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LELY ASTRONAUT Robotic milking system www.lely.com innovators in agriculture

Preparing your business for the future Agriculture faces enormous challenges over the coming decades. Agricultural entrepreneurs have to keep pace with rapid population growth and the need to deliver food at progressively more competitive prices. This will all need to be achieved in a sustainable way, on a continuously reducing carbon footprint. The farming community is characterized by entrepreneurs who are fully aware that they will leave their business to future generations. At Lely this is no different. We continue to develop our knowledge and products for the future, so that you can...

The Lely way of farming one man, two million An increase in labour productivity is desired to ensure a healthy dairy business in the future as well. Achieving more litres of milk per worker in an animal-friendly way; that is our challenge. We definitely think it is possible to milk two million litres per year by only one man. On conventional dairy farms where milking is done twice a day now, production increases of 10 to 15% are easily realised by means of our milking robot. The most reliable employee imaginable investing in a Lely Astronaut robotic milking system will offer you the most...

Sustainability aspects play an increasingly important role in dairy farming. Animal health and animal well‑being are becoming more and more important. The consumer demands an animal‑friendly method of production from the agricultural industry. The cow should have a nice, healthy and longer life combined with an increased lifetime milk production. The challenge for the dairy industry is to achieve these demands in a profitable way. Unlimited access to the basic needs Lely believes that cows should have free access to milking. For cows to be able to visit the robot and feed fence regularly,...

GRAZING AND ROBOTIC MILKING Grazing cows in a pasture is a picture that is greatly appreciated by cows, farmers and consumers. The advantage of grazing with an automated system is that the concentrates fed in the robot are not the only motivating factor. Fresh grass twice or possibly three In free cow traffic, the cow decides when she eats, gets milked or lies down, thereby times in a 24‑hour period results in balanced and regular visits improving the well‑being of the cow. By taking care of our cows and putting extra coupled with a minimum level of concentrates if required. effort into cow...

The Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system THE THREE MAIN REASONS WHY Highest milk quality We are committed to making robotic milking a success on your farm as well More than twenty years ago we introduced the very first milking robot worldwide: the Lely Astronaut. Although ever since then we have improved the system in numerous ways, the Astronaut we offer you today is still based on the same proven More control ideas. The Lely Astronaut improves your quality of life while safeguarding optimum animal welfare and your return on investment. You will also benefit from a unique set of...

We have explicitly refrained from automating the actions of milking itself; instead we have built a concept around the cow to make sure that cows like to be milked within a low‑threshold system. Our truly unique robot arm concept as well as the I‑flow concept for easy entrance and exit from the box, are some clear examples of this strategy. Optimal conditions with as few obstacles as possible Robotic milking is different from conventional milking in many ways. One of the main differences is that cows can be milked more in line with their natural behaviour. To maximize the benefit of this we...

Lely Astronaut A4 TEN BENEFITS OF THE LELY ASTRONAUT ROBOT ARM 1. Cow‑friendly design. 2. Teat cups safely parked in the arm. 3. More effective cleaning and stimulating. 4. Fastest teat detection. 5. Tailor‑made milking through dynamic pulsation. The Lely Astronaut robot arm – to the action 6. Relaxed milking due to fewer arm movements. 7. Accurate milk quality measurements close to 8. Never a cup on the floor. 9. Energy savings through fewer movements. 10. Robust construction and durable materials. The Lely Astronaut arm is a well‑proven unique concept; the arm remains underneath the cow...

Innovations that truly paid off Flexibility in the set‑up of your barn Tailor‑made milking The central unit is an essential part of the modular set‑up With information coming from the Lely MQC milk quality of the Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking system. control system, the Lely 4Effect Pulsator offers dynamic It features a central vacuum and cleaning system for up pulsation at quarter level. This ensures a truly individual to two cow units. The central unit is self‑contained and treatment of the cow and, as such, tailor‑made milking. a configuration with two boxes can span a distance of up...

THE GENTLE WAY TO TRANSPORT MILK Compressed air pushes the milk towards the tank without damaging the milk by rotating impellers. Whether it is about sensors, the innovative and unique gentle way that we treat milk in the system, or the way we clean the udder, we are continually looking for the best way to achieve the highest quality of milk. Our unique Lely Milk Quality Control system (MQC) allows you to supply only first‑class milk. STEAM CLEANING OF TEAT CUPS BETWEEN ALL MILKINGS A unique set of milk quality measurement tools Efficient mastitis monitoring per milking Lely MQC (Milk...

More control, more freedom Control your dairy farm with Lely T4C Whether in the barn, in the office, in the field or at home, the Lely T4C (Time for Cows) management system gives you full control over your dairy farm. It knows exactly what is going on in the barn and serves as a library, operating system, herdsman, personal assistant and trainer all at the same time. Sounds complex? On the contrary, this management system is actually very easy to use! Lely T4C is dedicated to your success With over twenty years of experience, we were able to develop the only dedicated farm management system...