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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founders | Cornelis van der Lely Arij van der Lely |
| Headquarters | Maassluis, the Netherlands |
| Revenue |  €704 million [1] |
| Website | www |
Lely Industries N.V. is a Dutch agricultural machine and robots manufacturer which is based in Maassluis, the Netherlands.[2][3] It is considered as one of the leading dairy robot manufacturers.[4][5]
History[edit]
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 2019 European Inventor Award.[6]
- 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]
Trademark notice
Lely, Astri, Astronaut, Calm, Capsule, Collector, Cosmix, Cosmonaut, Dairywise, Discovery, Exos, Frigus, Grazeway, Horizon, I-flow, Inherd, Iris, Juno, L4C, Lely Center, Lely Finance, Luna, Meteor, Nautilus, Orbiter, Quaress, Qwes, Shuttle, Sphere, T4C, Taurus, TDS, Vector and Walkway are registered trademarks of the Lely Group.
The right of exclusive use belongs to the companies of the Lely Group. All rights reserved.
External links[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Solutions for dairy farming - Lely". www.lely.com.
- ^ "Thanks to Trump, More U.S. Milk Will Be Coming From Robots". January 30, 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Reviving Japan's Dairy Industry, One Milking Robot at a Time". October 3, 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ Lohr, Steve (January 13, 2019). "Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Austen, Ian (January 23, 2003). "HOW IT WORKS; The Flexible Farmer Lets the Robot Do the Milking" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ a b "Lely milking robot in the European Inventor Award 2019 finals". June 21, 2019.
- ^ "Lely acquires wind turbine manufacturer Aircon". www.farminguk.com.
- ^ "Einstellung der Kipperproduktion".
- ^ "Verkauf der Futtererntetechnik an AGCO".
- ^ "The $210,000 Cow-Milking Robot". October 5, 2012 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Lely Astronaut A4 milking robot lets cows milk themselves". New Atlas. September 3, 2013.
- ^ "The Robots Saving the Dairy Farm" – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ Niedzwiadek, Nick (June 14, 2014). "Cultivating a new way". Times Union.