Grain processing

Use cases

  • Routing between cleaning, conditioning, and processing lines
  • Upgrades to conveyors, elevators, and transfer points to reduce bottlenecks
  • Process integration for new equipment and plant expansions
  • Fabrication and installation support for shutdown windows

Typical workflows

  • Routing between cleaning, conditioning, and processing stages
  • Controlled transfer to manage flow balance across parallel lines
  • Integrating new equipment into existing plant layouts
  • Shutdown-based installation and commissioning support

Where we add value

  • Reducing bottlenecks by improving transfer points and routing efficiency
  • Protecting product integrity with smoother transfers and controlled discharge
  • Delivering accurate brownfield integration using scanning + coordinated 3D design

Industry challenges

  • Throughput constraints: bottlenecks at transfer points and routing nodes
  • Product integrity: reducing degradation across transfers
  • Brownfield constraints: limited space and complex tie-ins
  • Reliability: wear management and maintainability improvements

Common operational pain points

  • Throughput variability: surging flow and uneven distribution across process equipment
  • Degradation: product damage at high-impact transfers and drops
  • Complex tie-ins: restricted space and high coordination needs in brownfield upgrades
  • Wear management: abrasion and impact wear at transfer points and chutes

Equipment and Services Relevance

  • Equipment: tube conveyors, screw conveyors, drag conveyors, bucket elevators, distributors, diverter valves, slide gates
  • Services: comprehensive 3D design, 3D laser scanning, PLC integration, heavy/sheet metal fabrication, on-site maintenance

Best-fit solutions

  • Gentle/contained conveying: tube conveyors and controlled-feed screw/drag conveyors
  • Vertical transfer: bucket elevators for efficient multi-level routing
  • Routing & control: diverters, distributors, and slide gates to balance process flow
  • Support: PLC integration, on-site maintenance, and fabrication for upgrades and shutdown work