GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
Bönen-based GEA Group subsidiary; DairyRobot R9500/R9650 milking robots with ToF 3D camera; >30% European market share.
GEA Farm Technologies GmbH is the dairy farming technology subsidiary of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, one of the world's largest suppliers to the food, beverage, and pharmaceutical processing industries. The subsidiary is headquartered at Siemensstraße 25-27, 59199 Bönen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, and was incorporated in 1995 as a legal entity within the GEA Group structure. The broader GEA dairy farming heritage traces to 1893, when the predecessor company Ramesohl & Schmidt was founded in Oelde, Westphalia — over 130 years of continuous innovation in dairy milking technology.
GEA Farm Technologies develops, manufactures, and sells agricultural machinery and automation systems specifically for dairy farming, including automatic milking robots, herd management systems, milk cooling equipment, animal hygiene products, feeding robots, and barn management solutions.
The flagship robotic milking product is the GEA DairyRobot R9500, a voluntary milking system (VMS) in which cows freely choose when to be milked. The R9500 uses a fifth-generation (G5) Time-of-Flight (ToF) 3D camera system for precise teat detection, enabling the robotic arm to attach the milking cluster with high accuracy regardless of individual cow variation. A key differentiator is the patented In-Liner Everything technology, which performs all milking steps — stimulation, teat cleaning, fore-stripping, main milking, and post-dipping — using a single attachment per teat, reducing the risk of cross-contamination between animals. Up to four robot boxes can share one Supply Unit (vacuum pump, compressor, milk line, tank connection), improving cost efficiency for multi-box installations.
The DairyRobot R9650 serves large-scale batch-milking operations, functioning as a robotic rotary milking parlor. The FarmView management software integrates data from milking, feeding, and health monitoring into a unified dashboard for farm managers.
GEA holds a European market share exceeding 30% in the milking robot segment, with Germany as the largest dairy market in Europe (approximately 4 million dairy cows). The company has been expanding its North American presence through partnerships with dairy associations and regional dealers. GEA's autonomous feeding robot addresses labor shortages by automating feed push-up and distribution, complementing the milking automation portfolio.
As a subsidiary of the listed GEA Group (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: G1A), GEA Farm Technologies benefits from global R&D investment, service networks across more than 60 countries, and manufacturing quality systems consistent with the parent group's ISO-certified standards.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
DairyRobot R9500
Voluntary milking robot with 3D ToF camera teat detection and single-attachment In-Liner Everything milking process for dairy farms.
DairyRobot R9650
Robotic batch milking system for large-scale dairy operations, automating group milking in a rotary-style parlor.
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Contact GEA Farm Technologies GmbH
WEBSITE
https://www.gea.com/en/dairy-farming/PHONE
+49 2383 937 313HEADQUARTERS
Germany
Company Facts
Founded
1995
Primary Role
Manufacturer
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Primary Region
Europe
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