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Akçay Makine installs two main parlour systems. The choice depends on herd size, barn layout, budget and labour.
Animals stand on both sides of the operator pit at about 30°, like a herringbone. The milker works standing in the pit with udders at eye level; animals enter and leave in groups.
Popular layouts: 2×4, 2×5, 2×6, 2×8, 2×10, 2×12
Animals are held in headlock feed barriers and milked from behind. No operator pit is needed; it fits existing barns easily and cows can be milked while eating.
Popular layouts: 1×5, 1×6, 1×8, 1×10, 1×12, 1×15
The heart of the system, sized by the number of units milking at once: 500 L 4–5, 600 L 6–8, 800 L 8–10, 1000 L 10–12, 1500 L 12–15 animals. Pipeline length and altitude can change these values.
Milk travels to the milk room through a stainless milk line; the vacuum line feeds the pulsators. Line length and slope directly affect vacuum stability and pump choice.
Milk from the line is collected in the reserve tank and moved by the milk transfer pump into a cooling tank or collection tank, sized by daily volume and collection frequency.
Automatic washing (CIP) cleans the whole line with hot water and detergent after milking. Locks and entry/exit gates organise cow flow and speed up milking.
As herds grow and milking time matters, a herringbone parlour stands out: fast and ergonomic, but it needs an operator pit. A headlock system fits existing barns at low cost and suits small to medium herds.
Pumps are sized by the number of units milking at once: 500 L 4–5, 600 L 6–8, 800 L 8–10, 1000 L 10–12, 1500 L 12–15 animals. Long lines or high altitude call for the next size up.
Two rows of five stalls in a herringbone parlour: 10 stalls in total, each with its own milking cluster, i.e. 10 milking units.
Multiply daily milk volume by the number of days between collections and add about 10%. For 1,000 L a day with daily collection, a 1,000–1,500 L tank is suitable.
No, they are estimates. Line length, site, barn dimensions and yield change the results. A firm project and quotation follow our site survey.
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