Lely (company)

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Lely (company)

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]

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

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
  • Lely Discovery Collector C2
  • Lely Zeta
  • Lely Horizon
  • Lely Luna
  • Lely Meteor
  • Lely Calm
  • Lely Vector[12]
  • Lely Juno[13]
  • Lely Juno Max
  • Lely Orbiter


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