Washing robot improves work environment and strengthens Fårtoft Genetics as an attractive workplace

At Fårtoft Genetics, they invested in a washing robot in the summer of 2022 and have now had a year and a half to assess their thoughts on the new assistant in their daily operations.

Operations Manager Rasmus Møller states about the robot that it has made a significant difference and truly improved productivity, allowing employees to accomplish more each day while the robot handles the toughest part of the washing work. For Rasmus, it’s a natural progression that washing work in pig production is also becoming automated, similar to other advancements in agriculture such as feeders, tractors with GPS, and so on. In a few years, washing robots will likely be standard in any modern pig barn.

People are demanding washing robots for work in the pig barn

Rasmus’s colleagues in agriculture are demanding washing robots, and he hears more and more from others that it’s becoming a requirement, especially to attract younger workforce. They simply prefer places that have washing robots. They have experienced how overwhelming it can be for new people to manually wash a pig barn from end to end. Spending hours with a high-pressure washer in an uninviting environment is tough and exhausting, and a washing robot just makes it so much easier to approach.

A significantly better wash

In addition to streamlining the washing work, the investment has also resulted in a much better wash. Now, they thoroughly clean the barn every time, whereas before, there wasn’t always enough time to be thorough with the washing work. It simply matters that the barns are spotlessly clean, providing the feeling of freshly washed barns.

At Fårtoft Genetics, they use the robot with great satisfaction in both farrowing and finisher pig barns.

In the past, there were times when we were so busy that we didn’t have time to properly wash the barn. Now, the washing robot gives us the time that allows us to thoroughly clean the barn every time.
Rasmus Møller – Operations Manager at Fårtoft Genetics.