PosiCare: New multifunction arm makes working easier

In an operation with 100 cows being milked twice a day throughout the year the operator has to lift weights of more than 200 tonnes just to get the milking equipment in place. The new multifunction arm PosiCare drastically reduces this enormous strain with its active positioning support.

The name PosiCare says it all: "Posi" stands for optimum positioning; "Care" for caring for the animal during the milking procedure. PosiCare offers specific benefits when it comes to rationalisation and improving the comfort in the milking parlour. Active support during attachment, optimum positioning of the milking equipment during milking, a support function for awkward udder shapes and the complete comfort provided by a milk flow-controlled milking function.  Easier working and automatic milking lead to better udder health, higher throughput and shorter milking times. 

PosiCare positions and supports the milking equipment during the attach-ment and milking process - individually adjustable for every animal.  The active support function is particularly beneficial when milking younger cows with thinner, shorter teats or with irregular udder shapes.  Posi-Care saves having to readjust the milking equipment. 

High functional safety was an important development aim:  a “shock ab-sorber” provides optimum protection of the equipment against damage and therefore prolongs its product life.  Thanks to its special joint construction, the arm actively gives way. The PosiCare shock absorber system ensures that the arm returns to its original position immediately. The special design of the arm with its two joints ensures that the milking equipment is held in position during milking despite any movement made by the cow.

PosiCare is so constructed so that, in comparison to competitor systems, the long milk tube is always parallel to the animal axis during milking. Optimum positioning of the milking equipment at the udder ensures an even weight distribution, reduces problems with twisting and leverage of the cluster on the udder and results in better milking.

As the milk flow falls, PosiCare offers a milking-out function by exerting a downward pressure on the cluster.  This can be triggered either automatically or manually by the operator at the push of a button.