{"id":870,"date":"2019-10-31T20:20:25","date_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lelycentermidatlantic.com\/?p=870"},"modified":"2019-10-31T20:20:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-31T20:20:26","slug":"why-lely-created-a-new-division","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lelycentermidatlantic.com\/index.php\/2019\/10\/31\/why-lely-created-a-new-division\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Lely Created a New Division"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Five years ago, most robotic milking companies were focusing\non getting the technology perfect so that the milking unit would attach to a\ncow\u2019s udder. There was talk about who could do it fastest, most accurately, and\nwith little failure. There were robots staged side by side to see who could do\nit best. It was all we cared about! Ha! Our robot attached! Yes! Success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today is totally different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lely has a machine that is completely and confidently\ncapable of attaching the milking unit to a cow. In fact, our entire team is\nstill blown away by the A5 and its connection process at start-up. We already\nknow that our robots can attach, so now we are focused on optimizing the\nprocess that happens once the unit is attached. We are fixated on making sure\nwe milk the right cows, at the right time, in the right way. Our single goal is\nthat cow\u2019s milk quickly, comfortably, and completely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, this is of such importance for Lely that Lely North\nAmerica recently compiled a team of Aftermarket Field Specialists whose sole\npurpose is to focus on these topics. They are experts in their fields of\nchemicals and disinfectants, mastitis causing bacteria, and liners. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I recently joined forces with our territory representative\nfrom the team, Kira Andersen, on a couple of different farms. Kira and her team\nhave access to a takeoff tool which I find fascinating. They are able to view a\nspecific farms\u2019 reasoning for unit takeoff. The goal is to have 80% of unit\ntakeoffs to be for succession of milk flow and less than 20% to be for airflow\n(squawking) or other. You can see an example below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Left: Take-off reasons broken out by percentage. The goal is to have at least 80% be end of milk flow. Middle: Take off by quarter due to end of milk flow. All lines should be in the green at the top. Right: Take off by quarter due to air flow. You can easily see when liners were changed in the middle of May that caused a negative effect on takeoffs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In this example, you can see that this farmer had a change\nthat caused a negative result of increasing takeoffs from airflow. In this\ncase, this was caused by a liner change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kira also comes equipped with a VADIA, a vacuum diagnostic\ntool for pulsation testing. We have been able to hook it up to farms to get precise\nmeasurements of bi-modal milkings, vacuum during peak milk flow, vacuum\nfluctuations, over-milking, etc. Kira says, \u201cDynamic testing is an extremely\nvaluable tool that can assess what is happening during a milking event. We are\nable to optimize and customize the interface between the cow and the robot for\neach dairy to meet and exceed their milking goals.\u201d We are so impressed with\nthe data we get that Lely Center Mid-Atlantic is considering getting one for\nthemselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once we compile all this data with visual observations as\nwell as T4C information, we can begin to fine tune the system to make the\nprocess the most complete, quick, and comfortable for the cow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just the beginning of the developing Aftermarket\nSpecialist Team. We look forward to all the knowledge they bring and the aid\nthey offer in helping our customers reach their goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re a Lely Center Mid-Atlantic robotic dairyman and\nyou want to see some of the tools mentioned above for your dairy, don\u2019t\nhesitate to reach out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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