Bühler’s Grain Technology Centre nears completion
The Bühler Group's new Grain Technology Centre will be completed shortly. It is scheduled to go into operation in October 2024. It is intended as a multi-purpose centre for trials with new products.
The Bühler Group ‘s new Grain Innovation Centre(GIC) at its headquarters in Uzwil is almost complete. The technology company based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea has announced that the building project has reached the final construction phase. Just over 18 months after the start of construction work, the installation of all machines and systems has begun. For Bühler AG, the modernisation represents a “milestone on the road to innovation in grain processing”, according to the statement.
According to the press release, the new GIC will replace the previous facility after almost 75 years, as it no longer met the changing market dynamics in the grain processing industry and in the development of future food products. A five-storey multi-purpose centre will now be built on an area of 2000 square metres, which can be used for tests and research on new products. Important questions can be clarified here, “such as how local raw materials can be used, how productivity can be increased, how safety can be improved and how the requirements for healthier and new products can be met,” it says.
The new Grain Technology Centre combines Bühler’s past and experience in milling with state-of-the-art technology. “By integrating the GIC into Bühler’s network of application and training centres, customers in Uzwil benefit from an ideal facility that enables them to turn challenges into opportunities,” says Christian Geser, Project Manager Grains & Food at Bühler. The structural concept also includes Bühler’s Milling Academy and the school for animal feed technology right next to the GIC.