By
expanding the existing facilities, BayWa can now handle 60,000 tonnes of
grain-per-year at the Großmehring site. In addition to the general increase in
capacity, the focus of the expansion was on upgrading the systems to the latest
food and feed safety standards and on centralising regional maize processing.
Whoever wants to view the new BayWa steel silos in Großmehring from the top has to make quite an effort. A ladder runs 28 metres straight up the wall - of course, with a safety basket behind and an intermediate platform every eight metres. But the climb is worth it: The best way to get an idea of the size of the plant is from the ceiling bridge with the railings next to the conveyor system.
We receive any and all types of grain that are regionally grown. From wheat to brewing grains to feed and rape seed for oil. The last crop in the year is maize”, says Josef Bittl, Product Manager Grain at BayWa. Commissioned in 2016, 60,000 tonnes of grain are turned over here annually. BayWa has 17 operation sites in Upper Bavaria, but Großmehring is now the largest.
Not only the storage capacity was increased during the expansion of the site. The new conveyor system, the chain conveyors and the six elevators mean that grain can be handled much more efficiently.
In addition to the 120 t/h processed by the current plant, BayWa can now take another 150 tonnes of grain arriving by tractor or truck, and the same amount again brought in by train. The product is pre-cleaned and dedusted immediately afterward, where the installed machines can process up to 150 tonnes per hour. The plant is equipped with the latest standards for food and feed safety. This is an especially important aspect for BayWa.
Using the possibilities of digitalisation
Joneck is convinced that the topics of food safety and sustainability are inevitably linked to the new possibilities offered by digitisation. Along the entire value chain, product data can now be recorded and checked using sensors.
In the area of grain handling, this means that it is possible to collect data about smaller and smaller processing lots so that any quality defects can be recognised in a very short time and eliminated. This development also doesn’t stop for farmers, according to Peter Joneck, “We live digitally. The farmer lives digitally. He combines digital elements with classic elements when handling commodities.
“And that doesn’t stop with the grain storage, where we also collect much more accurate information about individual lots and can forward these to our buyers in the food and feed industry.”
For Josef Bittl, it was clear that after the installation of the first two construction phases in 1998 and 2008, Bühler would once again be the partner for the plant expansion.
Read more HERE.
Whoever wants to view the new BayWa steel silos in Großmehring from the top has to make quite an effort. A ladder runs 28 metres straight up the wall - of course, with a safety basket behind and an intermediate platform every eight metres. But the climb is worth it: The best way to get an idea of the size of the plant is from the ceiling bridge with the railings next to the conveyor system.
We receive any and all types of grain that are regionally grown. From wheat to brewing grains to feed and rape seed for oil. The last crop in the year is maize”, says Josef Bittl, Product Manager Grain at BayWa. Commissioned in 2016, 60,000 tonnes of grain are turned over here annually. BayWa has 17 operation sites in Upper Bavaria, but Großmehring is now the largest.
Not only the storage capacity was increased during the expansion of the site. The new conveyor system, the chain conveyors and the six elevators mean that grain can be handled much more efficiently.
In addition to the 120 t/h processed by the current plant, BayWa can now take another 150 tonnes of grain arriving by tractor or truck, and the same amount again brought in by train. The product is pre-cleaned and dedusted immediately afterward, where the installed machines can process up to 150 tonnes per hour. The plant is equipped with the latest standards for food and feed safety. This is an especially important aspect for BayWa.
Using the possibilities of digitalisation
Joneck is convinced that the topics of food safety and sustainability are inevitably linked to the new possibilities offered by digitisation. Along the entire value chain, product data can now be recorded and checked using sensors.
In the area of grain handling, this means that it is possible to collect data about smaller and smaller processing lots so that any quality defects can be recognised in a very short time and eliminated. This development also doesn’t stop for farmers, according to Peter Joneck, “We live digitally. The farmer lives digitally. He combines digital elements with classic elements when handling commodities.
“And that doesn’t stop with the grain storage, where we also collect much more accurate information about individual lots and can forward these to our buyers in the food and feed industry.”
For Josef Bittl, it was clear that after the installation of the first two construction phases in 1998 and 2008, Bühler would once again be the partner for the plant expansion.
Read more HERE.
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