Development and manufacture of milking technology, milking robots and farm management solutions for milk production
DeLaval AB
Tumba (SE) · 18 factories worldwideNew on Amplifa
About DeLaval
DeLaval AB is a Swedish manufacturer of products for barn interior operations and milk production, headquartered in Tumba, Sweden. The company develops and manufactures VMS-series milking robots, milking technology, and digital farm management solutions such as DeLaval Plus and biosensor technology for milk analysis. The product range also includes milking technology components from the milkrite | InterPuls business. DeLaval is part of the Tetra Laval Group and operates 18 factories worldwide. For testing and further development of new products under natural conditions, the company maintains its own experimental farm, Hamra Farm, in Tumba. With around 4,500 employees, DeLaval is present in over 100 countries and serves the milk production, agriculture and barn interior operations industries.
- Site
- Tumba
- Processes
- Milking Robots (VMS), Farm Management Software (DeLaval Plus), Milk Analysis/Biosensor Technology, Milking Technology (milkrite | InterPuls)
- Materials
- Milking Robot VMS V300, DeLaval Plus, Milk Solids Analysis
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1883
- Employees
- 4500+
- Industries
- Milk Production, Agriculture, Barn Interior Operations
- 01
Engineering & Product Development
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Sales & Service
- 04
Digitalization & Farm Management
Technologies & Systems
Milking Robot VMS V300
Milking robot series for individual, cow-specific milking processes, also as Batch Milking for larger herds.
DeLaval Plus
Farm management software that turns farm data into actionable insights.
Milk Solids Analysis
High-precision, non-invasive BioSensor for fat, protein and lactose for feeding control and early detection.
Locations
Tumba
SEHeadquarters
Industries
Additional services
Quality
No detailed information on quality assurance or testing equipment available in the sources.
| Evidence | Tumba |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1878
Gustaf de Laval patents his further development of the milk centrifuge.
- 1883
Foundation of AB Separator in Stockholm by Gustaf de Laval and Oscar Lamm.
- 1889
Acquisition of the patent for the Alfa-Disc separator.
- 1894
Purchase of the Hamra Gård farm in Tumba.
- 1898
First dairy at Hamra.
- 1918
Marketing of the first commercially practical milking machine.
- 1963
Renaming of AB Separator to Alfa-Laval.
- 1991
Alfa-Laval is acquired by Tetra Pak.
- 1993
Spinning off the agricultural and farm technology division as Alfa Laval Agri.
- 2000
Sale of Alfa Laval; Alfa Laval Agri remains with Tetra Laval and is renamed DeLaval.
- 2020
Acquisition of the milking technology business milkrite | InterPuls from Avon Rubber.
- 2021
Approximately 4,500 employees, presence in over 100 countries.