Westfaliasurge Gmbh

Gea Farm Technologies Gmbh

Gea Westfaliasurge Gmbh

Peter Kaever

Larry G Larson

Otto Krone

Olaf Suhr

Jeffrey S Hanson

Patrick M Hein

Michael Heinrich

Frank Hoelscher

Reinhard Frenser

Bernhard Schulze Wartenhorst

Karsten Schönrock

Manfred Pohlkamp

Heinz Francke

Marek Krasutzki

Frank Hölscher

Heiner Wamhof

Jan-Hermann Reurik

Ralf Redetzky

Methods and apparatus for machine-milking an animal using a pulsed vacuum with sequential evacuation and ventilation phases in a teat cup pulse chamber by creating an improved pressure curve during the evacuation phase, the ventilation phase, or both pressure changing phases by controlling a pressure change phase using at least two pressure changing speed rates.

Method and device for milking an animal

The aim of the invention is to provide a method and a device for associating animals with milking stations. For this purpose, the animals are detected by sensors and subjected to identification processes, thereby providing information units for an individual animal. The detection by sensors and the identification processes are tuned with each other in such a manner that the respective sensorically detected data are associated with the data obtained by the identification processes. The latter represent animal-related information units that are made available at milking stations. The sensory detection can for example be carried out by photoelectric sensors.

Method for providing information on the occupancy of milking stations of a milking system

The invention relates to a method for operating a carousel milking facility () comprising a plurality of milking stations (), which are arranged on a platform (). According to said method, a positional modification of the platform () is determined in relation to a reference point and the position of at least one milking station () can be calculated.

Method for operating a milking facility, in addition to corresponding milking facility

The invention relates to a method and device for determining the volumetric flow rate of milk flowing during a milking process. A cross-sectional area (Ai) of the milk flow () is determined at a first measuring point () by means of a sensor () which is arranged outside the flowing milk. The time (ti) required by the milk flow () with the determined cross-sectional are (Ai), to go from the first measuring point () to a second measuring point (5) which is provided downstream from the first measuring point, is measured. The flow speed (vi) is derived from the measured time (ti) and the known distance (s) between the first and second measuring points (). The volumetric flow rate (V(t)) is determined on the basis of the determined cross-sectional area (Ai) and the flow speed (vi).

Method and device for determining the volumetric flow rate of milk flowing during a milking process

A rotary milking parlor milker detacher having a pivoting support arm and retracting chain arrangement that is synchronized with a rotating platform position to move the detacher between a storage position, a presentation position, and a milking position to protect the detacher from damage and provide a superior ergonomic design that reduces operator fatigue and turnover.

Milker unit detacher for rotary milking parlor

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Peter Kaever