Buhler - Raw Materials Processing and Handling Equipment

Pasta in Italy, beer in Germany, rice in Japan and chocolate in Switzerland - just to name a few examples - are made with know-how from and equipment by Buhler.

The Buhler Group, a global corporation with Swiss origins, merges mastership of process technology with over 140 years of experience in manufacturing precision equipment for the food industry, chemical processing and automotive engineering. Top brands as well as niche specialists worldwide partner with global market leader Buhler for that all-important edge over competition.

BUHLER - YOUR SYSTEM PARTNER

The processing of foods is a core business of the Buhler Group. We provide innovation, precision, sanitation, speed and reliability. Let Buhler plan, equip and supervise the erection or retrofitting of your flour-, rice- or oil-mill, your pasta production line, your malting or brewing facility, your cocoa processing or chocolate production plant, your snack food line, your breakfast cereals production, your bakery – you name it. You can trust Buhler from the time your raw material arrives at the harbour until the moment you send the finished goods to be packaged.

GRAIN HANDLING SYSTEM

Buhler can help you lift 800t of grain per hour from a freight ship or have your freshly peeled rice conveyed pneumatically with absolute care. Whether you want to store your biological buckwheat in stainless steel silos or you need that special solution for handling grain, sugar, soy meal, pulses or oilseeds Buhler is there for you.

Rely on the specialist for turnkey bulk storage systems, pneumatic and mechanical ship unloaders, mechanical ship loaders or storage systems for bulk materials such as cereal grains, derivatives, and oilseeds.

COLOUR SORTING EQUIPMENT

Buhler Sortex colour sorting equipment and systems effortlessly distinguish desired features in cereal grains, coffee, vegetables and fruit, discarding unwanted varieties with unparalleled speed and precision. Other pre-treatments such as breaking, peeling and upstream thermal treatment – take expert almond pasteurisation in a chocolate processing chain – prepare your raw material to become the best possible product.

MICROMILLING EQUIPMENT

Buhler engineers have defined conventional milling since more than a century. Today the tried and tested Buhler roller mills come in high-tech versions and get complemented with micromilling and - nano-milling equipment. Think functional foods, instant soy powder or micronized cocoa powder, maybe combined with thermal treatment to enhance taste. Also when it comes to expert blending and mixing Buhler assists you in surprising your customers.

PASTA PROCESSING SYSTEMS

Extrusion systems by Buhler produce high-quality foods such as breakfast cereals, snack foods and ingredients. Pasta ‘al dente’ of durum wheat, rice or maize comes in tasty, visually attractive short or long varieties from Buhler pasta processing systems – so does Couscous.

CHOCOLATE PROCESSING

From the raw cocoa beans to precisely moulded chocolate articles, Buhler excels in each process step in producing chocolate and suspensions, including a nut roasting process allowing for a substantial increase in shelf-life.

MALT GRINDING SYSTEMS

Beer brewing and whiskey industries rely on Buhler for industrial malting and malt grinding systems. In processing oilseeds and other oil-containing vegetable raw materials Buhler fulfils all needs in preparation as well as treatment of extraction meals and white flakes. Buhler is an established world market leader in rice processing and flour production.

PLANT RETROFIT AND AUTOMATION

Buhler not only plans and builds turn-key plants. In optimising your processes and systems the vast experience of the Buhler experts scores your success, be it by implementing new equipment, upgrading existing systems, streamlining the automation or by training your staff.

However, as every production has its peculiarities Buhler provides only such resolves as best fit the process at hand. This may take some time and consideration, even when applying standard equipment. By simulating the new process no time is taken away from production, though. With Buhler all is about minimizing downtime and optimising your cost-benefit ratio regarding the service life of one machine or the entire plant.

It may be the little changes that make a big difference. Once you experience the quiet efficiency of your bespoke Buhler system you’ll be back for more. That’s what real partnership is about – available at over 100 sales and service sites around the globe.