Multi-Box Robotic Milking System

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1 Multi-Box Robotic Milkig System Expadable capacity is desiged for growth Ecoomical ivestmet oe applicatio arm ca serve up to five boxes. Esures the highest milk quality. GEA Milkig & Coolig WestfaliaSurge

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3 Take Your Time from Milkig to Maagig Robotic milkig techology brigs a ew way to thik about milkig ad maagig your cows ad your time. You are o loger tied to extremely rigid milkig schedules. I fact, you o loger eve eed to be preset i the milkig bar to maually attach milkig uits. Your daily schedule is ow much more flexible. With the reliable, MIoe robotic system, cows determie their ow milkig times throughout the day ad ight. This leaves you with more time for herd maagemet tasks that usually lad further dow o your to-do list. It also leaves you with a more accommodatig time schedule for your persoal life. Robotic milkig techology allows you to use your valuable time to better maage your herd. GEA Farm Techologies Robotic Milkig Philosophy At GEA Farm Techologies, the milkig ceter is more tha just a locatio where cows are milked. It is a workig area that orgaizes all ecessary herd maagemet fuctios ad the milkig equipmet ito a logical flow. The MIoe multi-box system is ideally suited for this cetralized approach, allowig herd maagers to optimize their daily work. I cotrast, other decetralized solutios, with idividual milkig boxes, focus solely o the milkig of ormal cows ad they do ot properly itegrate the etire herd ito the bar layout. The GEA Farm Techologies Milkig Ceter Icludes: The core; MIoe robot Coolig system ad tak Holdig pe Selectio ad treatmet area Calvig area Herd maager s office Techology room The right choice. 3

4 Plaig for Success The key to robotic milkig success is proper plaig. It is critical to uderstad that you are ot just replacig your covetioal milkig system with a robot. You must cosider your etire operatio as a whole, ad make importat maagemet decisios before determiig if robotic milkig techology is right for your dairy. Factors to Cosider: Special eeds cows a dairy does ot permaetly cotai oly healthy, milkable cows. Your herd icludes dry cows, fresh cows, temporarily sick, ad treated aimals. Maagig special eeds cows should be a primary focus whe plaig a robotic milkig facility. Itelliget bar layout smart cow flow ad maximum cow comfort are essetial compoets to your bar layout. Ca you use existig housig? Do you have a pla for lyig areas, feedig areas, a holdig pe, selectio ad treatmet areas, ad a calvig area? Do cows have costat access to feed, water, ad a clea freestall? These are all questios to address i order to optimize your herd s productivity. Feedig pla whe itegratig automatic milkig ito your operatio, your feedig strategy will most likely require a adjustmet to fit your ew milkig style. Herd maagemet tasks maagig your herd is ow your umber-oe priority. Be sure all of your tasks from breedig ad pregacy checks, to trasitio cow maagemet ca be completed with your ew bar cocept, as efficietly as possible. Growth pla are you plaig o expadig? The MIoe from GEA Farm Techologies ca grow with your herd, however, it is importat to keep this i mid as you begi to desig your milkig ceter ad housig areas. GEA Farm Techologies will be your support system. We will accompay you through the etire plaig, istallatio, ad implemetatio process. 4 GEA Farm Techologies

5 Itelliget Bar Cocepts Sample Layout 2-Box MIoe Istallatio The milkig ceter cocept remais the same, o matter which box cofiguratio suits your dairy. The importat techical compoets are cetralized ad easy to access. Ad, the special eeds cows are housed close to the MIoe robot. 1 Hallway 2 Office 3 Techical Room 4 Milk Tak Room 5 Storage 6 MIoe Multi-box System 7 Holdig Area 8 Selectio Alley 9 Selectio Area 10 Special Needs Area 11 Calvig 12 Feed Alley 13 Feed Passageway 14 Walkig Passageway W Water Trough A Office/Techology/Milk Tak B MIoe Multi-box System C Holdig Area D Selectio Area E Special Needs Area F Calvig G Feedig Area H Rest Area K Feed Alley The right choice. 5

