Transcript the IQ Milking Unit - Dairy Services, Inc.

Introducing…the IQ Milking Unit
A Smarter Way to Milk Cows
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Researched For 2½ Years…
• Hunter Haven 2x12 Magnum 90i in Illinois milking 900 cows.
• Bru-Crest Dairy 28-stall Magnum 90 AutoRotor in Pennsylvania.
• Dejong Dairy 80-stall Magnum 90 AutoRotor in Indiana.
• Ridgeview Dairy 28-stall Internal AutoRotor in Alberta.
What did we find?
▪ Lower somatic cell counts.
▪ Lower Coliform counts.
▪ Higher milk flow rates.
▪ Faster milk out times.
▪ Cleaner milk filters.
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DLG Silver Award
The German agriculture
publisher elected the IQ to the
“innovation of the year 2009“.
DLG silver medal.
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RABDF Prince Phillip Award 2009
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The IQ Milking Unit
Award winning “patented”
technology!
 Maximum milk quality
 Improved udder health
 Faster milk-out times.
 More reliable performance.
 Quieter operation.
 Easy maintenance.
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IQ - How Does it Work?
• Optimal hold on the udder.
• Superior guidance of the milk.
• Maximum milk quality.
• Quick and easy handling.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• Flexible liner design.
• Pre-formed end piece of the liner.
• Optimized weight distribution (center of mass).
• Slim-built design (reduces kick-offs).
• Combined attachment of milk hose and twin pulsation hose.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• Flexible area of the short milk
tube has been nearly doubled.
• Vastly improved adaptability to
every udder form.
• The milking unit simply hangs
better on the udder.
• Improved work efficiency and
operator comfort due to less
walking (no adjustment needed).
• Squawks are virtually
eliminated!
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• The specially formed connecting piece on the liner provides an
optimal angle to the milking unit.
• The angle ensures that the milking unit fits perfectly under the
udder for a better hold with more balance.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• The weight distribution from the
front to the rear is further optimized
to support the negative powers of
the long milk tubes.
•The center of mass of the milking
unit is shifted towards the rear.
• You therefore achieve consistent
and quick milk-out on all quarters
which will improve your throughput,
flow, etc.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• The distribution of
weight between the shells
and claw has been
maintained in order to
ensure optimal unit
position.
• The weight is there where
it is required – on the teat!
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• Hardly any pulling on the
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teats ensures optimum
milking and improved hold.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
• The connecting tubes
for milk and air were
placed together to
counter the stiffening of
the milking unit.
• More flexibility under
the udder.
• Improved hold.
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Optimal Hold on the Udder
•Internal pulsation tubes
allow for a narrow profile.
•This makes it more
difficult to knock the unit
off!
•Less cows need to be
reattached which gives you
more time to observe your
cows, prep, etc.
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Guidance of the Milk
• No teat-to-teat cross contamination.
• Quarter separation.
• Milk line.
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Guidance of the Milk
•The complete separation of milk
from individual quarters ensures
that the milk is taken away without
the milk from one quarter being
able to reach the tip of the teat in
another quarter.
•Teat-to-teat cross contamination
is therefore eliminated.
•A smaller number of mastitis
cases lowers the cost of treatment
and wasted milk.
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Guidance of the milk
• The unit uses kinetic energy to guide the milk. This increases
capacity as the milk is moved quickly to the 16mm hose.
• The vacuum in the milking
unit remains stable even
under the highest milk
flows.
• Better hold at high milk
flows ensures optimal
milking results and
improved working
quality/less squawks.
• 34 of 35 test farms saw an
increase in milk flow rates!
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Milk Quality
• Automatic vacuum shutoff.
• Milking routine.
• Automatic shutoff at kick-off.
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Milk Quality
• Normally up to 25 cubic feet of
air/min. enters the system through a
teat cup (vacuum cleaner).
• However, in total only 39-44 cubic
feet of air/min. penetrates through all
four cups.
And, in the new IQ Milking Unit?
• Thanks to automatic shutoff/kick-off,
about 2.2 cubic feet of air/min enters
the system through each teat cup.
• That means 8.5 cubic feet of air/min.
through all four cups.
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Milk Quality
• The full vacuum is only activated once the liner has been
closed off by the teat.
• Silent and low air
leakage prior to
attachment.
• Higher milk quality Less chance of
organic matter
sucked into the
milking system!
•Cleaner milk filters
and lower bacteria
counts.
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Milk Quality
•Even “poor“ operators are able to
work with this unit without negatively
influencing milk quality.
•No fundamental vacuum intrusion
in the attachment phase.
•Virtually no suction of “dirt” or
foreign matter during unit
attachment.
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Milk Quality
• And, if a cup falls off, the ball
automatically closes off the liner so
that no dirt/soil can get into the milk
supply.
→ Reduced contamination of the milk.
→ Improved milk quality.
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
• Attachment.
• Cleaning of air inlets.
• Twisting.
• Liner replacement.
• Assembly time.
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
•No tubes need to be squeezed
when attaching (shutting off the
vacuum).
•The milking unit does not need to
be held completely as debris won’t
be sucked up.
•Attachment routine can be simpler
as a result of the design.
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
•THE ATTACHMENT ROUTINE
BECOMES A MINOR POINT.
•Due to the limited air inlet, the
loud noise is virtually eliminated.
