Raiffeisen Hemau Kallmünz, Germany
Timing is crucial at harvest time. The farmer must make the most of dry weather to bring the ripe grain in from the field at the right time. Farmer Norbert Graf in the Upper Palatinate region of Bavaria is no exception.
His farm, which has been owned by his family for four generations, is located just a few kilometers from the Pfraundorf agricultural site which was built in 2017 in close collaboration with Bühler. Norbert Graf is a member of the cooperative. His grain – up to 300 tons a year – and the grain of almost 600 farmers of the region is stored in the agricultural site Pfraundorf.
During the long harvest days, Norbert Graf and his colleagues drive their tractor-trailer combinations and trucks many times to the Raiffeisen facility to deliver their grain, be it wheat, barley, rapeseed, or corn. The farmers are always pressed for time during harvesting season, because the combines in the field work uninterruptedly. The old warehouse in the center of Kallmünz had a maximum throughput at the intake of 60 tons per hour, far too little during peak harvest times. Waiting times of several hours were not uncommon. When the new facility went into operation in 2017, the waiting came to an end.
It was important for us to have a company that could handle the entire project from beginning to end. Bühler has already been a partner for us in previous buildings and has always assisted us, in service as well, and was our first point of contact. Bühler is quickly available because of the short distance which is extremely important for our ongoing operation; we didn’t have that with other competitors before. Bühler is also constantly asking us, even after we were up and running, whether everything is working, or what we could improve. That is a big plus-point for Bühler. Gottfried Glaab, Head manager of commodities agricultural site Pfraundorf, Germany.
It was important for us to have a company that could handle the entire project from beginning to end. Bühler has already been a partner for Raiffeisenbank Hemau-Kallmünz in previous buildings and has always assited, in service as well, and therefor Bühler was the first point of contact.
Gottfried Glaab,
Head Manager of Commodities - Raiffeisen Hemau-Kallmünz
The reliable operation of the plant is very important, especially at harvest time, for the agricultural site. Bühler's regular servicing and the plant automation ensure that this happens. In the event of a problem, Bühler can be there within minutes because it is located so close by. Gottfried Glaab praises this strong partnership. Since the commissioning there has been a lot of encouragement and praise for the efficiency of the new agricultural site.
Especially the short waiting times during intake are a positive aspect. Hans-Peter Konrad is also satisfied: "Bühler has created a plant jointly with the customers that serves the farmers and the region. It personally fills me with pride when I visit the farm and hear about how satisfied the operators - our customers - are, as well as the farmers. The plant has been well received here."
Gottfried Glaab is glad to personally confrim this: "One also hears from customers, when the sun shines on the plant in the morning, that it is an attractiv site, and it gives a feeling of pride to say, I work here."
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