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DAIry FArMING

Delaval unveils faster, smarter, bigger milking robot model

eLaval unveils the 2025 model
Dof its voluntary milking sys-
tem (VMS) V300 series. Developed in
close collaboration with customers,
the DeLaval VMS™ V300 2025 model
incorporates the latest technology to
make robotic milking better than ever –
smarter, faster, gentler, and more flexi-
ble – through the introduction of several
key features:
• More spacious milking robot:
A larger box accommodates a wider
range of cow breeds and sizes, provid-
ing greater comfort during milking.
• Flow-Responsive™ Milking: This
new functionality sets a new standard
for robotic milking by maintaining a
steady pre-set teat end vacuum, result-
ing in a better milking experience for system. DeLaval InSight – the industry the milk flow from the individual teat. By
the cow and reducing milking time – leader in vision technologies – is pow- maintaining a consistent teat end vacu-
with customers reporting a reduction of ered by artificial intelligence, helping um, it ensures milk flows smoothly and
up to 40 seconds per cow per milking. to ensure outstanding speed and ac- efficiently, avoiding interruptions from
Additionally, several add-on fea- curacy for the VMS V300 series. Insight vacuum changes that can slow down the
tures are available to further enhance provides more precise teat location for milk flow and extend the milking time
the system: efficient and accurate milking, which beyond what the cow can deliver. Ulti-
is particularly beneficial for cows new mately, this results in shorter milking
• DeLaval Plus: Customers can up-
grade to DeLaval’s advanced digital to robotic milking or those requiring times.
services to enhance performance moni- special attention. Plus, the system con- Farmers like Jeppe Ulvsbjerg from Ul-
toring and control with premium man- tinuously learns and improves with each vsbjergård in Denmark have reported
agement tools, analytics, and predic- milking, driving ongoing gains in effi- saving up to 40 seconds per cow, with
tions. ciency and performance. DeLaval test results showing an average
• DeLaval BioSensors Milk Cell Thibault Burg, EMEA Solution Manager time saving of 27 seconds per cow. This
Analysis (MCA): DeLaval’s newly for VMS, DeLaval, says: “With the intro- technology also makes milking more
launched MCA sensor can be added as duction of the VMS V300 2025 model, comfortable for the cow. With fewer
an optional feature to further enhance DeLaval takes another significant step vacuum changes at the teat-end, there’s
the milking experience. This revolu- forward in milking technology. This new less irritation, leading to fewer kick-
tionary, compact sensor uses advanced model addresses the critical needs of offs. Additionally, because milking is
optical technology to monitor udder modern dairy farmers by enhancing more efficient, there’s less on-cup time.
health and count somatic cells in milk, productivity, animal welfare, and sup- Jeppe says, “What we focus on the most
helping farmers improve udder health porting sustainable farming practices. daily is getting as much milk out of the
management, milk quality, and detect Farmers can use the extra capacity for cows as possible. When we started with
subclinical mastitis early. It also aids more milkings per cow, more cows per the new milking robots, we saw an im-
in making dry-off decisions, reducing station, or more idle time for a stress- provement in efficiency due to the cam-
unnecessary antibiotic treatments, and free operation. Overall, it allows cus- era and the robot arm, which was much
promoting responsible dairy farming tomers to milk better than ever – that’s smoother. We were able to milk around
practices. The MCA seamlessly inte- what we call milking without compro- five more cows per milking robot. Now,
grates with all VMS V300 milking ro- mise.” after adding Flow-Responsive Milking,
bots and can work alongside other milk The benefits of Flow-Responsive we’ve seen yet another improvement
analysis sensors to provide dairy farm- Milking in efficiency. We save between 30 to
ers with precise and sustainable data. Flow-Responsive Milking will be in- 40 seconds per milking, which corre-
Read our dedicated MCA press release cluded as a standard feature on new sponds to about an hour more free time
to discover more. VMS V300 units starting June 2025. From per robot per day. We increase the sys-
The VMS V300 2025 model retains Q4 2025 onwards, it can also be added tem vacuum level, and as we increase
all the state-of-the-art technology that to existing VMS V300 robots. This tech- it, it allows us to get a more stable teat
makes the V300 range so popular, in- nology provides a constant, pre-set end vacuum during milking. So, there is
cluding the DeLaval InSight vision sys- vacuum at the teat end throughout the always a stable vacuum level at the teat
tem and the DeLaval PureFlow milking entire milking process, regardless of end. Circle 22 on enquiry card
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