From natural raw materials to marketable finished products

To transform raw materials into safe finished products of first-class quality, you need suitable plant and equipment in addition to expertise in the related process operations. Buhler as the technology and market leader in the grain processing industry supplies cutting-edge processes tailored to customers’ requirements.

Designing modern processing plants is complex and requires the appropriate technology and engineering expertise. The following process operations are needed to transform natural raw materials into high-grade finished products: 

Cleaning	Before grinding, various impurities contained in the grain such as weed seeds, pebbles, lumps of soil, metal particles, etc. are carefully separated.
Degermination	Intensive decortication and degermination of corn (maize)
Grading, hulling, husk and fuzz separation	Oat, barley, buck wheat and legumes require a gentle handling
Kilning	The hydrothermal treatment prevents the oat groats from becoming prematurely rancid and bitter
Steaming, flaking and drying	Hydrothermal treatment of groats and cutted groats, maize, wheat, barley, buck wheat, millet and rice
Proportioning / weighing	Fully electronic hopper scales for checking products or gravimetric proportioners for free-flowing streams of material.
Conveying / Aspiration	Equipment for horizontal and vertical conveying of mealy, floury, fine and coarse grained materials and other bulk solids.
Grinding	The grinding process is carefully matched to the grain variety to be milled. It comprises the processing stages of breaking, sifting, purifying, and reduction.
Sifting	Efficient grading for first class end products
Mixing	In the flour storage and handling section of a mill, flours are blended in exact compliance with the formula.
Thermal treatment	Selective modification of the quality properties of cereal products
Bagging / palletizing	The flour and the byproducts obtained from grinding are prepared for delivery.
Quality assurance	Samplers, sieving machines, magnetic separators, and many other devices serve for assuring a perfect flour quality.
Automate	Process visualization and control systems for flour mills and bakeries.

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The range of equipment: Select a process operation: - Cleaning - Degermination - Grading, hulling, husk and fuzz separation - Kilning - Steaming, flaking and drying - Proportioning / weighing - Grinding - Sifting - Mixing - Thermal treatment - Bagging / palletizing - Quality assurance - Automate