We are committed to making robotic milking a success on your farm as well!
You may be facing one of the most important choices as an entrepreneur. How to grow your business with as little labour as possible? You do realize that this will inevitably require automation. The switch towards automated milking is a major step. First of all, this requires a substantial investment. In addition, you may wonder how your cows will adjust to the system and how you can keep monitoring your herd effectively. We are convinced that automation is the best way to achieve optimal results with your available labour while maintaining maximum respect for your cows.
There are four reasons to opt for Lely:
1) The cow is key.
2) Highest milk quality ensured.
3) All you need to gain full control.
But most important of all:
4) Lely Astronaut; the natural way of milking...
Just like all our dairy solutions, the new Lely Astronaut A4 milking robot has been developed from a clear-cut starting point: the cow. The robot guarantees the highest achievable milk quality while its unique management tools ensure that you have full control over your herd. You can rely completely on the robot. And on us 24/7.
Live Life Lely!
The cow is key
We have explicitly refrained from automating the actions of milking itself; instead we have built a system around the cow (our starting point) 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 quick entrance in/quick exit from the box, are some clear examples of this strategy.
Highest milk quality assured
The unique Lely features ensure the most reliable detection of mastitis available in today's market place. The unique in-line every day indication of fat and protein levels per cow can be used in the Lely Astronaut robot’s dynamic milking and feeding module for optimized profitability of the dairy farm.
All you need to gain full control
We offer you a unique set of instruments to manage both milk quality as well as the individual cow in the herd. Management by exception is the new challenge. To facilitate that, we have developed management software dedicated to robotic farming, allowing you to spend your valuable time on the cows that really require attention, while gaining full control over your herd.
Expanding horizons together
Being the inventors of the milking robot, we have now installed more than 10,000 automated milking systems worldwide. In addition, we are always looking for improvement. Not only improvement in terms of robotic milking, but also possibilities to automate other processes on dairy farms. We keep seeking ways to improve your labour efficiency significantly.
Dedicated to robotic management
A full network of specialised sales people, certified service engineers as well as dairy farm management specialists are fully poised to assist you. We would be more than happy to share with you the experience that we have gained over the years ensuring a solid framework for ongoing successful robotic management.
It’s a Lely
Year after year, we keep advancing both our organisation and product range with one single goal; to ensure a better future for cattle farmers all over the world.
Together we can make a difference
Our corporate slogan “Live Life Lely” stands for our core values: committed people, innovation, independence and respect. Respect means we aim to manage the social and environmental impacts that our products and services may have and we accept our responsibility with respect to sustainable development of the agricultural sector. Consequently, producing sustainable products which leave a minimal footprint are becoming an essential part of our modern life.
A sustainable agricultural sector
Agricultural entrepreneurship and the environment are closely linked, because they impact one another. Dairy farmers are in the frontline when it comes to climate change and therefore Lely is making every effort to support farmers in seeking sustainable solutions for the issues they have to address in their day-to-day business like water conservation, methane, energy and waste management.
Minimized consumption of energy and water
All our products stand out with their minimum energy consumption. Independent research has shown that the Lely Astronaut has the lowest power and water consumption in the market place. This benefit saves you quite some costs on a yearly basis!
Durable developments
In addition, all of our products distinguish themselves through unrivalled durability. Even today you can still find the finger wheel rake – Lely’s first invention in the middle of the last century – on many farms all over the world!
The durability and the ability to recondition the Lely Astronaut robotic milking system means the machine has minimal waste as well as ensuring a sustainable investment. Used Astronaut milking robots retain their value considerably longer than other milking systems.
Furthermore, the covers of our new Lely Astronaut A4 consist of high quality recycled plastics.
Truly animal friendly
To us sustainability also means unconditional respect for animals. The cow is the starting point for each and every dairy product. As consumers are paying increasing attention to how products are being produced, a demand for sustainable products becomes more and more evident. This is another reason why Lely strongly advocates the concept of free cow traffic.
More milkings per cow
Independent research executed by Dansk Landbrugsrådgivning clearly shows that Lely realises more milkings per cow, with the lowest power and water consumption per cow, resulting in significantly lower annual costs as well as a higher production per system.
Source: Dansk Landbrugsrådgivning, 2009.
Lely Taurus
A Lely Taurus Certified used Astronaut milking robot is fully inspected, upgraded as required, thoroughly tested and comes with a one year guarantee.
It’s a Lely
Originating from a farm, we know what it is like to wake up early in the morning. To spend hours in the barn, day in, day out, ensuring optimal treatment of your herd. Feeling the challenge of increasing scale with a view to ensuring a sustainable future. Dairy farming is something we live to do. And we understand how you work, and why.
Helping you progress
Meccano at the roots of an international company that is currently active in more than 60 countries worldwide and employs 1,300 people? It sounds like a boy's dream. And yet the unique vision and dynamic attitude of the two brothers Cornelis and Arij van der Lely have made this dream come true. The machines that they put together with Meccano as a child have become a reality under their inspiring leadership. And assisted by their vision and that of the second generation, thousands of co-workers have made the lives of tens of thousands of cattle farmers and contractors both much more enjoyable as well as profitable since 1948 thanks to their unremitting dedication and inspiration.
We share your passion
It is your appreciation that motivates us to take it one step further. There is still a lot more to be done. Every day we are challenged to think out new solutions for your issues in dairy farming. We listen carefully to the things that are on your mind, allowing us to create concepts that are a great help to you as a dairy farmer. It is not just our job. We definitely share your passion for cattle farming. And we are committed to helping you create a bright future for your dairy farm.
A unique concept for sales and service
Obviously, it is essential that suppliers and customers are close to one another so that all relevant expertise and experience can be shared. However, we like to keep the Lely organisation as lean and mean as possible, and continue to focus primarily on research and the development of new concepts for the dairy industry. That’s why we introduced the Lely Center concept. This formula embraces close to 200 self-contained companies spread across Europe, North America and Oceania; numbers are still growing. Each and every Lely Center facility is situated close to the dairy farmers in its region. It is a unique concept for outsourcing sales and service functions while controlling the overall quality of product, service and brand. To keep in touch with end users, we have deliberately chosen to continue operating a number of Lely Center facilities ourselves. The Lely Center is your local point of contact – an efficient, compact and lowthreshold organisation that boasts the required local knowledge as well as extensive expertise on Lely products.
The best of both worlds
We will continue our never-ending quest for solutions that help you progress while gladly entrusting the service on your farm to our dedicated Lely Center facilities. In doing so, we will continue offering you the best of both worlds.