Swiss manufacturer of self-propelled feed mixer wagons and bale breakers for dairy and cattle fattening farms
BalleMax AG
9300 Wittenbach, CH · 9304 Bernhardzell, CHNew on Amplifa
About BalleMax
BalleMax AG is an owner-managed Swiss company with 10 employees that develops, produces and assembles self-propelled feed mixer wagons and round bale breakers for agriculture. The product range includes the feed mixers sd 480, sd 490, sd 500 V, sd 900 E/D and sd 1200 E/D (up to 16 m³, twin-auger mixer with vertical auger) as well as the bale breakers sd 123, sd 124, sd 320 and RUCAR, each with petrol, diesel, electric or battery drive. The machines are compact, all-wheel drive and equipped with recipe scales, reversing camera and LED lighting; the mixing chambers are made of S355 special steel, the mixing augers of Hardox 450 and the conveyor floor of chrome steel. Since August 2023, development, production and the workshop have been located at the Wittenbach site in the canton of St. Gallen; sales and delivery are handled directly by the company's own employees. The company services the machines from the factory with annual service, a large spare parts warehouse, replacement machine service and a 24-hour helpline.
- Site
- Wittenbach
- Processes
- Development and production of BalleMax machines (feed mixers, bale breakers) on site, Assembly of products, Welding work (service/repair), Repairs, annual service, replacement of wear parts in own workshop, Service and repairs on the farm or in the workshop (usually within one day), Annual service, 24-hour helpline / service specialist within 8 hours, Replacement machine service
- Materials
- Hardox 450, S355 special steel, Chrome steel (conveyor floor), Plastic (wear plates under mixing auger wings), Chrome steel, Plastic
- Certificates
- Factory warranty machines/engines, Mixing chamber/gearbox 5,000 h / 10 years warranty
- Founded
- 2008
- Employees
- 10
- Industries
- Agriculture / Dairy industry, Dairy farms, Calf fattening / cattle fattening, Agricultural machinery trade, Agricultural machinery trade (distribution partners)
- 01
Engineering / Development
- 02
Production
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Sales and delivery by own employees
- 05
Service, maintenance and repair in own workshop
Materials & Processes
S355 special steel
Feed mixer wagons' mixing chambers with 10 years / 5,000 hours warranty against burn-through.
Hardox 450
Mixing augers with wings made of Hardox steel for wear-resistant mixing.
Chrome steel
Robust, durable conveyor floor.
Plastic
Wear plates under the mixing auger wings.
Sites
Wittenbach
CHDevelopment, production and workshop (site since August 2023)
- Materials
- S355 special steel, Hardox 450, chrome steel
- Welding work
- Workshop for service and repairs
- Spare parts warehouse
Bernhardzell
CHFormer production site (2014–2023), now billing address
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Development and production of BalleMax machines (feed mixers, bale breakers) on siteEngineering | – | – | – | – | S355 special steel, Hardox 450 |
| Assembly of productsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Welding work (service/repair)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repairs, annual service, replacement of wear parts in own workshopAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
13 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon (twin-auger mixer, vertical augers) | BalleMax sd 1200 E | – | up to 16 m³, 22 kW-400V electric motor, payload 3000 kg | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon (twin-auger mixer) | BalleMax sd 1200 D | – | up to 16 m³, 55 hp diesel engine, payload 3000 kg, all-wheel drive | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 900 E | – | 10 m³ / 6-9 m³ variants, electric, payload 3000 kg | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 900 D | – | 9 m³ (reference 8 m³), Yanmar diesel engine Stage V 4-cylinder 48 hp, payload 3000 kg | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 500 V | – | Diesel, payload 2500 kg | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 490 | – | Electric, 6-7 m³, payload 2000 kg, all-wheel drive, 22 kW electric motor | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 480 | – | Electric 15 kW, mixing chamber 3.3-5.3 m³, payload 1800 kg, external width 1610 mm, CEE32/CEE63 | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Self-propelled feed mixer wagon | BalleMax sd 470 | – | Diesel, payload 1500 kg, Yanmar 3-cylinder Stage V 24 hp, external width 1660 mm | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Bale breaker / silage combi (self-propelled) | BalleMax sd 320 (B/D/E/ZE) | – | Max. bale weight 1200 kg, petrol/diesel/electric/battery | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Bale breaker (self-propelled) | BalleMax sd 124 (B/D/E/ZE) | – | Max. bale dimensions 1400 mm, petrol/diesel/electric/battery | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Bale breaker (self-propelled) | BalleMax sd 123 | – | Petrol, max. bale dimensions 1400 mm | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Bale breaker / silage-maize breaker | BalleMax RUCAR | – | Petrol, max. bale weight 1200 kg | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
| Additional discharge unit | BalleMax za 800 / 900 | – | Max. feed fence height 900 mm, capacity 900 l / payload 500 kg (mc 900 accessory) | – | Wittenbach/Bernhardzell, Switzerland |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Warranty
Machines and engines carry up to 3 years of warranty; mixing chambers and planetary gearboxes carry a 5,000 operating hours or 10 years warranty respectively. The maintenance-friendly design allows service work to be carried out even by local agricultural machinery mechanics.
| Evidence | Wittenbach |
|---|---|
| Factory warranty machines/engines | |
| Mixing chamber/gearbox 5,000 h / 10 years warranty |
Company History
- 2004
First BalleMax developed by Peter Künzli; invention patented under no. 698501
- 2008
Foundation of BalleMax AG as an independent company with Peter Künzli as owner
- 2012
Disposal of the agricultural machinery trade; presentation of the self-propelled feed mixer at Agrama Bern
- 2014
Move to the Bernhardzell site; development and production of all BalleMax machines there
- 2018
World's first bale breaker with battery drive
- 2020
Presentation of the sd900 feed mixer with 10 m³ for growing herds
- 2023
Occupancy of the new site in Wittenbach, canton of St. Gallen (August)
- 2024
Presentation of the sd1200, the first Swiss twin-auger mixer up to 16 m³ with vertical auger
- 2026
Participation in Agrama (26–30 November 2026), Hall 2.0 / Stand A01