Lely was founded by the late Cornelis and Arij van der Lely in 1948 and consists of a group of international companies that employ more than 600 people in the agricultural industry. The Lely brand has a great heritage in American agriculture and wrote many early chapters in the history of farm equipment. From the invention of the ground-driven wheel rake in the 40' up to the Astronaut Robotic milking system as the most recent breakthrough, Lely stands for innovation.