F CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
Efficient grain reception, safe storage By expanding the existing facilities with Bühler, BayWa can now handle 60,000 tonnes of grainper-year at the Großmehring site.
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n 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.
88 | July 2019 - Milling and Grain
“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. The Bühler plant not only increased the storage capacity 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