DeLaval celebrates the centennial of the first milking machine
Peterborough, ON (October 10, 2017) – The milking machine that became the foundation of modern dairy farming, the DeLaval Milker, is turning 100 years old. The machine was patented by New Zealander Norman John Daysh in 1917 and has been used as model and inspiration for all vacuum-operated milking machines ever since. Daysh, a young man from New Zealand, traveled to the United States in 1913 to find a company interested in the milking machine he had designed. DeLaval, today a world leader in the dairy farming industry, recognized his potential and innovative spirit. Together they further