Bulk materials storage facilities from AMAZONE

Looking back

Mineral fertilisers are an important component of modern agriculture – especially when organic nutrients such as slurry or manure are not available in sufficient quantities. However, handling used to be very time-consuming: transporting heavy sacks meant hard manual labour, high costs and a lot of time wasted. In the 1970s, the operations manager at our plant in Hude developed a pioneering solution: the so-called loose fertiliser chain. At the heart of this idea were specially designed bulk materials storage facilities made of corrosion-resistant wood and stainless steel. They could be filled directly from lorries or wagons via conveyor systems. The stored fertiliser was removed via a tilting flap and loaded directly into the spreaders using a wheeled loader. The new system brought several advantages: it eliminated the need for laborious sack logistics, cut costs and made handling considerably easier. In addition, the storage facilities could also be used flexibly for other bulk materials such as grain. Over the years, a specially trained AMAZONE assembly team has built several hundred of these storage facilities, primarily for agricultural cooperatives and large farms in Germany. The bulk material storage facilities exemplify our commitment to combining practical solutions with high efficiency and durability. This creates real added value for agriculture.