Made by the people who make the vats
We know your vat like the back of our hand because there's a good chance we made it, along with 95% of New Zealand's milk vats.
That's why Vat-Man is the most accurate MVMS for volume in the market.
Vat-Man is the Milk Monitoring Solution that you can upgrade to include as much as or little as you need to help with compliance and management on your farm.
More text alerts. Including unlimited email alerts.
More free users than other milk monitoring systems = less risk.
Monitor your way. More control.
Define and customise. More customisable settings than other MVMS.
More Support. Vat-Man is the only Fonterra approved MVMS backed up by a nationwide team of milk quality and milk cooling experts.
More optional extras for your farm:
Vat-Man is supplied at no cost to Fonterra Farmers.
MILK TEMPERATURE
Vat-Man will monitor your milk temperature and send you alerts if your milk is too hot or too cold.
INLET MILK TEMPERATURE
Vat-Man can tell you what temperature milk is entering the vat at and will alert you if the temperature exceeds a threshold - that you can set.
AGITATOR STATUS WARNINGS
Vat-Man will alert you in real-time if your agitator is not running while there is milk in the vat.
EUROPEAN RADAR TECHNOLOGY
Vat-Man uses best in breed German Radar volume measurement technology which is more accurate than other MVMS systems.
MILK VOLUME IN REAL TIME
Vat-Man monitors how much milk you have in your vat, so you can check it 24/7.
POWER OUTAGE PROTECTION
Vat-Man has a battery back-up. If the power goes out in your shed, Vat-Man will let you know and continue to keep watch over your milk temperature for up to 48 hours.
CUSTOMISABLE USER INTERFACE
- Choose your setup for the milking pit, the office or off the farm.
- Online customisable dashboard to see your key data in real-time.
- Check on the performance of a particular piece of equipment on the vat or within the milk cooling system.
CUSTOMISABLE ALERTS
Set up alerts so you know when there is a problem, react quickly and minimise potential losses. You can also check on the vat system while milking with an in-shed display, highlighting milk volume and temperatures as well as the vat agitator status.
FIND OUT HOW VAT-MAN SAVED A WAIKATO FARMER 30K
Vat-Man saved Waikato farmer Mark Spooner $30k. This happened within the few months of his signing up for the service.
"As the farm owner, Vat-Man gives me peace of mind..."
FEATURE OVERVIEW
| FEATURES | VAT-MAN LITE | VAT-MAN PRO | VAT-MAN AUTO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk volume | √ | √ | √ |
| Milk Temperature | √ | √ | √ |
| Plate cooler - inlet milk temperature | √ | √ | √ |
| Plate cooler - inlet water temperature | √ | √ | |
| Agitator status | √ | √ | √ |
| Agitator temperature | √ | √ | |
| Agitator health | √ | √ | |
| Power outages | √ | √ | |
| Pre-cooling refrigeration | √ | √ | √ |
| Vat refrigeration | √ | √ | |
| Auto refrigeration control | √ | ||
| Auto agitation control | √ | ||
| E-mail alerts | √ | √ | √ |
| Text message alerts/month | 60 | 120 | 120 |
| Users per farm | 3 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Multi-farm view | √ | √ | |
| Fonterra subsidy | Fully subsided | Partial | Partial |
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