Barn-E
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- Solid floors
- Suitable for straw, sawdust and deep litter
- Cow-friendly
- If you’re looking for a solution to keep your solid barn floor clean, meet the latest innovation in our ‘Manure removal’ range: the Barn-E manure robot. This revolutionary manure robot is specially designed for barns with solid floors.
Description
The number 1 manure robot for solid barn floors
Is your barn floor made of slabs, rubber or another kind of solid surface? And would you like your barn floor to be cleaned automatically? The Barn-E manure robot is suitable for almost all cubicle barns with solid floors. Whether your barn floor is made of slabs, rubber or another kind of solid surface: the Barn-E will clean it effortlessly. This new manure robot also has no problem cleaning waiting areas and wide manure alleys.
What’s clever about the Barn-E’s design is that it doesn’t simply push manure but picks it up. The manure is collected with a scraper beam, then raised and stored in the manure container via a rotating feeder. The manure robot then drives to the discharge point, where it deposits the collected manure.
Is your barn floor not solid? Then the JOZ-tech manure robot is the perfect solution. This manure robot was specially designed for barns with other types of floors.
How the Barn-E works
If you’d like to find out exactly how the Barn-E works, watch the video with animation:
Suitable for various types of manure
Different box litter and feed residues result in different compositions and thicknesses of manure. Do you use straw in your barn? No problem. The Barn-E is suitable for straw of up to 6 cm long, where up to 2 kg/box/day is used.
The table below shows the different box beddings for which the Barn-E is suitable.
| Box bedding / litter | Quantity |
| Straw up to 6 cm long | up to 2 kg / box / day |
| Sawdust | unlimited |
| Chopped (rapeseed) straw | 2 kg / box / day |
| Separated manure | up to 5 litres / day |
Tip: A deep discharge opening is necessary to deposit the manure properly.
Barn-E manure robot options
The Barn-E manure robot is available in two versions. You can choose between the following scraping widths:
- Scraping widths 155 cm (standard)
- Scraping widths 185 cm (extra wide)
The robot has a modular design and a high manure processing capacity. This capacity varies from 370 to 500 litres, depending on the scraping width.
Technology
The Barn-E features a hypoid drive. The manure robot has a modular structure and is very easy to use and maintain.
Technical specifications
| Dimensions | Extra wide | Standard |
| Length, incl. side wings | 229 cm | 219 cm |
| Machine body lenght | 200 cm | 190 cm |
| Total width, incl. side wings | 185 cm | 155 cm |
| Height | 68 cm | 68 cm |
| Minimum headroom required | 70 cm | 70 cm |
| Manure processing capacity | 500 litres | 350 litres |
| Weight when empty | 725 kg | 625 kg |
| Max. weight | 1,100 kg | 920 kg |
| Power supply | Extra wide | Standard |
| Batteries 2 x 12 V in series [Ah] | sealed | sealed |
| Maximum charging time [h] | 2 | 2 |
| Minimum charging time | ~50% driving / 50% charging; once a day 2 hours of continuous charging | ~50% driving / 50% charging; once a day 2 hours of continuous charging |
| Battery charger voltage [V/A] | 24 V / Max 25 A | 24 V / Max 25 A |
| Driving properties | Extra wide | Standard |
| Driving speed [m/min] | 6,5 | 6,5 |
| Duty cycle [h/24h] | 11 | 11 |
| Max. surface area capacity with cleaning intervals of 2 hours (m2) | ca. 700 | ca. 550 |
Barn conditions
The Barn-E was specially designed for solid barn floors. It is therefore necessary that the floor surface is continuous and accessible to the manure robot for the barn to be kept clean properly.
The type of barn floor, type of box bedding, type of manure and scraping frequency all directly influence the manure robot’s performance. Partially solid floors can be cleaned satisfactorily, provided the surface is continuous.
Minimum headroom
A barn must have at least 70 cm free headroom for the Barn-E to move freely within it. The manure robot needs sufficient space to move. The cows must also have enough space to pass the robot.
The box edge must be at least 15 cm high and free of obstacles. If a different side guide is installed, the height must be at least 10 cm.
Manure robots in barns
The design and materials were chosen with cow welfare in the barn as a priority. The manure robot maintains sufficient distance from the box edges when moving, so it doesn’t bother the cows. We also consciously limited the speed of the robot to 6.5 m/min. Cows have plenty of time to notice and track the manure robot’s movements, so they can avoid it if necessary.
Independent navigation
The manure robot drives through the barn autonomously. The behaviour of the manure robot is mainly determined by the layout of the routes, the available space in relation to the number of cows present and obstacles in the barn.
You can set an unlimited number of cleaning routes in one go. This means that each part of the barn can be cleaned at specific times. For example, you can opt to have the waiting room cleaned after milking is finished. Only one installation is required and then nothing more needs to be done. More information on this can be found under ‘Operation’.
Charging the manure robot
The batteries are charged automatically at the charging station/discharge location. After each route, the manure robot returns to this discharge location, where the collected manure is deposited and the battery recharged. This can be done at a location out of reach of the cows.
The manure robot is also resistant to splashing, so it can also deposit the collected manure outside the barn. You can therefore place the charging location outside, but we do recommend making sure it is covered.
Setting up routes
The Barn-E manure robot relies on transponder technology. Transponders in the floor guide the Barn-E perfectly through the barn. The manure robot can, of course, move independently. It can navigate autonomously without always having to follow a guiding wall or beam.
Our new software, JOZ SAM (Surface Area Management), is used to determine the routes. When the robot is installed, the dealer makes an overview/map of the surface area over which it will move. This is then used in Sketch, where the routes are drawn. If required, you can always easily adjust these routes yourself in Sketch.
JMS
The manure robot can also be linked to the JOZ Management System (JMS), which allows you to monitor the Barn-E remotely 24/7. Your dealer can also observe the process with you in real time. This makes operation incredibly convenient while also increasing the quality of service.
Communication
The Barn-E maintains contact with the JOZ access point, a separate element that is placed within a radius of 60 metres from the manure robot. The access point is connected to a fixed internet connection and forms the central point through which contact can be made with the robot.
