Weald Granary, a non-profit co-operative in the UK, has installed the Precia-Molen GenesysTM enterprise software to enhance its grain handling operations amidst increased demand. The system streamlines processes such as vehicle unloading, quality testing, and data management to improve efficiency and compliance with food safety standards. This transition has boosted storage capacity without requiring additional staffing, contributing to the granary's ongoing development and expansion initiatives.

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2. CASE STUDY
New weighing software for UK co-operative Weald Granary, United Kingdom
F
ollowing increased demand for With the impressive facilities currently An assurance scheme
wheat tonnage and with a growing handling approximately 100,000 tonnes per One of the key features of the GeneSYS™
membership, the Mereworth, Kent annum from 192 farmers alongside an annual Enterprise system is that it maintains the
based co-operative Weald Granary has projected growth of 4-5,000 tonnes from a traceability of assured combinable crops after
installed a Precia-Molen GeneSYS™ projected 10-12 new members, the Precia- they have left the farm, which complies fully
Enterprise Software system as part of an Molen GeneSYS™ Enterprise system has with TASCC guidelines. TASCC was devel-
on-going development programme. changed the fundamental time resource oped because farmers and end users wanted
completely, throughout the stores, adminis- to be sure that crops of grain, oil seeds and
Owned by a membership of local farm- tration, marketing and stock control of the pulses were treated responsibly once they
ers, Weald Granary is a non-profit making products. left the farm.
organisation functioning as a grain drying, That includes wheat processed by flour
cleaning, handling and marketing facility. A smooth transition millers and malting barley for the brewers
Serving Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Essex, the Currently employing seven HGV staff and distillers in the drinks industry. It also
facility is one of a number of co-operative and five store personnel, the Weald Granary provides independent verification that the
stores in the UK and Scotland and is part of team are supplemented by casual staff in trade is meeting food safety laws. The
the Openfield Store Network (OSN). harvest time (8-10 weeks); At its peak 3,500 scheme is audited and certified by an inde-
Weald Granary chose the Precia-Molen tonnes per day is delivered in from farmer pendent certification body, in accordance
GeneSYS™ Enterprise Software because it members to the facility with each member with the internationally recognised standard
met four criteria: requiring quality confirmation and weight EN45011.
To bring the entire vehicle unloading data from the granary. This means that the certification body
operation, including contract validation,
sampling, laboratory testing, weighing and
discharge on two Precia-Molen weighbridges
under the control of a single PC network.
To be fast enough to cope with the
increased traffic in ‘harvest time’ and ensure
that they have all been tested and accepted
for delivery.
Flexible enough to adapt to any future
needs of Weald Granary, allowing new
commodities to be added to the database
if necessary. For the Weald Granary project, Precia- is itself independently assessed every year
To be fully supported with technical back- Molen installed one surface mounted to ensure that the standard is imple-
up and updates. weighbridge-type VS400, capacity 50,000kg, mented and administered consistently
John Smith, Managing Director, Weald one RFID reader, ticket printer and a and fairly. The scheme is made up of a
Granary, says, “The installation of the dialogue display. This has smoothly accom- Scheme Manual and four codes of practice
GeneSYS™ Enterprise System is proving an modated the transition to phase eight, (Storage, Haulage, Merchants and Testing
important part of our ongoing site expansion providing total farm management through Facilities).
and development program here at Weald the integration of the weighing system with The Storage Scheme is operated to a
Granary. We increased storage capacity at the stock management system, allowing the joint scheme with the Grain and Feed Trade
the Mereworth site by 26 percent for harvest farmers easy access to their data through Association (GAFTA) covering combinable
2010 with no additional staffing requirement.” the web portal. crops and feed materials.
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4. CASE STUDY
247-1007 • Brabender • Anz. 90x270 mm • Stand 25.03.2011 • englisch
An achievement tein, (for example,
Since the installation, the software has Hagburg-suitability
Martin Thomson joins Schenck Process UK to Head the Light Industries Sales team
provided an expandable system which has for dough in
provided many benefits including: increased bread making),
overall efficiency; decreased paperwork and specific weight and
decreased management of paperwork; and screenings (cleanli-
remote access to the system.
Mr Smith says, “The IT platform has
ness).
Outgoing
… where quality is measured.
provided customers and farmer members deliveries of grain
with all the information they require at the are handled by
time they want it. It has reduced data entry the partnership
and double handling of data freeing up staff with DHL with
to focus on other tasks.” trucks entering the
one- way system
A simple and effective system passing onto the
Gaining access to the site is through a one- incoming weigh-
way system which directs the driver to the bridge and then
incoming weighbridge where the driver gains to the appropri-
access by receiving a card from the Precia- ate silo for load-
Molen automatic card dispenser. ing. Exiting the
The driver enters the relevant information site, they move
including referenceRisley Named AFIA onto the outgo- the Year
Dr Chad number, vehicle registra- Member of
tion, and contractor code and commodity ing weighbridge
type. The GeneSYS™Enterprise System then for sampling and
How to measure
retrieves the contract details from the data- weighing of the quality:
base and checks that the transaction is valid. load.
Should there be a query on a load, the Here again
system incorporates a search facility (truck/ a sample is then
member/quality), which allows the operator drawn off by a
to quickly interrogate the database ensur- remotely operated
ing minimal time delays. Having already un- vacuum spear sam- In our technology –
sheeted the load, a sample is drawn off by pler adjacent to the for highest requirements.
a remotely operated vacuum spear sampler weighbridge and
adjacent to the weighbridge and sent to the sent to the on-site Kernelyzer-F (NIR) and Farinograph®-AT
on-site laboratory for sampling. laboratory for sam-
By the time the sample arrives at the labo- pling. The results
ratory, the GeneSYS™ LIMS module labora- obtained from the
tory Information Management System will outgoing load are
already have printed off a sample document then retained by
with a checklist of the quality tests required the GeneSYS™
for this load. The results of each test are Enterprise System
keyed in by laboratory staff and automatically which can be
checked against the pass/fail criteria. remotely accessed
If the sample passes all the quality tests, by OSN to check
the driver is given permission to unload. If the quality param-
the sample fails for any reason, the vehicle is eters of each
put on ‘waiting’ status and the test details are individual load if
flagged up on the screen. This allows staff to required.
contact the supplier to inform them the load At Weald
has been rejected, or to negotiate acceptance Granary, Mr Smith
below contract specification. says, “The site In our service – for optimum
Having received a ‘pass’ theNutrition appoints Country Manager for New Zealand
Lallemand Animal driver then operation is a lot
moves forward to transfer his load into the more organised satisfaction of our customers.
appropriate silo. When he has completed his and less stress-
This is not only a contribution to the technical quality
delivery the driver, draws away from this area ful now with staff
and proceeds to the site exit via the outgoing having easy access
of our products but also our implicit service orientation.
weighbridge. to all the informa- Our technically trained service team takes care for
Any incoming load, dry or wet, can be tion they require a long term smooth function of our instruments.
dealt with effectively as the load can be to carry out their
calculated as a dry net weight through weight job roles.”
loss calculations within the
Our service for you:
GeneSYS™ Enterprise
System (through algorithms). Advantageous maintenance contracts
More inforMation:
Through its database, the All-embracing customer support
system will automatically Precia-Molen UK Ltd Various calibration flours
Tel: 01527 590320 Made
calculate the moisture con- in
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tent in any grain type and
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subsequently provide data Website: www.preciamolen.com
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