Sugar beet harvesting
Business & Strategy
EXEL Industries is one of the global leaders in sugar beet harvesting with Holmer, a mid-sized engineering company based in Eggmühl, Germany. Specializing in the manufacture of beet harvesters, Holmer is diversifying into into crop storage and transport. It also provides technological support services for its machines. EXEL Industries’ strategy focuses on innovation and identifying high value-added markets. Sales development is intensifying in Eastern Europe and the United States, with a focus on Western Europe for the Terra Variant carriers.
Sugar beet harvesting in figures
€159 million
REVENUE IN
2022–2023
14%
OF TOTAL GROUP
SALES
389
EMPLOYEES
WORLDWIDE
2
PRODUCTION
SITES
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Sugar beet harvesting
Self-propelled harvesters penetrate the ground to lift the beets without damaging them and while bringing up as little soil as possible, whatever the weather conditions, land quality and field topology. They combine beet stripping (shredding and ejection of leaves), topping (cutting off the top just below the leaves) and lifting.
Sugar beet loading and cleaning
Terra Felis cleaner-loaders allow beets to be cleaned and loaded before being transported to the sugar refinery. When the tanker harvester has emptied its harvest at the end of the field, a sugar beet cleaner-loader collects the beets, improves harvesting and transfers them to a transport container.
Transport and spreading
The Holmer Terra Variant is used for the spreading of various organic fertilisers on the fields, such as liquid manure and fermentation residues from methanation. The high- and medium-capacity carriers are also used to transport sugar beets from the sugar beet harvester to the field’s edge or directly onto the truck.
HOLMER Terra Dos 5, the latest generation beet harvester
The Terra Dos 5 builds on the proven success of its predecessor and sets new standards. The operator and the profitability of the machine are at the heart of its design. Operator assistance systems and intuitive control ensure optimum harvesting quality in all conditions.
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