• “We noticed less kick-offs and
less nervous heifers
immediately because of the
noise reduction.”
- Hunter Haven Farms
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
• The four air inlet nozzles are made from silicone and are clearly marked
by their color.
• When necessary,
cleaning is easy to
perform and does
not require any tools
(they pulse during
milking so they are
to a certain degree,
self-cleaning).
• This ensures
constant milking
quality.
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
•In various conditions teat liners
can twist on the milking cup shell.
(Jetter cups, HD cleaning or older
liners)
•A twisted liner considerably
reduces the milking quality on
that quarter.
•Cows that have not been milked
thoroughly, not only have a direct
drop in milk, but also have an
increased risk of mastitis.
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Handling of the IQ Milking Unit
•Silicone and rubber
liners have a mark
indicating a raised
part on the inside.
•This fits exactly into
the recess in the
shell.
•This means that the
silicone or rubber
liners can no longer
twist on the shell.
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IQ FDA Rubber Liners
Description
Rubber Liner
Dimensions
Part Number
Short description
7750-0119-788
round 22/21
(100x)
7750-0120-162
round 22/21
(4x)
7750-0119-787
square 21/20
(100x)
Application Recommendation
Barrel Ø
Orficce Ø
Head Ø
Teat length
22mm
21mm
51mm
All
21mm
20mm
51mm
All
Teat shape
IQ
7750-0120-163
square 21/20
(4x)
• Both the round and SQ IQ liners have extended 1700 milking life.
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IQ Silicone Liners
Description
Silicone Liner
Dimensions
Part Number
Short description
Barrel Ø
Orficce Ø
Head Ø
7025-3025-010
23/21 (S21)
24mm
21mm
58mm
Application Recommendation
Teat diameter
Teat shape
20 - 26 mm
IQPro
7025-3025-000
25/22 (M22)
25mm
22mm
62mm
21 - 27 mm
7025-3025-020
27/25 (L25)
27mm
25mm
62mm
23 - 30 mm
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Equipment Options
IQ clamp cover HB
*
IQ clamp cover
SbS
IQ Clamp cover for
ARMS
IQ claw
Take off lever
IQ claw BackFlush
Holder CIP/CCR
IQ claw shut off
IQ shell
IQpro silicon liner
IQ Rubber Liner
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Equipment Options
•The manual shut-off is
included in the milk hose
connector and can be
easily replaced if required,
if and when the system is
upgraded to auto take-off.
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Equipment Options
• The drop-down removal clip
ensures a high unit removal
point…
… but does not
get in the way
during unit
application &
milking and floats
with the cow.
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Equipment Options
•There are two equipment air
divider variants for parallel
and herringbone installations
to take into account of the
narrower teat spacing on the
rear quarters (almost all dairy
breeds). Only in side to side
configurations.
•The IQ clamp cover (air
divider) is made completely
from a special, glass fiber
reinforced plastic.
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Equipment Options
• A special connector ensures optimum
distribution of the water if backflush is
installed.
• It is not suspended with the clip on top, but
with an eye on the bottom of the claw.
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Comparison
• Installation height and
detaching point are found
further up.
• The diameter was also
increased compared to the
Classic 300:
(from 100mm to 120mm)
Cluster comparison
Approx. dimensions
Company
Height of Cluster (mm)
Height of claw (mm)
without /with removal eyelet
Diameter of claw (mm)
without milk tube connectors
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Comparison
•The weight of the IQ is at our
normal level.
•The IQ is a little lighter in
comparison to our Classic 300
when used in combination with
light shells.
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Normal Teat Position
IQ
normal teat
position, back
teat
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Classic 300 E
normal teat
position, back
teat
Classic 300
normal teat
position, back
teat
Eclipse
normal teat
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Wide Teat Position
IQ
wide teat
position
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Classic 300 E
wide teat
position
Classic 300
wide teat
position
Eclipse
wide teat
position
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Narrow
IQ
narrow
teat position
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Classic 300 E
narrow
teat position
on
Classic 300
Eclipse
narrow
teat position
narrow
teat position
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Side View
IQ
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Classic 300 E
Classic 300
Eclipse
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Milking System Performance
• Do we simply put our IQ’s in and forget them? NO!
• Milking system needs to be checked and optimized.
• Equipment with insufficient airflow is unsuitable for the IQ:
• Bucket milker with small inlet/outlet.
• Stanchion barn with small pipeline <50mm smaller than 2”.
• Without sufficient airflow the shut-off balls cannot change
position.
• Narrow nipples, hoses, etc., will also limit airflow.
Think today about tomorrow…regular servicing
ensures successful milking!
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Milking System Performance
• Do we simply put our IQ’s in and forget them? NO!
• Take off settings may need to be adjusted as a result of
faster milk-out.
• Are CIP’s the same/different?
• Turn off vacuum on delay.
• Take off settings may need to be adjusted as a result of air
not evacuating milk at kick off.
• Does vacuum level need to be adjusted? Probably not, but
should be checked anyway to confirm.
As of today, we do not recommend using the IQ
milking unit with sand bedding.
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The IQ Milking Unit
Simply a smarter way
to milk cows!
 Maximum milk quality
 Improved udder health
 Faster milk-out times.
 More reliable performance.
 Quieter operation.
 Easy maintenance.
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Intelligent
Vielenmilking
Dank is
“IQAufmerksamkeit!
MILKING”
für Ihre
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