Lely (company)
Dutch dairy robots manufacturer
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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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| Type | Private company |
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| Industry | Agriculture |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founders | Cornelis van der Lely Arij van der Lely |
| Headquarters | Maassluis, the Netherlands |
| Revenue |  €1,014 million (2025)[1] |
Number of employees | 2500 |
| Website | www |
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's milking system reached the finals of the 2019 European Inventor Award.[6]
- Products
- Lely Astronaut A5 (and A5 Next)
- Lely Astronaut A4[10][11]
- 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[12]
- Lely Juno[13]
- Lely Juno Max
- Lely Orbiter
