Lely (company)

Lely Industries N.V.
TypePrivate company
IndustryAgriculture
Founded1948 (1948)
FoundersCornelis van der Lely
Arij van der Lely
HeadquartersMaassluis, Netherlands
RevenueIncrease €1,014 million (2025)[1]
Number of employees
2500
Websitewww.lely.com
Milking robot Lely Astronaut A5

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]

History

The company was founded in 1948 by the Lely brothers, Cornelis van der Lely and Arij van der Lely, in Maassluis.[6]

In 2004, Lely established their North America headquarters in Pella, Iowa.[7]

In 2011, Lely set up their automated milking machine assembly on the Vermeer Corporation campus.[8]

In 2012, the company acquired Aircon GmbH and subsequently renamed it as Lely Aircon B.V.[9]

At the end of 2016, Lely ceased tipper production in Waldstetten.[10]

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.[11]

In 2019, the company's milking system reached the finals of the 2019 European Inventor Award.[6]

In 2022, Lely expanded their Pella, Iowa campus and moved their manufacturing to a new building.[12]

Products
  • Lely Astronaut A5 (and A5 Next)
  • Lely Astronaut A4[13][14]
  • Lely Astronaut A3 (and A3 Next)
  • Lely Astronaut A2
  • Lely Astronaut A1
  • Lely AMF Automatic Milking Filter
  • Lely Cosmix
  • Lely Discovery
  • Lely Discovery Collector
  • Lely Discovery Collector C2
  • Lely Zeta
  • Lely Horizon
  • Lely Luna
  • Lely Meteor
  • Lely Calm
  • Lely Vector[15]
  • Lely Juno[16]
  • Lely Juno Max
  • Lely Orbiter

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lely reports 2025 financial results: a formidable year". www.lely.com.
  2. ↑ "Thanks to Trump, More U.S. Milk Will Be Coming From Robots". January 30, 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  3. ↑ "Reviving Japan's Dairy Industry, One Milking Robot at a Time". October 3, 2016 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  4. ↑ Lohr, Steve (January 13, 2019). "Robotic Milkers and an Automated Greenhouse: Inside a High-Tech Small Farm" – via NYTimes.com.
  5. ↑ Austen, Ian (January 23, 2003). "HOW IT WORKS; The Flexible Farmer Lets the Robot Do the Milking" – via NYTimes.com.
  6. 1 2 "Lely milking robot in the European Inventor Award 2019 finals". June 21, 2019.
  7. ↑ "Lely North America Locates Headquarters to Pella - Marion County, Iowa, Economic Development". www.marioncountyiowa.com. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  8. ↑ "Lely North America Locates Headquarters to Pella - Marion County, Iowa, Economic Development". www.marioncountyiowa.com. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  9. ↑ "Lely acquires wind turbine manufacturer Aircon". www.farminguk.com.
  10. ↑ "Einstellung der Kipperproduktion". Archived from the original on 2023-11-03. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  11. ↑ "Verkauf der Futtererntetechnik an AGCO". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
  12. ↑ "Lely North America Locates Headquarters to Pella - Marion County, Iowa, Economic Development". www.marioncountyiowa.com. Retrieved 2026-08-10.
  13. ↑ "The $210,000 Cow-Milking Robot". October 5, 2012 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  14. ↑ "Lely Astronaut A4 milking robot lets cows milk themselves". New Atlas. September 3, 2013.
  15. ↑ "The Robots Saving the Dairy Farm" – via www.bloomberg.com.
  16. ↑ Niedzwiadek, Nick (June 14, 2014). "Cultivating a new way". Times Union.


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