a little of everything I have received from this country", he said at the time.
1973
Jacto creates the Research and Development Department and starts the project for the first coffee harvester in the world.
1972
The Company forms its first Board of Directors under modern models. Jiro Nishimura, Shunji Nishimura’s son, is appointed president.
1970
Rust, an extremely harmful fungus, first appeared in Brazilian coffee plantations in the south of Bahia and rapidly spread throughout the country. In response, Jacto developed GT 400, a tractor-adapted sprayer specially designed to apply fungicides. Currently, this product line is called Arbus.7
1966
Jacto inaugurates the building for the plastic tank production line and launches the knapsack sprayer PJH featuring the plastic tank. Besides making the product cheaper at the production line and increasing its durability, plastic tanks have higher resistance to agrochemical corrosion. To convince farmers about the resistance of plastic tanks, Mr. Shunji Nishimura has an unusual method: the sledgehammer test. He carried a sledgehammer wherever he went and the customer could hit the plastic tank to prove its resistance.
1965
Jacto creates its plastic department which later became a new business unit, Unipac.
1964
Jacto imports from Germany a Kautex suction blow molding machine B13 model that allows replacing the metal used in knapsack sprayers by plastic. With liquid chemicals, the use of plastic solved the corrosion problem in sprayer tanks. To make this new era feasible, it was fundamental for Jacto to have the compulsory import deposit waived. Mr. Shunji Nishimura met with the then president of Brazil, Castelo Branco, who waived the deposit payment.
1963
Jacto exports for the first time: a lot of knapsack sprayers to Argentina. After that, it expands its sales to Costa Rica, México and Venezuela. These are the first steps towards the company’s glocal presence.
1953
Jacto
creates the foundry sector to supply the internal production needs of metal castings. It later expanded into a business area.
1962
Jacto’s second great innovation is created: Jacto Haramoto, a tractor-mounted duster with booms. The first dusters had their booms made in bamboo.
1961
A tractor-mounted duster is launched with two agitators to prevent agrochemical compaction. In this same year, the PT 60 model, a tractor sprayer is launched for larger areas with innovations such as the hydraulic agitation system.
1958
Jacto launches the first knapsack sprayer following the chemical industry evolution which changed agrochemical formulations from chemical powder to liquid.
1956
Brazilian agriculture is affected by periods of excessive rain that cause great financial difficulties to the Company. In times of crisis, however, it is also a time to grow and Jacto innovates by launching a plowing machine.
1949
In the beginning, Nishmura did everything on his own: manufactured the dusters, traveled to farms to sell them, gave technical assistance and fixed any defective duster. The duster was not perfect yet and broke easily but Nishimura’s presence and promptness to fix or replace parts or even replace the entire duster earned the trust of farmers.
1948
Shunji Nishimura desgins the first national agrochemical duster which was different from the imported models: it could be carried on back (the imported ones were carried on the front) and had a mechanism that used an up-and-down lever to spread chemical powder. It is at this moment that Máquinas Agrícolas Jacto is born. Inspiration for the company’s name came from the vapor stream left in the sky by jet aircrafts, an image that symbolizes technological progress and modernity.
1936
He marries Chieko Suzukayama and they have seven children.
1934
Shunji enrolls in the Adventista Brasileiro School located in Santo Amaro neighborhood.
He used to study eight hours per day and worked at the school.
A year later, he runs out of money. He leaves school and finds work as a lathe operator and welder at a factory.
1932
In the afternoon of February 6, Mr. Shunji boards the Buenos Aires Maru ship at the port of Kobe bound for Brazil. He arrives at the port of Santos on March 22. At the age of 21, he carried a mechanical technician diploma, a Bible and one hundred dollars in his luggage.
1931
In January, Jacto’s founder, Shunji Nishimura, enters Rikkokai School, a Methodist Church-related school, which prepared young Japanese to immigrate. It was there that Shunji added Christian values to his Japanese roots.
