The wheat stems are reaped mechanicaly after harvest and collected by hand. Our fields are located in Kilkis, Gorgopi and Archagellos in Pella
STORAGE
Harvested stems are stored according to origin and date of harvest in designated racks that allow proper ventilation. The storage area is equipped with industrial dehydrators that control humidity levels
PRESELECTION
Not all stems can become straws. Identifying which stem is suitable locating the nodes and cut to size is a process that currently is made manually
TRIMMING
Stems are being cut in length using a specially designed, semi-automatic cutting machine.
PRE WASH
Trimmed stems are placed in pre-heated stainless steel soaking tanks, designed and developed specially for staramaki SCE
BOILING
Soaked stems are then placed inside the boiler tank
RINSING
Water rinsing is used between each process step and at the end of the cycle
WASHING
Industrial washing units fully automates the final washing process
DRYING
Stems are then positioned inside the drying chamber where fans are used to circulate hot air around them
QUALITY CONTROL
Each stem is individually inspected before final packaging
