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Leading Innovator in Dairy Barn EnvironmentsGains Technological, Operational, and Strategic Advantages Through Partnership with Turntide

Customer profile• VESscientificallydesignsenvironmentalsystemsthatoptimizecowhealthandcomfortfordairiesaroundtheworld.

• Foundedin2008byveteransinagricultureandcommercialventilation,VEShasbeentheleadinginnovatorindairybarnenvironments.Usingthebarnfootprintandshape,climate,yearsofweatherdata,geography,cowhealthhistory,andotherfactors,VES’sveterinariansandconsultantscreatecustombarndesignsthattheycallAnimal-CenteredEnvironments.

• BasedinChippewaFalls,Wisc.,VESemploys50peopleandsellsinto30countriesaroundtheworld.

• VESstandsoutasatechnologyleaderinaspacewherepeoplehavebeentraditionallyslowtochange.Yearsoflowmilkpriceshaveforceddrasticchangeontheindustry,andhundredsofsmallerfarmsareconsolidatingintolargerenterprises.IntheUSandEurope,consumerchoicesandtechnologyhaveencouragedfarmstopromoteanimalwelfareandcuttheircarbonfootprints.Meanwhile,AsiaandtheMiddleEastaregrowingtheirowndomesticdairyindustriestomeetdomesticconsumerdemandandimprovenationalfoodsecurity.ThishasinitiatedauniquetechnologyupgradecyclethatpositionsVEStogrowrapidly.

Nature of Partnership• TurntideengagedVESstartingin2016becauseitrecognizedthemasinnovationstandoutsinanindustry--agriculturalsupply--wherecompetitionisundifferentiated.

• TurntidewasabletoprovidetechnologyadvantagestoVES.

• Turntideprovidedultra-energyefficientmotorsthatpoweredVES’sfirstgenerationofdirectdrivedairyfans,eliminatingbeltfailuresandthetheneedforregularbeltmaintenance.

• TurntidealsoprovidedtheIoTinfrastructure.ThisrobustintegrationincludesthetechnologythatpowersDairyBOS,theDairyBarnOperatingSystem.DairyBOScollectsdatafromenvironmentalsensorsinthebarntoautomaticallyadjustbarnlighting,ventilation,andcooling,andprovide24/7monitoringofcomponentsandconditions.

• VESwillalsobethefirststrategicpartnertoimplementTurntide’sTX-series,arevolutionary“pancake”designoptimizedforfans.

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Turntide Technologies (formerly Software Motor Company) has developed the world’s most efficient and intelligent electric motor system. The revolutionary Smart Motor System is based on proven switched reluctance technology, now managed with advanced cloud software and connected to precise controls via IoT. Turntide’s vision is to eliminate the 25% of global electricity consumption that is wasted by legacy motors, thus accelerating the world’s transition from fossil fuels. Turntide is based in Sunnyvale, Calif., with offices in San Francisco; Arlington, Wash.; and Kennesaw, Ga. Turntide has installed Smart Motor Systems with dozens of customers, reducing their motor electricity consumption by an average of 64%, and is powering the systems of leading OEMs. For further information, visit www.turntide.com.

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For more information on VES or Animal-Centered Environments, please visit www.ves.co or call (715) 720-0800.

DairyBOS™ (Dairy Barn Operating System)

Organizations and Operations• TurntidepartneredcloselywithVESonproductdevelopmentandintegration.VES’sfirstgenerationofdirectdrivefanspoweredbyTurntideV-seriesmotorsresultedfromdeepcollaborationbetweenthetwocompanies’engineeringorganizations.

• TurntideprovidedadditionalsupporttoVESinstrategy,organizationaldevelopment,training,andmarketing,inordertosuccessfullygotomarket.Thetwopartnercompaniesdrovedecisionscollaboratively,withVESmaintainingownershipofitsIPandcustomerrelationships.

Results• Frominitialpilots,VEShasdrivenfullinstallationswithTurntideSmartMotorSystemsacrossthreesites,with178fansinstalledandrunning.

• ThreemoreprojectsarescheduledforQ1,comprisedof80moreTurntide-poweredfans.

• VESplanstoramprevenuesignificantlyin2020,drivenbytheV-seriesfansandthenextgenerationoffanspoweredbyTXmotors,withDairyBOSassupportingcloudsoftwaretechnology.

Monitoring &Remote Support

Remote Farm Office

VES ControlSystem

Internet

Farm OfficeComputer

Smartphone/Tabletfor Backup Control

Smartphone/Tablet

Long Day Ligh ngwith Light Sensors

Temp/HumiditySensors

Motor Control

VES Direct DriveVen on

Expandable forFuture Inputs

Integrate LegacySystems