Test hall
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Tel.: +49 (0) 7229 8580-254
testhalle@rauch.de
Opening hours during the gritting season (Feb - May)
Mon-Thu: 07:00 - 17:00
Fri: 07:00 - 16:00
Opening hours out of season (Jun - Jan)
Mon-Thu: 07:00 - 16:30
Fri: 07:00 - 12:00
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Perfect test conditions
Europe's most modern test hall for fertiliser spreaders with an area of 1,235 square metres has been built at the Baden-Airpark site in Rheinmünster at a cost of just under 2.5 million euros. The spreading area alone covers 930 square metres and allows tests with working widths of up to 75 metres. The fully air-conditioned hall guarantees constant test conditions all year round at temperatures of 20 to 25°C and a maximum humidity of 45%.
3,000 spreading tests per year
The test hall team carries out around 3,000 spreading tests per year. The most important aim of the tests is to determine setting recommendations for new fertiliser varieties and record them in fertiliser charts. RAUCH already offers fertiliser charts online and as an app for almost 2,700 fertiliser varieties.
Testing for practical use
Sophisticated measurement and analysis technology collates the data collected from each test run and converts it into three-dimensional spreading images. 88 collecting trays with fully automatic high-speed weighing cells record the quantities of fertiliser applied in fractions of a second and measure their weight to an accuracy of a tenth of a gram. These 3D spreading images are extremely valuable in practice. This is because they form the basis for complex spreading simulations, which are required for precise, fully automatic spreading in the field.
The advantage for our customers: For each RAUCH spreader model, there are even more precise specifications for optimum adjustment - and for a wide variety of spreading materials and operating conditions.
Spreading simulations over a length of 45 metres
The fertiliser is distributed during each test run via a so-called manipulator, a rotating device on which all RAUCH spreader models can be mounted. It enables a 300° swivelling angle and a complete scan of the spreading pattern. Travelling speeds of between 2 and 43 km/h can be simulated. In combination with the 45 metre long collecting and weighing devices, the quantity distribution of various fertiliser granulates can be precisely determined in the transverse and longitudinal directions under a wide range of conditions.
We can also test your fertiliser - free of charge!
Can't find your fertiliser in the available fertiliser charts or do you have a new type of fertiliser? Then simply contact our test hall team directly for a customised setting recommendation.