News and press releases

May 20, 2020

News

First Astronaut A5 installation in China

Lely is celebrating its first operational Astronaut A5 automatic milking system in China. A memorable event, not only as it’s the first installation for Lely since entering the Chinese market last year, but also because the startup was carried out remotely.

March 17, 2020

News

Lely facilitates employees to work from home because of Coronavirus

The Dutch Government issued guidance to slow down and prevent the spread of Covid-19 (Coronavirus). In response and until further notice, Lely chooses to let its employees work from home as much as possible and to minimize all contacts with external groups.

March 9, 2020

Press

Lely closes a fantastic year with record sales of Astronaut A5 milking robots

2019 was an exceptional year for Lely. The Lely Astronaut A5 milking robot, which was introduced in 2018, generated record sales. Sales of other Lely robotics in the 46 countries we’re active in shows that the adoption of robots in dairy farms is continuing worldwide. Lely’s performance was noticed throughout the world in 2019. In April, the company was voted ‘Family Business of the Year’, and Lely was officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ at the end of the year. 2019 also marked Alexander van der Lely’s announcement that he would become chairman of Lely’s new Supervisory Board. On 1 January, he was replaced as CEO by Andre van Troost, a former member of the company’s Executive Board. The Supervisory Board’s task is to ensure that Lely continues to be a robust family business in the future.

Feb. 28, 2020

News

Free Cow Traffic

The basic principle of the Lely Astronaut milking robot

Lely has made some nice videos in which the idea behind some of our products is explained in a light-hearted way. In this way we also show to people from outside the sector that with our innovative automation we are improving the lives of animals and farmers.

Feb. 25, 2020

News

Lely introduces obstacle detection sensors for the Vector feeding robot

The Lely Vector feeding robot is supplied to customers equipped with a fully integrated impact detection bumper. As soon as the bumper senses an obstruction, the machine will stop. With the new obstacle detection sensors, the machine will also stop before it collides with any restrictions in its path. The sensors further increase the safety of people and animals on the farm, and can also prevent damage to vehicles that are parked along the route of the feeding robot.

Dec. 30, 2019

News

Milestone 1,000th Lely Discovery 120 Collector

The 1,000th Lely Discovery 120 Collector has been delivered on a dairy farm in Norway. A true milestone and perfect to close a successful year with, especially since the Collector has only been introduced in 2016 as the solution for cleaning closed barn floors.