6 1-Box System The umber of cows that ca be milked per day ad box is ot depedat o techology aloe. There are multiple factors which will sigificatly ifluece throughput (or the umber of milkigs/cow/day). For that reaso, it is more logical to determie the capacity of a system by usig the umber of milkigs. As a rule of thumb, milkigs/box/day ca be used to evaluate the required umber of boxes ad the maximum capacity of the system. 2-Box System 3-Box System 4-Box System 5-Box System 6 GEA Farm Techologies

7 The Multi-Box Advatage The GEA Farm Techologies MIoe multi-box system has a decisive advatage: It is desiged for growth! Other, sigle-box systems caot make this statemet, ad they limit may medium- to large-sized farms that wish to grow their operatio i the future. The MIoe Multi-Box System: Expadable capacity the MIoe milkig robot ca be bought as a sigle-box system ad expaded to a multi-box system with up to five milkig boxes. Thus, you ca decide o a icrease i cow capacity at ay time, by simply addig boxes. The ew boxes are easily mouted ad coected to the ed of the existig MIoe. More ecoomical the MIoe offers the highest capacity for the ivestmet cost. The robot s high techology is oly procured oce meaig oe robotic applicatio arm will service up to five boxes. Whe you re ready to grow, you simply eed to add boxes, NOT ivest i additioal robotic arms. Optimal use of equipmet a sigle vacuum pump, oe PC, oe wash system, ad oe applicatio arm ca service up to five boxes. Easily itegrated the milkig ceter philosophy from GEA Farm Techologies ca be itegrated ito various bar cocepts ad ca also be istalled i existig buildigs. expasio expasio expasio expasio The expasio of the MIoe multi-box system is much simpler ad less expesive tha the purchase of a etire sigle box. The right choice. 7

8 MIoe Stall Compoets at a Glace Comfortable milkig stall built for durable, rugged use. Cotrol Uit Maual milkig Additioal feed Maual idexig Aimal iformatio 3D camera ad electrically operated actuator. Oe milkig rack per stall. Dippig device (optioal). 8 GEA Farm Techologies

9 Peumatic etrace/exit gates. Cocetrate dispeser. Optioal eck or leg idetificatio. Touchscree Double milk filter ad calf milk separatio. Milk receiver. Idvidual-quarter coductivity measuremet, milk yield measuremet, milk separatio, milk pump, ad milk color sesor (optioal). The right choice. 9

10 Robotic Milkig Step by Step 1Pre-Selectio: GEA Farm Techologies favors the priciple of selective guided cow traffic. Oly cows idetified as ready to milk will be sorted to the holdig area. All others will be sorted ito the feedig area. This esures that oly cows that are ready to milk ca access the robot, icreasig throughput. 2Cow Etrace: Cows eter a free-milkig box (the gate opes automatically whe the box is ready for the ext cow) ad stad comfortably o a floor that is covered with rubber mats. The peumatic etry gates have bee developed to offer cows a wide, comfortable etrace. 5Attachmet: Each milkig box is equipped with its ow milkig rack. The applicatio robot travels i frot of the milkig box, ad picks up the milkig rack ad positios it beeath the udder. A 3D camera simultaeously sees the teat cup ad the teat, ad supplies the ecessary iformatio for precise attachmet of the teat cups. 6Milkig Process: This step icludes teat cleaig, pre-dippig, dryig, a milk quality check, stimulatio, ad milk harvest. Oce the teat cups are attached, all of these steps are executed i sequece savig time, prevetig system cotamiatio, ad esurig a smooth milkig process. 10 GEA Farm Techologies

11 3Cow Idetificatio: The cow is idetified ad its data is requested from the herd maagemet computer. You ca choose from eck or leg idetificatio with the MIoe milkig system. Both ca be used with activity measuremet as well. 4Automatic Idexig: The robot shifts the feed basi based o idividual cow data, ad matches the box legth to the size of the cow. This correctly positios each idividual cow for the applicatio of the teat cups. 7Teat Cup Removal: The MIoe supports idividual quarter milk flow moitorig, ad ca detach the teat cups by quarter (or by total milk flow depedig o your preferece). Vacuum is switched off whe the flow rate reaches the pre-determied threshold, ad teat cups retract smoothly from the teats ad drop back ito their holders. 8Cow Exit: The peumatic exit gate offers cows a wide opeig to comfortably exit the box. The, cows ca be sorted toward feed ad water, or a treatmet area, if a herd maagemet task is ecessary. The right choice. 11

