Family mill in Aalen that has been milling grain into flours, flakes, grists and semolinas in conventional and organic quality since 1808
Max Ladenburger Söhne Heimatsmühle GmbH & Co. KG
Aalen (Heimatsmühle 1) · DENew on Amplifa
About Heimatsmühle
The Heimatsmühle in Aalen is a traditional grain mill that has been owned by the Ladenburger family since 1808 and is today operated in the sixth generation. The company mills wheat, spelt, rye, emmer, einkorn, forest cluster rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, maize and rice into flours of all types as well as flakes, grists, semolinas, germs and brans. The range is complemented by seeds such as poppy seeds, pumpkin and sunflower seeds, linseed, sesame and black cumin. For industrial customers, wholesalers and the bakery trade, individual blends and recipes are produced in conventional and organic quality; filling ranges from 500-gram bags through 25-kg sacks and big bags to bulk loading, including labelling in the EAN-128 standard. The raw materials come predominantly from farmers in Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria. For quality assurance, the company maintains its own milling laboratory with farinograph, amylograph, extensograph, NIR and falling-number equipment as well as a test bakery. The site in the upper Kocher valley comprises the mill, administration, a mill shop, its own agriculture and a water turbine for power generation.
- Site
- Aalen
- Processes
- Milling of grain into flours (wheat, spelt, rye, emmer, einkorn, forest cluster rye,, Production of flakes (wheat, spelt, rye, oats, barley; coarse or fine cut), Production of grists (fine/medium/coarse from wheat, spelt, rye), Production of semolinas (durum wheat semolina fine/coarse, soft wheat semolina fine/coarse), Production of germs and brans (wheat germ, wheat germ powder, non-stabilised wheat bran,, Trading/processing of seeds (blue poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, linseed, sesame, Individual product manufacture and blending technology for industrial customers (modern production, Filling/packing from 500g bags to 25kg sacks, automatic filling and palletising processes,
- Materials
- Wheat, Spelt, Rye, Emmer, Einkorn, Forest cluster rye, Oats, Barley
- Certificates
- Kosher, Halal, Bio Suisse, QS (feed industry, single feed production), IFS, Organic (EU organic, organic control body DE-ÖKO-006), Naturland, Bioland, Biokreis, EGM monitoring, QZBW, QS (feed industry), EU organic (DE-ÖKO-006)
- Founded
- 1808
- Industries
- Bakery trade, Food industry, Wholesale, Food retail, Bulk consumers/catering, Animal feed
- 01
Grain intake and inspection of raw materials
- 02
Storage
- 03
Milling or processing (flours, flakes, grists, semolinas, germs/bran)
- 04
Blending technology / individual product manufacture
- 05
Laboratory and baking tests
- 06
Filling and palletising (EAN 128)
- 07
Delivery with own fleet of vehicles
Raw Materials & Products
Wheat
Flours from type 405 to wholegrain, durum, semolinas, grists, germs and brans for the bakery trade and industry.
Spelt
Ancient grain in organic and conventional quality for flour type 630 to wholegrain flour as well as flakes and grists.
Rye
Rye flours types 997 and 1150, wholegrain flour and grists, also as forest cluster rye.
Emmer
Wholegrain flour and whole grain as an ancient grain speciality.
Einkorn
Wholegrain flour and whole grain of the ancient grain.
Oats
Oat flakes in coarse or fine cut as well as oat bran and wholegrain flour.
Barley
Barley flakes and whole grain for food and feed applications.
Buckwheat
Buckwheat wholegrain flour as a gluten-free alternative.
Maize
Maize flour for industrial processors.
Rice
Rice flour as a further mill product.
Seeds (poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, linseed, sesame, black
Trading and processing of oilseeds and seeds in various qualities.
Organic qualities (EU organic, Naturland, Bioland, Biokreis, Bio Suisse)
Certified organic production with long-standing direct contacts to producers.
