Miller Magazine Issue: 139 July 2021

82 ARTICLE MILLER / july 2021 Nelstrops has been making the finest quality flour for more than 200 years. In 1820, aged just 19, Wil- liam Nelstrop crossed the Pennines from his family’s farm in Yorkshire to establish his eponymous flour mill in Stockport, now a historic, but still fully functioning, milling site. In juxtaposition of the traditional site, in 2017 Bühler installed a brand new flour mill for Nelstrops at the same location in Cheshire. Side by side, the two mills convey the traditional past versus contemporary pres- ent and evolution of Nelstrops. The new site features cutting-edge technology that helps to ensure the quality for which the company is well known. Nelstrops is proud to still be an independent family business with seventh generation Nelstrop, Kate Sy- ers at the helm running the new mill’s day-to-day tech- nical and quality assurance operations. Nelstrops has won numerous awards for the exceptional quality of its flour, which is made from the finest wheat and sold to large bakeries, discerning chefs, as well as craft and home bakers throughout the UK. A TRUSTED PARTNER Nelstrops’ uncompromising commitment to quality extends to the technology it invests in, with Bühler as its key partner. Bühler maintains a strong focus on dig- italisation, with a wide range of online sensing solu- tions and digital services. Bühler’s sensors are able to analyse various quality characteristics of bulk raw material, flour and semolina in real time. Installed at different critical points in a mill they enable automatic adjustments to be made to a miller’s process during operation. QUALITY ASSURANCE Bühler is the trusted supplier of the NIR Multi Online Analyzer (MYRG) which allows highly accurate online analysis of wheat entering the mill, as well as the fin- ished flours that are milled. “Nelstrops has been making the finest quality flour for more than 200 years. The company is proud to still be an independent family business, now seven gen- erations strong. In juxtaposition of the traditional site, in 2017 Bühler installed a brand new flour mill for Nelstrops at the same location in Cheshire. Side by side, the two mills convey the traditional past versus contemporary present and evolution of Nelstrops. The new site features cutting-edge technology that helps to ensure the quality for which the company is well known. Bühler proves a key quality ingredient in Nelstrops’ recipe for success.” Flour power Juste Hahne Product Manager Inline Quality Analyzers, Business Unit Digital Sense, Bühler