12 Advaced Attachmet Process The MIoe utilizes the latest techology to quickly ad efficietly attach teat cups. How it Works Positioig of the milkig rack each milkig box is equipped with its ow idividual milkig rack. The applicatio robot travels i frot of the milkig box, ad picks up the milkig rack ad positios it beeath the udder. All milkig boxes utilize the same applicatio robot. Teat fidig process a 3D camera, secured to the robotic applicatio arm, detects the shape ad positio of idividual teats ad simultaeously positios the teat cups accordigly. The camera is ot affected by exteral light sources, ad it does ot cotai ay rotatig lasers or ultrasoic sesors, like some existig systems. Also, because the camera is attached to the applicatio arm, it does ot remai uder the cow durig milkig, miimizig its risk for damage. Other Advatages Proper teat cup positioig the milk rack supports each idividual teat cup/quarter durig applicatio ad throughout milkig. Ad, all milk hoses are aliged optimally from the uit. This guaratees the ultimate i teat cup positioig customized for each cow. Teat cup protectio the teat cups sit, flexibly mouted, o the milkig rack throughout milkig. Therefore, i case a teat cup comes off, it ca ever come ito cotact with the groud. Optioal maual attachmet the desig of the MIoe milkig rack allows for trouble-free maual applicatio of the teat cups whe required. The GEA Farm Techologies teat fidig system icreases attachmet reliability. The milkig rack positios the teat cups properly uder each idividual cow, esurig proper milk-out. 12 GEA Farm Techologies

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14 Milk Quality ad Milk Safety Our No. 1 Priority Dairy producers ca be cofidet that the milk harvested from the MIoe robotic milkig system is of the highest quality. Teat cleaig each idividual teat is getly cleaed for 15 secods ad allowed to dry i a air flow. Fore-milk is diverted the first streams of milk are separated from the primary milk supply ad discarded. Milk quality cotrol milk coductivity (ad, optioally, milk color) testig for each idividual quarter accompaies the etire milkig process. Suspicious milk ca be reliably detected, separated, ad diverted from the primary milk supply by idividual quarter if desired. No cross cotamiatio the separate cleaig of each teat i its ow teat cup esures there is o risk of cross cotamiatio of mastitis-causig bacteria betwee quarters. Risig ad cleaig three differet cleaig processes are available: - Backflush: automatic after every cow milkig. - Short cleaig: selective box wash (approx. 4 miutes) while the rest of the system is still i milkig operatio. - Mai system wash: 3-phase wash cycle, recommeded at least two times per day. A block-bleed valve prevets ay cleaig solutios from eterig the milk supply. Uique teat cleaig techology esures o teat is milked uless it is thoroughly cleaed first. Reliable system cleaig esures milk quality cow after cow; day after day. 14 GEA Farm Techologies

15 Support ad Service You Ca Cout O Dairy desig service o-site cosultatio is extremely importat to our orgaizatio. GEA Farm Techologies has a worldwide etwork of resources dedicated to robotic milkig. You ca rest-assured our team will advise you o bar layout cocepts that properly itegrate with robotic milkig maagemet. Customized solutios we desig customized bar layouts o our CAD software system. You will be able to immediately see the results of your ideas i detailed drawigs. MIoe off-site moitorig your MIoe robotic milkig techicia ca moitor your system remotely, ad determie if service is required before you eve otice a problem. Reliable service a milkig robot has to operate day ad ight, 365 days a year for may, may years. This ca amout to more tha 8,500 operatig hours per year. GEA Farm Techologies dealers ca offer a rage of maiteace cotracts ad of course, be at your dairy immediately if ay milkig emergecy arises. With GEA Farm Techologies, you ivest i the MIoe robotic milkig system. We ivest i supplyig you o-site cosultatio, kowledgeable service techicias, ad 24/7 support. The right choice. 15

16 GEA Farm Techologies The right choice. GEA Farm Techologies GEA Farm Techologies, Ic Coutry Farm Drive, Naperville, IL USA Toll Free: WS.DAIRY or GEA Farm Techologies GEA WestfaliaSurge Caada Co Bristol Rd. E., Suite #519 Mississauga, ON L4Z 3K8 Toll Free: WS.DAIRY or (pkg of 20) (rev )