Locations
Aalen (Heimatsmühle 1)
DEMill, administration, mill shop
- Lot size
- 500 g to big bag and bulk loading
- Materials
- Wheat, spelt, rye, emmer, einkorn, forest cluster rye, oats, barley, buckwheat, maize, rice, seeds
- Modern production and blending technology
- Automatic filling and palletising processes
- Milling laboratory (farinograph, amylograph, extensograph, NIR, falling-number apparatus)
- Test bakery
- Water turbine for power generation
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milling of grain into flours (wheat, spelt, rye, emmer, einkorn, forest cluster rye,Engineering | – | – | – | Bulk loading, big bag, 25kg sacks, | Wheat, Spelt, Rye, Emmer, Einkorn, Forest cluster rye, Oats, Barley, Buckwheat, Maize, Rice |
| Production of flakes (wheat, spelt, rye, oats, barley; coarse or fine cut)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wheat, Spelt, Rye, Oats, Barley |
| Production of grists (fine/medium/coarse from wheat, spelt, rye)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wheat, Spelt, Rye |
| Production of semolinas (durum wheat semolina fine/coarse, soft wheat semolina fine/coarse)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wheat (durum wheat, soft wheat) |
| Production of germs and brans (wheat germ, wheat germ powder, non-stabilised wheat bran,Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wheat, Oats |
| Trading/processing of seeds (blue poppy seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, linseed, sesameEngineering | – | – | – | – | Blue poppy seeds, Pumpkin seeds, Sunflower seeds, Linseed, Sesame, Black cumin |
| Individual product manufacture and blending technology for industrial customers (modern productionEngineering | – | – | – | – | Grain, Flour |
| Filling/packing from 500g bags to 25kg sacks, automatic filling and palletising processes,Assembly | – | – | 500 g – 25 kg (big bags and bulk above that) | – | Grain products |
| Quality assurance and laboratory: inspection of raw materials for purity and quality parameters,Testing | – | – | – | – | Grain, Flours |
| Test bakery: verification of flour quality for baking propertiesTesting | – | – | – | – | Flours |
| Single feed production (QS-certified, group 1: cereal grains, their products andEngineering | – | – | – | – | Grain |
| Storage and trading of flours (Bio Suisse certified: spelt, rye and wheat flour)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Wheat, Spelt, Rye |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amylograph (laboratory device) | – | – | – | – | Milling laboratory Aalen |
| Extensograph (laboratory device) | – | – | – | – | Milling laboratory Aalen |
| Farinograph (laboratory device) | – | – | – | – | Milling laboratory Aalen |
| NIR device (laboratory device) | – | – | – | – | Milling laboratory Aalen |
| Falling-number apparatus (laboratory device) | – | – | – | – | Milling laboratory Aalen |
| Automatic filling and palletising processes (packing technology) | – | – | – | – | Aalen |
| Modern production and blending technology | – | – | – | – | Aalen |
| Water turbine for power generation | – | 1 | – | – | Heimatsmühle Aalen |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The delivered raw materials are checked for purity and quality parameters before acceptance; the milled products are examined in the company's own milling laboratory (farinograph, amylograph, extensograph, NIR, falling number) and tested in the test bakery for baking properties. The company is certified according to IFS, QS, EU organic (DE-ÖKO-006), Naturland, Bioland, Bio Suisse, Kosher and Halal.
| Evidence | Aalen |
|---|---|
| IFS | |
| QS (feed industry) | |
| EU organic (DE-ÖKO-006) | |
| Naturland | |
| Bioland | |
| Bio Suisse | |
| Kosher | |
| Halal | |
| Biokreis | |
| EGM monitoring | |
| QZBW |
History
- 1808
On 3 May, Clemens Anton Ladenburger purchased the Heimatsmühle; the family has operated it ever since.
- 1990
First announcement of the company's own environmental and nature conservation award.
- 2008
200th anniversary of the mill in the possession of the Ladenburger family, now in the 6th generation.