For the Benefit of Humans and Animals

SF3 – The Ergonomic Alternative to the Rocker-Type Pen

The Lower Saxonian equippers of pig houses, WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp, have developed the new self-catching pen SF3, which is available as of now. The pen does not require mechanical suspension and can be employed as a retrofit system for the predecessor, SF1.

Based on a new lever technology, the ergonomic construction principle of this maintenance and wear-free opening and closing system ensures easy release by humans and by animals.

In sow managements, an advantage of the system can be experienced in everyday use: due to the new free range systems, the opening and adjustment of the desired function is perfectly easy for up to twenty sows.
 
With this new variety, WEDA are reacting on the demands of modern pig managements with regard to the easy operation of self-catching pens. This fulfils the requirements set down in the EU Directive 88/2001 as well as in the Ordinance on Animal Welfare.

The SF Series makes handling of the mechanics a lot easier, in particular for persons who are smaller or possess less physical strength. These concrete improvements are modern responses to the agricultural industry, where more and more women are employed. Handling of the self-catching pen is, however, also advantageous for users with more physical strength as it saves energy.

The springless SF System furthermore prevents problems with corrosive parts as well as expenses with regard to the procurement of spare parts or service activities. Below the line, due to a simplified technology, operators gain time which can be sensibly used for animal control and management duties. 

Last but not least, the barrier-free locking system is advantageous for animals that can take up their feed in a considerably more relaxed way. After a sow has entered the pen, the mechanism installed inside the trough immediately releases the locking device.

For the animals which follow, the entry into the pen is now barred. The sow inside the pen can release the locking mechanism on her own and then leave the pen. In particular lower ranking sows are considerably less exposed to stress during feed uptake due to this practiced animal welfare solution.

The advantages of the WEDA Pen SF3 at a glance:
• compared with a rocker-type pen easy access to the animal
• no irritating pipes in the area of the gate
• easy conversion from SF1 to SF3 possible
• maintenance-free technology
• access to the pen at any time.

For more than 75 years, WEDA’s name stands for innovation and reliability. Originally founded as an enterprise for the manufacture of wood gas generators, Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH (WEDA) have meanwhile become global market leaders in the domain of liquid feeding with more than 150 members of staff at their headquarters at Lutten. The WEDA company owns locations in almost 50 countries on all continents.

In their function as full providers in the field of modern pig managements, WEDA – besides the domains of feeding technology and house equipment – also attend upon the segments of ventilation technology and liquid manure treatment. WEDA possess more than two dozens of patents.

In 1996 – as the first enterprise of the branch – WEDA received the certification according to the international quality standards, DIN EN ISO 9000 ff. In 2001, the companies of WEDA and of Erich Stallkamp ESTA GmbH founded the WELTEC BIOPOWER GmbH enterprise.

WEDA Dammann & Westerkamp GmbH
Carsten Bergstedt
Head of Marketing
Am Bahnhof 10
49424 Lutten
Phone: +49 4441.8705.65
Email: c.bergstedt@weda.de

This release was published on openPR.