SRone: Sales successfully started

With the successful start of sales of the scraper robot in Europe, GEA Farm Technologies has taken another step on its path to becoming a full-supplier. In November of last year, GEA Farm Technologies introduced this Mr Clean for the cow barn. The SRone reliably ensures good barn hygiene by provision of automatic cleaning of the slattered floor. As a result infection pressure is reduced, hoof diseases and mastitis are guarded against and animal health is consequently promoted. And when it comes to the bottom line, healthy animals produce more milk at less cost!

Thanks to the high-performance batteries which operate for up 19.5 hours a day, a quick-charge concept of 4.5 hours and a weight of 400 kg, this small muscle man can clean between 6,000 and 8,600 square meters of barn surface up to eight times per day. When cleaning corners, edges and angles it is particularly agile and quiet. The SRone can turn around completely within 2m. It has a push-ing force of up to 100 kg. An integrated safety circuit ensures that forward movement is stopped when there is an obstacle in the path and that an avoid-ance manoeuvre is immediately instigated.

GEA WestfaliaSurge GmbH with its main office in Bönen, Germany is one of the two worldwide leading manufacturers of technical innovations, integrated product solutions and effective animal hygiene products for a cost-efficient milk production. Manure technology and barn equipment round up the profile as a system provider for all business sizes. The company is a part of the GEA Group AG (stock exchange) and on the 30th June 2008, had a total of 2,000 employees worldwide. The business field of agricultural technology is combined in the Division GEA Farm Technologies.

The GEA Group AG is an international technology group with more than 20,000 employees (as of 30th June 2008) concentrating on special purpose machinery manufacture with the main focal points being process engineering and components. Group turnover in financial year 2007 was € 5,2 billion, with more than 50 percent earned in the rapidly growing food and beverage industries. The GEA Group is one of the market and technology leaders in 90 percent of its business segments. The GEA Group is listed on the German MDAX (G1A, WKN 660200).