New innovation center for grain processing opened
Bühler has expanded its network in Uzwil with the Grain Innovation Center. Here, customers can develop and test innovative processes for grains and pulses. The modern infrastructure offers detailed monitoring options for food production.
Bühler’s network of application and training centers in Uzwil has been expanded to include the new Grain Innovation Center(GIC). The technology group’s five-storey building covers 2000 square meters with state-of-the-art infrastructure and 70 machines from Bühler and partners for processing grain and pulses.
The GIC serves as an innovation incubator for Bühler’s customers from the milling industry, where they can experiment and innovate. “At the GIC, customers will find a unique environment in which they can develop customized processes and experience first-hand the extensive possibilities of Bühler’s diverse portfolio,” said Stefan Birrer, Head of Business Area Milling Solutions, in a press release.
In addition to a wide variety of grains and pulses, the food trials possible there also include herbs, spices, coffee, nuts and insects, at up to 5 tons per hour. “One of the main advantages of the GIC is that it can not only provide detailed data that enables continuous and precise monitoring of the process, but also track the physical and chemical properties of the product at every stage of production and under different process conditions,” says Lothar Driller, Department Manager Feed Application Center and Training.
The GIC is part of Bühler’s Application and Training Center(ATC) landscape. This includes the four recently opened ATCs – the Centers for Flavor Creation, for Food Creation, for Protein Application and the Energy Recovery Center – as well as other centers that have already been in operation for several years, such as the Extrusion Application Center and the Pasta Application Center.