http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/ The latest Blog feeds from www.automationservices.co.nz en-us Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:31:07 +1300 Rocketspark http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/post/128015/a-journey-from-tail-painting-to-hi-tech-precision-with-aficollar/ Isaac Poole took over the daunting task of contract building a 210-acre farm with 670 milking cows. The farm implemented AfiCollar and AfiFarm software two years ago to reduce manual labour and improve breeding practices.From Tail-painting to AfiCollarIn the first year that Issac took over the running of the farm, the team used tail painting to detect when cows were in heat. This traditional heat-detection method involves applying coloured paint to a cow’s tail and observing whe... Mon, 06 May 2024 11:14:21 +1200 http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/#post128015 http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/post/128014/delaval-participates-in-artificial-intelligence-exhibit-at-embassy-of-sweden/ WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 27, 2024 – DeLaval, the Sweden-based leader in global dairy farming solutions, has been invited to share its farm management tool using artificial intelligence (AI), DeLaval Plus Behavior Analysis, in the U.S. Embassy of Sweden’s new exhibition, Artificial Intelligence IRL: How Sweden Is Putting AI to Good Use.In the exhibition, selected Swedish companies and organizations are showcasing agriculture-related products and services that use AI to create real-life... Mon, 06 May 2024 11:08:49 +1200 http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/#post128014 http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/post/101538/delaval-invests-in-its-automatic-milking-facility/ Automatic milking is continuing to grow across the world. At the same time, DeLaval has seen a positive customer response on the DeLaval VMS™ V300-series of automatic milking robots. These two factors have led to DeLaval making an investment to increase its production capacity of automatic milking systems by 50%.“We are grateful for the trust our customers have put in us and our solutions,” says Paul Löfgren, President & CEO at DeLaval. “With this investment we will be able to meet ... Wed, 08 Mar 2023 12:21:28 +1300 http://www.automationservices.co.nz/blog/#post101538