CUSTOMIZED AIR-CUSHION CONVEYOR MEETS NICHE COTTON SEED HANDLING NEEDS IN ARIZONA A bespoke version of The Belt ConveyorTM has been ordered to deliver enclosed, efficient cotton seed handling at BASF Corporation’s Arizona-based agricultural solutions facility, Maricopa
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to meet the unique requirements of retrofitting new dry bulk material handling arrangements, is a recent air-cushion conveyor contract from BASF Corporation for its Maricopa agricultural solutions facility in Bapchule, Arizona, USA. HIGHLIGHTING THE ABILITY TO TAILOR TECHNOLOGY
Headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, BASF Corporation is the North American affiliate of diverse German company, BASF SE. For almost four decades, BASF Maricopa has been serving the company’s agricultural solutions segment, which specializes in supplying 12
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Pedro Alfaro
Bruks Siwertell
and developing a range of products and services to help farmers achieve better yields.
Innovation reduces environmental impact Key to BASF’s overall agricultural development strategy is its commitment to the reduction of environmental impact through innovation and more sustainable approaches, most recently supporting this by opening a center for sustainable agriculture in North Carolina earlier this year. “BASF is a new customer for Bruks Siwertell,” notes Pedro Alfaro, Project Development Engineer, Bruks
