Lely Industries N.V. is a Dutch
agricultural
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating Plant, plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of Sedentism, sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of Domestication, domesticated species created food ...
machine manufacturer which is based in
Maassluis
Maassluis () is a city in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality had a population of in and covered of which was water.
It received city rights in 1811.
History
Maassluis was founded circa 1340 as a ...
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The company was founded in 1948 by the Lely brothers, Cornelis van der Lely and Arij van der Lely, in Maassluis.
In 2012, the company acquired Aircon GmbH and subsequently renamed it as Lely Aircon B.V.
At the end of 2016, Lely ceased tipper production in Waldstetten.
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.
In 2019, the company milking system reached the finals of 2019 European Inventor Award.
External links Official website
See also
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Automated milking
Reference
Dutch brands
Dutch companies established in 1948
Manufacturing companies established in 1948
Agricultural machinery manufacturers of the Netherlands
Dairy farming equipment manufacturers
Companies based in South Holland
Maassluis
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