Lely, Inc. in Pella is celebrating a sales milestone this month.

More than 1,000 Lely Astronaut robotic milking systems have been sold in Canada. To recognize this milestone, Lely is offering a special limited edition version of their A4 milking robot. The first 50 Lely Astronaut A4 robotic milking systems that are ordered in Canada for delivery in 2015 will come with a limited edition commemorative maple leaf and a free MQC-C2 installed for monitoring of milk quality. The original Lely Astronaut was introduced more than two decades ago.