Installation procedures for ICAR certified meters
Afiflo 2000
Version July 2018
Installation manula for Afiflo 2000 mik meter - Page 4 of 33.
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Chapter 1: Overview
The Afiflo 2000 milk meter is the state-of-the-art milking system. As part of a computerized
system, the Afiflo 2000 performs many tasks essential to a profitable dairy.
AfiFlo abilities are in three categories:
a.
Measuring. Afiflo 2000 measures the milk yield and milk conductivity.
b.
Operation. Afiflo 2000 performs automatic cluster removal and allows milkers to
control other applications such as pulsation, gates, etc.
c.
Communication. Afiflo 2000 enables information and data exchange with the
computer.
For the most part, the measuring and operational aspects of Afiflo 2000 are automatic.
However, the communication aspect is multi-faceted. The communication:
a.
Enables milkers, while still in the parlor, to monitor information about the cows.
Based upon up-to-date information, milkers and herd managers can make immediate
decisions pertaining to milking and treatment of a cow.
b.
Alerts milkers to irregularities in milking performance. Significant deviations in
milking performance also help provide an early alert for mastitis.
c.
Displays codes. Some codes alert to milkers to divert milk from the main milk line.
Other codes are reminders needed cow treatment.
d.
Enables milkers to send messages to the computer. Messages can serve either as a
personal reminder or as communication to the herd manager.
The Afiflo 2000 milk meter consists of three components:
a.
The AfiFlo milk meter body,
b.
The AfiFlo control panel, and
c.
The AfiFlo controller.
