Rau­tion­maa Farm

Fin­land’s first Opti­ma 2.0 grain drying cont­rol sys­tem was com­mis­sio­ned in August 2021 in Pun­ka­lai­dun, at the Rau­tion­maa agricul­tu­ral coo­pe­ra­ti­ve’s farm.

The farm has been cul­ti­va­ted since the mid-19th cen­tu­ry and is now run by the fifth gene­ra­tion of the Rau­tion­maa fami­ly, brot­hers Kal­le and Mart­ti.

With the gene­ra­tio­nal chan­ge that took place in 2019, the farm took bold steps towards the futu­re. More land was added to the cul­ti­va­tion area, and today the farm grows wheat, bar­ley and rye on approxi­ma­te­ly 80 hec­ta­res.

The brot­hers cho­se Ant­ti-Teol­li­suus as the supplier for their grain dryer. All they nee­ded was a basic device to cont­rol the drying process.

“We were ini­tial­ly inte­res­ted in the Opti­ma sys­tem, but Antti’s repre­sen­ta­ti­ves told us about the new 2.0 ver­sion, which we now have here. We are the first in Fin­land to have it,” says the youn­ger of the brot­hers.

Opti­ma 2.0 has only been in use on the farm for a few weeks, but des­pi­te the new tech­no­lo­gy, its imple­men­ta­tion has not been chal­len­ging for the young brot­hers.

“We recei­ved com­mis­sio­ning instruc­tions from Ant­ti’s repre­sen­ta­ti­ves, and the touchsc­reen cont­rol panel is qui­te simple to use.”

Of the new addi­tio­nal fea­tu­res offe­red by Opti­ma 2.0, the brot­hers cho­se auto­ma­tic fil­ling and Opti­vol auto­ma­tic under­fill to make their dai­ly work easier.

“No need to rush to the dryer again for no rea­son, the mac­hi­ne takes care of it,” Kal­le chuckles.

• 4×4 Pac­ka­ge dryer
• Dryer 42MF3 with Opti­vol auto­ma­tic cont­rol
• Volu­me 34.7 m³
• 1500 kW vacuum lique­fied pet­ro­leum gas fur­nace
• Opti­ma 2.0 cont­rol cent­re.
• Sto­ra­ge capaci­ty: 637.8 m³