Thailand’s leading rice millers, Lorphoonpol, recently activated their Total Care service with Bühler, bringing multiple benefits to their plant. As a service contract, Total Care provides more than just the replacement of parts. The service offers regional on-site engineers, remote consultancy and component lifespan reports, creating a strong working relationship with the customer, something that Lorphoonpol has found valuable in the pursuit of delivering a consistent high-quality product to their customers, lowering the cost of ownership and bringing peace of mind.
A culture of high performance and customer care involves many facets. Enter Total Care, Bühler’s performance assurance. The goal is to be preventative and predictive as well as reactive, achieved by regular plant visits and customer interactions.
As experienced rice millers with a standard for high quality, Lorphoonpol requested support following a recent issue. Bühler’s team, stationed close to Bangkok, was able to quickly provide the necessary support. Due to the quick response, Lorphoonpol was brought back to full production speed with minor downtime.
In addition to machine repairs, Total Care also provides Lorphoonpol with a number of other key benefits. These include:
- Closer collaboration with Bühler experts.
- Additional and continuous training for operators.
- Ongoing performance monitoring, including identifying at an early stage any problems building upstream.
- Machine fine-tuning for new commodities.
- Regular reporting on the lifespan of parts, letting processors know in advance what and when to change, preventing machine wear, and maintaining uptime.
- In the coming months, the digitalization of Total Care will allow a much more reactive response via online alerts, shown in a real-time dashboard.
With Total Care, Lorphoonpol has a high-performing rice mill assured for future production. They are able to process more rice with less waste, which has improved their profitability and are able to meet the high standards of their customers.