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DAIRY FARMING

LELY INTRODUCES A PLATFORM TRACKING

THE SHORT CHAIN OF FRESH MILK

Sustainable food production with consid- can not only process his own milk on the
eration for our planet is becoming increas- farm itself into a high-quality product, but
ingly important. Worldwide, but certainly also take the milk lover into his story and
also in the Netherlands. Whereas many every bottle of milk.
products nowadays travel ever greater And now Lely is taking the next step with
distances, there is precisely a need for a the Mijn Boerderij platform to help reduce
short chain, both in distance and in trans- the distance between the farmer and the
parency of the production process. That consumer. It is also a step in the realisation
is why Lely is launching the Mijn Boerderij Lely is working towards a sustainable, of the 'Farm of the Future'.
(My Farm) platform on which the consumer enjoyable and profitable future for dairy
can trace what is in the glass of milk, where farmers. This is also about this short chain. Mijn Boerderij is the first platform to
the milk comes from - even from which Sustainability translates back into fewer make fresh milk, its origin and production
cows - and how the milk is produced. food miles, but also into a better connec- process fully traceable. Via a QR-code on
Just recently, Rabobank – a large Dutch tion between consumer and farmer and the bottles of Mijn Melk, which are on sale
in various supermarkets in the Netherlands,
bank – calculated that a bite of food travels more appreciation for the product. The it is very easy to see where the milk comes
an average of 30,000 kilometres before Lely Orbiter was therefore introduced in from and how it was made.
it reaches our plates. 2018. With the Lely Orbiter, the farmer
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MELEGARI TECHNOLOGY -

THE EXCELLENCE OF FILLING

Melegari Technology is a historic com- mesan cheese- Reggiano and Parma Ham. servatives. It is equipped with flow meters,
pany in the Italian and world context of the Art, passion, creativity, genius and cult one for each filling valve, and can handle
production of machines for the bottling of beauty have always been the DNA of all types of plastic containers without any
industry; for over 50 years we have been our company which produces bottling ma- contact between the bottle and the valve
designing and building machines to fill any chines of high technological and qualitative itself, thus avoiding any vertical movement.
type of liquid product but, above all, to content, with innovative and cutting-edge Thanks to this particularity, we obtained
satisfy the needs of our loyal customers. technical solutions. important results: – no bottle lifting jack
– no dynamic seals – very low need for
From the first semi-automatic machines maintenance interventions – high hygiene
of the 70s to the fully automated ones guarantees thanks to the lack of contact
of today passing through historical and between valve and bottle – extremely ef-
cultural events that have characterized fective sanitization process.
the industrial development of the last 50
years, our company has always tried to be
ahead of the times and to present itself
as a point of reference for all needs of the
Immediately dedicated, as expected beverage sector.
at the time, to the food market, mainly
tomatoes, over time it has gradually also Over the years the company has man-
dedicated itself to other products more aged to maintain its leadership above all
similar to the world of beverages to now thanks to the deep conviction that only
compete with the world leaders in this through technological innovation (R&D) ADVANTAGES
specific sector. and the constant search for the best quality • High content accuracy
of products, is it possible to retain custom-
The company was born and developed ers, understanding and interpreting their • Independent monitoring of each single
in Parma, in the heart of the Food Val- needs and expectations. filling valve through dedicated product
ley, in an area recognized worldwide for recipes.
its excellence, not only culinary, but also VOLJET UC is our volumetric filler model • Active control of performances with
artistic and entrepreneurial. Art and crea- suitable for filling “premium” products such the possibility of acting on each valve.
tivity, combined with passion and the cult as milk, natural juices with and without • “ULTRA CLEAN” configuration, when
of beauty, are the cardinal points that have pulps or fibers, tea and isotonic drinks. equipped with laminar flow cabin and
made our city the cradle of opera artists, Thanks to its construction characteristics, it HEPA filters
composers, actors, directors but also of can be used for products with medium shelf • Extreme ease of use thanks to the
unique products in the world, such as Par- life in cold chain, such as ESL 21 days milk, touch screen operator panel
drinkable yogurt and juices without pre-
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