iXPRESS4 Herringbone Parlor
iXPRESS4 Herringbone Parlor
Low maintenance, highly dependable, customisable midline herringbone parlour.
From low-cost pastoral based production methods in New Zealand, Australia and the UK, to intensive farming methods in Europe and the US, the GEA iXPRESS4+ offers a cost-effective and high throughput solution for today’s progressive dairy farmers.
Manufactured as a kitset, the GEA iXPRESS4+ is not only shipped to site ready for easy ‘bolt-together’ installation; upgrades are easily applied with no engineering required.
- Up to 50 clusters available, with the ability to milk up to 400 cows per hour
- Basic plant automation, right through to full herd management
- Designed for herd sizes - 100-700 cows.
Key features
Customisable options to suit your dairy.
- INTEGRATED PLANT CONTROL -easy access control panels customisable from multiple points in the milking parlour, allow for a customised operator milking experience - plant start/shut-off, milk pumps, plant wash and purge, and milk sensors.
- AUTOMATIC WALK-OVER TEAT SPRAYER -automatically senses and sprays teats as cows exit the milking parlour, saving time and reducing worker load.
- AUTOMATIC CUP REMOVERS -designed for simplicity and to improve milking efficiencies, automatic cup removers are easily fitted and commissioned. Featuring a heavy-duty ram, kick-off sensors and easy to use software. Available at an affordable price.
- A-SYMMETRICAL CLUSTER ALIGNMENT -improved design of the iNTELARM guides the cluster from side to side offsetting the location of each cluster. Not only does this open up the pit area, making for a better working environment for the operator, it allows correct cluster alignment and a more comfortable milking process for the cow.
- REDUCED WORKER LOAD -with automation options available from the holding yard, during milking, to automated exit gate drafting and heat detection the iXPRESS4+ can be automated to suit your needs.
- BOLT-IN-PLACE CONSTRUCTION -standardised installation and a ‘bolt-together’ build ensures less build error and accurate assembly.
- LOWER INPUT -the ability to milk up to 400 cows, with just one operator.
- HIGH THROUGHPUT -with up to 50 clusters available and GEA New Zealand milking efficiency expertise and training the iXPRESS4+ optimises cow throughput and milking-out times.
- LOW MAINTENANCE -robust and low maintenance nylon bushes and the new generation pulsator are engineered for a long-life time of use, even in the harshest working conditions.
- OPTIMUM COW COMFORT -with flexible stall design to accommodate all breeds and sizes of cows and the perfect cluster alignment your herd enjoy a comfortable and thorough milking process with less liner slips.
- INTEGRATED HERD MANAGEMENT -management software enables you to manage individual cow health, production, reproduction and feed intake, easily and accurately.
There’s a milking parlour configuration to suit your dairy operation
Three pre-configured parlour options to suit those wanting a basic parlour setup to those wanting intelligent automation features.
iXPRESS4+ Grassroots
This entry-level, or Grassroots option gives you a futureproof parlour with the ability to upgrade in the future.
With correct stall spacing and perfect cluster alignment, your cows enjoy long-term comfort in the dairy.
- Perfect positioning thanks to precision stalling
- Classic 300 Eclusters specifically designed to accommodate narrower teat configurations
- AutoPULS S- single pulsator per stall
- iASSISTswing down jetter system for improved operator comfort, cleaning and a clear working space (optional)
- iNTELARM+for perfect cluster alignment (optional)
- iNTELSRPAY 2walk over teat sprayer (optional)
iXPRESS4+ Easy Flow
This mid-level, or Easy Flow parlour gives you a milking system that’s not only future proof, it offers optimum cow comfort and reduces worker load.
- Perfect positioning thanks to precision stalling
- Classic 300 Eclusters specifically designed to accommodate narrower teat configurations
- AutoPULS S- single pulsator per stall
- iASSISTswing down jetter system for improved operator comfort, cleaning and a clear working space
- iNTELARM+for perfect cluster alignment
- iCR+intelligent cluster removers with Easystart lift or pull vacuum activation, for full control of the milking point
- DeMax 55measures milk yield flow for ideal cluster removal
- iNTELSRPAY 2walk over teat sprayer (optional)
- Or, DemaTron60 for full monitoring and control over the milking process (optional).
iXPRESS4+ Max
This top-level, or Max parlour option gives you a low-maintenance platform with fully integrated herd management, milking point automation and ICAR approved milk sampling for total milking efficiency.
Perfect positioning thanks to precision stalling
- Classic 300 Eclusters specifically designed to accommodate narrower teat configurations
- AutoPULS S- single pulsator per stall
- iASSISTswing down jetter system for improved operator comfort, cleaning and a clear working space
- iNTELARM+for perfect cluster alignment
- iCR+intelligent cluster removers with Easystart lift or pull vacuum activation, for full control of the milking point
- iNTELSRPAY 2walk over teat sprayer (optional)
- DairyPlanfully functional herd management software to control automation such as; milk meters, sorting gates, feeding and weigh scales
- DemaTron70control panels in each bail for individual cow identification, precision milk metering, milk flow and milk yield calculations, ICAR approved milk sampling and optimum stripping functionality.Plus, the ability to draft per bail
- AutoSelect 3000for automatic 3-way drafting via either a manual remote, EID tags, CowScout collars or DairyPlan herd management software for automated 3-way cow sorting with EID ear tags or neck collars (optional)
- CowScoutheat detection and health management 24/7 (optional).
Straight-forward performance with GEA’s iXPRESS4+ Herringbone Parlour
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