Enkhuizen, The Netherlands
June 22, 2017

Vilmorin-Mikado Kyowa Seed (MKS) is a Business Unit of Limagrain. As a global seed supplier, specialized in the creation, production and marketing of vegetable and tree seeds. Already a world leader in carrot and chicory, Vilmorin-MKS is a major stakeholder in lettuce, tomato, pepper, kabocha squash, daikon radish and bunching onion seeds.

They have been expanding the scope of their operations in the US over the past few years. With an increasing number of seeds lots needing to be processed, they have been struggling with labour and cost issues to process their seed samples. The investment into modern seed cleaning technology was needed for them to increase their capacity of research. The primary need of the seed machines was to reduce time of processing for each individual seed lot.

Darren Ma, Research Project Manager shares how by using SPH’s laboratory seed thresher, type 3032.50.00, they doubled their rate of seed cleaning.

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Website: http://www.seedquest.com/id/s/SeedProcessingHolland.htm

Published: June 22, 2017