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DAIRY FARMING

NEW FEED GRABBER FOR THE LELY VECTOR

FEEDING SYSTEM

Lely introduces a new feed grabber for Improved lifetime
the Lely Vector automatic feeding sys-
tem. The feed grabber hangs in the feed The bucket of the new feed grabber is
kitchen and is used to load the mixing and made entirely of stainless steel. The same
feeding robot with an accuracy of up to applies to all parts that come into contact
98%. The new design improves both the with the feed. This prevents signs of wear
functionality and lifetime of the feed grab- caused by acidic juices from the feed. The
ber bucket, and the maintenance costs. rope for the closing mechanism has also
been replaced by a stainless-steel chain.
Improved functionality This reduces maintenance work by more
The new shape of the feed bucket en- than 90% over a lifetime of 10 years.
sures that it closes better. Feed losses of ‘All improvements contribute to a lon-
small feed types such as grains, concen- ger lifetime, lower maintenance costs and
trates and other loose products are now a improved reliability of the feed grabber,’
thing of the past. This also ensures that the according to Teus de Jong, Senior Product
feed kitchen stays cleaner. The new ge- Manager Barn and Feeding Products at
ometry of the scraper system in the feed Lely. ‘We are continuously developing our
grabber bucket improves the loading ac- feed kitchen concept because our solution
curacy because it scrapes all feed out of is the most flexible, efficient and safe for
the bucket. In addition, Lely has also made automatic feeding.’
new grabbing teeth available that load
long feed components more efficiently.

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MELEGARI TECHNOLOGY OFFERS A NEW

RANGE OF FILLING MONOBLOCKS

THE FILLING MONOBLOCK • All parts in contact with the product
CONSISTS OF: made in SS 316L
• Filling valve provided with volumetric
• Sterilization / rinse turret flow meter
• Voljet uc volumetric filler... • Highly precise volume performance
• Capping turret (± 0.5% of rated volume)
STERILIZING / RINSING • User-friendly thanks to an Operator
TURRET FEATURES: Touch Screen panel
• Minimized maintenance need
• Parts in contact with the product made • Dummy bottles for CIP/SIP (automatic
in AISI 316 SS insertion in option)
• Bottles treatment: Sterilization by Caps : In line/in chute sterilization
H2O2/hot air activated or Ozonated CAPPING TURRET (H2O2, O3, UV or Pulsed light)
water POSSIBLE FEATURES: Filler and piping : CIP/SIP Thermal
• System installed into a Microbiologic • I.E.S. or Washable execution cleaning/sanitization
isolator provided with electro-aspirator • Caps chute provided with tunnels to Air in product tank : Sterile by Micro fil-
• C.O.P. devices to wash all parts in sterilize the caps by means of Hydro- tration
touch with the bottle mouth and the gen Peroxide activated Filling valves : CIP/SIP Thermal clean-
machine base. by hot air, Ozonated water or sterilizing ing/sanitization by CIP cups
VOLUMETRIC FILLING lamps (UV or Pulsed light) Air inside the filling bloc : HEPA filtra-
MACHINE MODEL VOLJET UC SANITATION AND tion/overpressured laminar flow cabin
Surfaces of the bloc : Slooping base and
• Enhanced hygiene and product safety STERILIZATION Automatic foaming/washing system, by
• No contact with the bottle to avoid Bottles : Sterilization by activated H2O2 spray nozzles
cross contamination (hot air) or Ozone Capper : I.E.S. or Washable

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