Aalten, The Neterlands
September 24, 2007
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Hoopman e&e b.v. Rotary Coater/Dryer installed at
Nickerson Zwaan Holland in Made |
During the first few months of
this year Hoopman
equipment & engineering b.v. together with the
Nickerson-Zwaan Seed Coating Team commissioned the newly
acquired Rotary Coater/Dryer in the Made facility.
The new Rotary Coater/Dryer is a unique development catering for
the increasing need for higher loading of pesticide/polymer
formulations on seed.
Ben van der Steen of
Nickerson Zwaan b.v.; “ It was a challenge for us to decide
for a newly developed system, but we have been very pleased with
the input and persistence of the Hoopman team to get it right.
The new coater/dryer gives us the capacity we needed to cater
our increasing demand. The system is highly automated and
efficient and can operate with very limited operator input. What
is also important these days is health and safety. In this
respect the new system is extremely quiet, particularly
considering we are talking about a high speed air drying
system”.
Jan Willem Hoopman of Hoopman equipment & engineering b.v.;
“With many years of seed coating experience we early recognised
the drying bottleneck of many high speed rotary coating systems.
We are very pleased to get our development work now confirmed by
this first commercial user. We congratulate Nickerson-Zwaan with
this fine piece of equipment. We also have experienced the
cooperation with the Nickerson-Zwaan team as highly efficient
and very pleasant.”
Nickerson-Zwaan b.v. is a worldwide operating specialised
organisation dedicated to the research, production, processing
and marketing of high performing vegetable seed varieties. Since
1990, Nickerson-Zwaan is part of the French Limagrain Group, the
fourth largest organisation in the world dedicated to the supply
of seeds and seed products. Recently the Advanta onion
activities have been integrated in the Nickerson Zwaan
responsibilities.
Hoopman equipment & engineering b.v. is specialised in
innovative seed coating systems and highly efficient and
accurate cleaning and calibrating equipment. Hoopman equipment &
engineering b.v. is part of the Hoopman Machines Group and has
been founded as a separate entity after the takeover of the
Franken Agri & Seed business in 2005. Since 2006 Hoopman
equipment & engineering b.v. also represents the Selecta branded
products for export markets. |
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