Lely (company)

Lely Industries N.V.
Company typePrivate company
IndustryAgriculture
Founded1948; 77 years ago (1948)
FoundersCornelis van der Lely
Arij van der Lely
HeadquartersMaassluis, the Netherlands
RevenueIncrease €888 million [1]
Number of employees
2500
Websitewww.lely.com
Milking robot Lely Astronaut A5

Lely Industries N.V. is a Dutch agricultural machine and robots manufacturer which is based in Maassluis, the Netherlands.[2][3] It is considered one of the leading dairy robot manufacturers.[4][5]

History

The company was founded in 1948 by the Lely brothers, Cornelis van der Lely and Arij van der Lely, in Maassluis.[6]

In 2012, the company acquired Aircon GmbH and subsequently renamed it as Lely Aircon B.V.[7]

At the end of 2016, Lely ceased tipper production in Waldstetten.[8]

In March 2017, the sale of the forage harvesting technology division with the plants in Waldstetten (loader wagons) and Wolfenbüttel (baling presses) to AGCO was announced.[9]

In 2019, the company milking system reached the finals of the 2019 European Inventor Award.[6]

Products
  • Lely Astronaut A5
  • Lely Astronaut A4[10][11]
  • Lely Astronaut A3
  • Lely Astronaut A2
  • Lely Astronaut A1
  • Lely Cosmix
  • Lely Discovery
  • Lely Discovery Collector
  • Horizon
  • Lely Luna
  • Lely Meteor
  • Lely Calm
  • Lely Vector[12]
  • Lely Juno[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lely reports financials over 2023 with mixed feeling - Lely". www.lely.com.
  2. ^ "Thanks to Trump, More U.S. Milk Will Be Coming From Robots". January 30, 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  3. ^ "Reviving Japan's Dairy Industry, One Milking Robot at a Time". October 3, 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  4. ^ Lohr, Steve (January 13, 2019). "Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ^ Austen, Ian (January 23, 2003). "HOW IT WORKS; The Flexible Farmer Lets the Robot Do the Milking" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. ^ a b "Lely milking robot in the European Inventor Award 2019 finals". June 21, 2019.
  7. ^ "Lely acquires wind turbine manufacturer Aircon". www.farminguk.com.
  8. ^ "Einstellung der Kipperproduktion".
  9. ^ "Verkauf der Futtererntetechnik an AGCO".
  10. ^ "The $210,000 Cow-Milking Robot". October 5, 2012 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  11. ^ "Lely Astronaut A4 milking robot lets cows milk themselves". New Atlas. September 3, 2013.
  12. ^ "The Robots Saving the Dairy Farm" – via www.bloomberg.com.
  13. ^ Niedzwiadek, Nick (June 14, 2014). "Cultivating a new way". Times Union.


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