New WINTERSTEIGER building for seed breeding

Machine servicing, test center, and showroom all under one roof

WINTERSTEIGER AG is growing–and so are our premises. A nine-month construction period and an investment of 2.5 million euros went into creating the newest company building for its oldest division, SEEDMECH. It is packed with equipment for seed breeding and field trial technology such as combines, seeders, laboratory equipment, and much more.

The new building is home to customer service, application engineering, and prototype construction. Two test centers and a state-of-the-art showroom for customer visits have also been established. “We can set up multiple combines at the same time in the new facility,” reports head of division Christopher Schiehauer. Customers' machines are repaired and serviced in the new premises, while used machines are also taken back, refurbished, and made available for sale again.

In addition to machine servicing, special machines will also be assembled in the new facility. “We're meeting the expectations of our customers and offering them their own unique machines. For instance, we can mount a fertilizer spreader on seeders or fit alternative openers. These special structures disrupt the workflow in series production so they're being moved to the new facility,” explains Schiehauer. Another advantage: apprentices are getting involved in special machine construction as budding service engineers. They can support production and also get to know the machines better, helped by the fact that the new training workshop is sited in the same building.

Expansion of photovoltaics.

Like all new buildings, the SEEDMECH facility is fitted out with photovoltaic modules. This allows WINTERSTEIGER to achieve an output of 500 kWp and cover the entire base load with green electricity. With a total area of 2830 m² spread across 9 company roofs, the photovoltaic system could supply approximately 100 households with electricity.