Kepler Weber: impurity separator increases efficiency of post-harvest units

Equipment has versions for heavy and light impurities, and it is presented at the Coopavel Rural Show, an event that has been taking place for 35 years in Paraná

Kepler Weber (KEPL3) will reinforce the importance of Impurity Separators to improve the efficiency of grain processing and storage units during the Coopavel Rural Show. The event, held from February 6 to 10 in Cascavel (State of Paraná), brings together more than 280,000 visitors.

A leader in Latin America, the company currently has two models in its portfolio that are used for eliminating light (“SIF”) and heavy (“SIG”) impurities.

“Cleaning machines are an important part of the units to ensure the best quality of the harvested grains, which, at the end of the day represents greater profits” says Bernardo Nogueira, Kepler Weber’s chief sales officer. “But in this case, the impurity separators represent an additional layer of grain cleaning.”

SIG is recommended for farmers facing problems with heavy impurities such as corn cobs and green beans, which are larger than the grain. SIF, in turn, was developed to eliminate particles that are smaller than the grain, including dust.

“These machines are versatile and can be allocated in different points of the processing units,” he reinforced.

The set of sieves in the equipment allows adapting SIG and SIF to all crops. In addition to the new processing and storage units, the two impurity separators can be installed in older storage complexes.

Financing

During the event, the company’s consultants will also present to farmers an unprecedented type of financing that allows negotiating all stages of the project, including Kepler Weber’s equipment and civil and electricity works. Fiago/FIDC, which was launched by the company in partnership with BTG Pactual Asset and BNDES, will offer up to R$300 million for the purchase of storage units.

The maximum payment term is 10 years, with interest starting at the CDI rate, plus 3.5% per year, subject to variations according to market behavior. The grace period may be up to 18 months.

“Kepler Weber’s brand is recognized by producers as a benchmark, and we have retributed this trust with new solutions and services, allowing greater efficiency and profitability to farmers in the post-harvest period. Fiagro is an alternative to make projects feasible, and its differential is the entire financing of the project, including the civil and electrical phases, in addition to mechanics,” comments Paulo Polezi, the company’s CFO.

Brazil currently has a storage deficit that exceeds 100 million tons of grains.

“Without having a place for storage, producers lose money, are not free to negotiate the harvest at the best time, and pay more to transport the grains at the peak of the harvest,” says Polezi.