Every litre of milk you produce passes through that tank.
Every euro you earn depends on what happens inside it.
Are you really aware that the entire profitability of your farm
goes through a refrigerated steel tank — with no monitoring?
Most farms have zero real-time visibility into what happens inside their bulk milk tank. By the time a problem surfaces, the damage is already done — and the loss is already counted.
LactoKeeper comes in two versions to match every farm's needs and budget. Both share the same mission: full visibility into what happens in your tank.
A self-contained floating sensor that records everything to a MicroSD card. No network required — ideal for on-demand audits, spot-checks, and remote locations.
The full connected experience. A LoRaWAN gateway serves multiple tanks simultaneously, streaming data to LactoCloud in real time. Monitor from anywhere, receive instant alerts.
From digital twin visualisation to real-time dashboards — every screen is designed so farmers and veterinarians can instantly understand what's happening in any tank, at any time.
A machine learning model analyses raw sensor data to automatically identify every operational stage — no manual labelling, no guesswork.
The model processes gyroscope magnitude, temperature curves, and temporal patterns to classify each moment in the tank's lifecycle. Any anomaly — a missed wash, irregular cooling ramp, unexpected agitation — is detected and flagged automatically.
The result: a complete, objective reconstruction of everything that happened in your tank, available for operational review and veterinary audit at any time.
Intelligent deep-sleep scheduling with FreeRTOS on ESP32. Optimised power management for months of autonomous deployment — no wiring, no maintenance visits.
MPU-6050 gyroscope and accelerometer combined with precision temperature sensing. Agitation cycle computed via gyroscope magnitude thresholding (ω_mag).
Operates over kilometres without Wi-Fi infrastructure. ChirpStack network server handles multi-device management and MQTT routing to the cloud.
Configurable thresholds for temperature deviation, agitation failure, cooling speed anomalies, and unexpected events. Instant push notifications to operators.
Every event is timestamped and stored. Veterinarians and quality auditors access objective, tamper-proof records — replacing manual spot-checks entirely.
AISI 316 floating enclosure — sealed for milk immersion, easy to sanitise, compliant with food contact material regulations. Zero tank modifications required.
LactoKeeper's results have been validated in real-world deployments and submitted for publication in Smart Agricultural Technology. Preliminary findings demonstrate accurate reconstruction of tank operational behaviour and reliable anomaly detection.
A multidisciplinary team from the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha — combining expertise in embedded systems, IoT, time-series data engineering, and smart agriculture.
Endorsed by clinical veterinarians specialised in milk quality. LactoKeeper has been developed in close collaboration with veterinary professionals with decades of field experience in dairy herd health and storage protocol compliance — ensuring the system addresses the real needs of quality auditors and farm advisors.
Whether you're a dairy farmer looking to protect your milk quality, a veterinarian interested in objective audit tools, or a researcher or industry partner — we want to hear from you.