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Preserving the quality of crops is a major concern for farmers and collectors. At the end of 2020, during the corn harvest, Sautec was able to attend storage operations and validate the design and performance of its equipment. Indeed, Sautec offers a gentle handling solution for conveying and storing corn on the cob. Composed of a truck unloader and a grasshopper, the set allows the unloading of the trailers, then the storage of the ears of corn in respect of their quality. “Maize is a particularly fragile product,” explains Olivier Dobelle, co-manager of the Sautec company. "Belt equipment has the advantage of not damaging or modifying the transported products, unlike conveying by screw".

To meet the constraints of the sector, both the unloader and the grasshopper benefit from a specific configuration, thanks to the options available, to adapt perfectly to customer needs. The unloader, the company's flagship equipment for unloading bulk products from trucks, is equipped with side rails, mud flaps over its entire length, and a frequency converter. This configuration, designed specifically for unloading corn, allows flow control without loss of product. The grasshopper has a motorized rotating chute 1.50 m long and front swivel wheels with cylinder. “Unlike granular materials like wheat, corn on the cob has a much lower sloping capacity. The chute, associated with the motorized wheels, allows a good distribution of the ears of corn, and therefore a perfect optimization of the storage space ", explains Olivier Dobelle.

The solutions offered by Sautec are mobile and flexible. Their great modularity allows customers to benefit from equipment that adapts to their needs and the products transported. “Several Cuma from the South-West have expressed their satisfaction to us. Options can, in most cases, be added or removed without modification, allowing customers to use our equipment for various applications, ”concludes the co-manager.