Innovation
Sustainability through innovation
Our innovations aim to improve dairy production in ways that benefit animals, farmers, and the environment while ensuring profitability. By enhancing animal welfare and productivity, our products and services help reduce emissions per kilo of milk produced.
Our ambition is that every product and software solution we bring to market supports both sustainability and animal welfare, because healthy, well‑cared‑for cows are more productive.
To maintain a high sustainability level in all innovations, each new product undergoes a thorough assessment of its contribution to our sustainability goals, with the process continuously refined as our targets evolve.
Our global sustainability targets and vision guide us
Our global sustainability targets direct us in providing sustainable solutions that generate long-term value. Our aim is to help farmers flourish. By improving conditions for workers and animals, we help farms prevent accidents and support reduced working hours, maintain healthier herds and reduce energy use, leading to higher profitability.
We strengthen the future of farming through innovations in automation, digital services, animal welfare, and sustainability. At DeLaval, we hold a unique position in the market, enabling us to offer customers tailored solutions by packaging our wide range of aftermarket and digital services. Our systems are designed to work seamlessly together, helping farmers operate more effectively, sustainably, and successfully.
By improving conditions for workers and animals, we help farms prevent accidents, maintain healthier herds and reduce energy use, leading to higher profitability.
How we work with innovation
Our product development team is updating our sustainability criteria to ensure that every new product meets defined sustainability requirements and directly supports our global sustainability targets. The new criteria were developed during 2025 and will be implemented in 2026, establishing a consistent standard for decisionmaking across our entire organisation.
Through this we have built a culture of innovation that addresses the challenges faced by our customers, our business, society, and the planet.
Dairy industry improvements through partnership
Our Milk Sustainability Center, a digital platform developed in collaboration with John Deere to help dairy farmers track and improve sustainability across their operations, was expanded in 2025 and is now fully available across 13 countries.
The initiative was further strengthened in 2025 when dsm‑firmenich, a global leader in nutrition and biosciences for animal nutrition, joined as a partner. Their industry‑leading lifecycle assessment (LCA) software helps the agricultural sector measure and improve sustainability performance. By integrating additional data sources and certified carbon‑footprint calculations, it will enhance MSC functionality and support customers in achieving profitable environmental improvements.
Product safety and quality
We comply with all laws and regulations in every market where we operate. Our focus on product safety and quality ensures we meet the highest global standards by adhering to the world’s strictest legislation.
Additionally, we have implemented a new quality improvement process that enhances speed, transparency, and effectiveness, empowering every team member to achieve excellence at every stage.
What is our ambition?
We innovate to help farmers stay profitable while reducing environmental impact and improving conditions for people and animals.
How do we get there?
We work towards making sustainability practical and accessible by providing the right tools, resources, and support, and with that empower farmers to incorporate sustainable practices into their daily operations.
Compliance
All our products need to live up to the EU-legislated Restricted Substances List. The list includes both individual chemical as well as chemical legislation (for example REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals) and the Stockholm convention (global approach).
DeLaval products must also live up to other regulations and global agreements such as WEEE (Waste of Electric and Electronic Equipment) and RoHs (Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive).
We are committed to complying with laws and regulations in every country where our products are sold. Through our compliance work DeLaval also works to ensure worker safety on farms by providing products that are safe to use.
Notable achievements in 2025
Through our teams’ efforts and collaboration, we have been able to deliver several innovations this year across all our systems, both hardware's and software's. These advancements have strengthened data collection, enhanced milk quality, and supported improved animal welfare. Below are some of our most notable achievements from 2025.
Breakthrough sensor enhances milk quality
DeLaval BioSensors Milk Cell Analysis (MCA) is a groundbreaking sensor launched in 2025. This device uses advanced optical technology to count somatic cells in milk while also monitoring udder health. It integrates seamlessly with all DeLaval VMS™ V300 milking robots and works together with other milk analysis sensors.
The sensor applies optical technology in which somatic milk cells are fluorescently stained and then analysed to determine the cell count, ensuring accurate monitoring of somatic cells in milk. The system delivers high accuracy, even in the absence of visible signs of mastitis. It also supports dry-off decisions, helps reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatments, and contributes to responsible dairy farming practices.
Our new solution provides farmers with a reliable tool to enhance udder health management, supporting higher milk quality and improved overall herd health.
“With the launch of MCA, we’re providing farmers with precise and actionable data that helps them make informed decisions to improve milk quality and animal welfare. Our goal is to support dairy farmers with precision technology that drives progress and ensures a prosperous future for the dairy industry.”
– Guillaume Bailly, Cluster Solution Specialist at DeLaval.
Updated milking system reduce milking time
In 2025, we introduced an updated version of our DeLaval VMS™ V300 series. The 2025 model is our most spacious milking robot, designed to accommodate a wider range of cow breeds and sizes. It also includes Flow-Responsive™ Milking technology, helping to reduce milking time and provide the cow with a more comfortable milking experience.
Flow-Responsive™ Milking provides a constant, pre-set vacuum at the teat end throughout the entire milking process, regardless of the milk flow from each individual teat. This ensures that milk flows smoothly and efficiently, avoiding interruptions that could otherwise extend the milking time beyond what the cow can deliver.
The updated model retains all the state-of-the-art technology that has made the DeLaval VMS™ V300 range so popular. This includes the DeLaval InSight vision system, the DeLaval PureFlow milking system, and our industry-leading DeLaval InSight technology, powered by artificial intelligence. The system continuously learns and improves, driving further gains in efficiency and performance.
“This new model addresses the critical needs of modern dairy farmers by enhancing productivity, animal welfare, and supporting sustainable farming practices. Farmers can use the extra capacity for more milkings per cow, more cows per station, or more idle time for a stress-free operation. That’s what we call milking without compromise.”
Thibault Burg, EMEA Solution Manager for VMS, DeLaval
DeLaval Plus
Throughout the year we’ve continuously added new applications and features. This enables us to collect richer, real-time data, which is then transformed into actionable insights. These insights empower farmers and dealers to make more accurate, data-driven decisions—ultimately boosting profitability, and enhancing overall milking performance.
New DeLaval Plus applications for farmers
These are a few examples of all our new DeLaval Plus applications during 2025.
Milking queue
The milking queue application is part of the DeLaval Plus Management service, and it’s designed to streamline and optimise the milking process for dairy farms using VMS™ (Voluntary Milking Systems). It provides real-time insights into each cow’s milking status, including last milking time, milk yield, and upcoming milking schedules.
Milk cooling monitoring
This application, part of DeLaval Plus Management, provides farmers with remote access to their cooling tank, helping them stay informed about key metrics such as milk temperature, tank status, and milk volume. The application also sends alerts when something needs attention and allows users to download historical data for deeper insights and reporting.
Co-existence
This is a DeLaval concept focused on ensuring seamless integration between DeLaval milking systems. It allows a farmer to run an E-series rotary and/or an installation with a VMS™ V300 series on the same DelPro™ FarmManager.
Grazing
Designed to help farmers manage and optimise grazing strategies, this app supports better pasture planning and herd movement, to improve grazing efficiencies. Please note, this is currently available exclusively in the Netherlands.
Alerts Monitoring
This dealer application is part of DeLaval Plus Monitor service and allows dealers to get a detailed overview of all alarms and warnings on their DeLaval Plus connected farms. The application enables better and faster service to secure operation and reduce downtime to our customers.
DeepBlue Assistance
A smart support feature within DeLaval Plus that helps technicians quickly find answers, troubleshoot issues, in real time and at the right moment they need it – powered by AI for faster, more intuitive help.