Why this series?

Most costly barn design mistakes happen long before construction starts.

This webinar series follows the same decision-making process that successful dairy farms go through when planning a robotic dairy barn.

Each masterclass answers one key question, helping you move from the first investment decision to designing a robot barn that truly works in everyday life.

Is this series for you?

This webinar series is designed for you if you are:

• Planning a new robotic dairy barn within the next 1–5 years
• Considering changing from a milking parlor to robotic milking
• Looking for independent planning advice before investing
• Interested in improving labor efficiency, cow welfare and long-term profitability

Whether you run a family-owned dairy farm or a larger dairy business, these masterclasses will help you make informed decisions before construction begins.

Four masterclasses. One successful robot barn.

Join the complete series or choose the sessions that best match your current planning stage.

Part 1 – Parlor or Robots? Choosing the right future for your dairy

17 September 2026

How to make the right decision based on your goals, labor, herd and future plans.

Presenters: Jouni Pitkäranta & Antti Puuri

Part 2 – Planning a robotic dairy barn? Start here.

29 October 2026

What should you decide before anyone starts drawing your barn?

Presenters: Jouni Pitkäranta & Antti Puuri

Part 3 – The 7 most expensive robot barn design mistakes

11 February 2027

Learn the design decisions that can affect your farm every day for the next 30 years.

Presenters: Marjo Posio & Antti Puuri

Part 4 – Why doesn't every robot barn save labor?

15 April 2027

Discover why some farms save thousands of labor hours while others continue to struggle—and what makes the difference.

Presenters: Marjo Posio & Antti Puuri

Register for the series

Registration is free.

Simply select the masterclasses you want to attend in the registration form below.

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✔ Or complete the full Masterclass Series.

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Speaker Antti Puuri M.Sc. (Agr.) brings strong practical expertise to the team. Growing up on a farm, Antti has gained experience on his family farm and working on various dairy farms in Finland and abroad. This varied experience has given him valuable insight into how different factors affect the efficiency of the barn and the welfare of animals and people. Antti is convinced that every barn requires an individual approach in the design process.

Speaker Marjo Posio M.Sc. (Agr.) is a dairy management expert and her core expertise are calves. Marjo has strong practical experience from dairy barns, large scale calf barn and AMS barn troubleshooting. Since graduation in 2009, she has worked as a project manager and advisor. She is highly skilled in customer service. Digital tools and services are her great interest.

Speaker Jouni Pitkäranta M.Sc. (Archit.) is a founder and chairman of the board in 4dBarn, a global leader in AMS facility design. He graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology in 2006. Before starting 4dBarn, Jouni worked on his own as a dairy barn designer and has designed approximately 1000 dairy barns. At 4dBarn, Jouni uses his architectural skills to create work efficient layouts and gate design to improve labor efficiency and cow comfort. Challenging remodeling projects inspire Jouni!

4dBarn team from Finland has helped more than 200 dairy farms globally from 60 cows to 2500 cows to achieve effortless and stress-free working days in their AMS barns.  About 40  % of our project was remodeling! When you have all the right elements of efficient handling in your dairy facility, work with cows gets done with less labor.

Read more: how we don't just design a barn, we design your everyday work. Japanese customer's experience with the 4dBarn^® Designed - training programme. Dr Yuto Taira from Farmnote Dairy Platform inc. explains what it’s like to work in a remodeled barn.

Here is also an article, “Automatic milking system barn design for efficient workflow and labor savings,” by Jouni Pitkäranta, published in Progressive Dairy magazine.