ALPHASCAN SUCCESS ACROSS THE UK

Rushall Farms is Satake ESM’s latest venue for the new AlphaScan machine. Recently commissioned the machine is being utilised in it’s main application of removing ergot from cereals crops such as wheat and barley.

Pictured here, owner Nigel Wookey was pleased with the recent commissioning as the final reject of the machine contained virtually no good grain, just pure Ergot. Working in conjunction with TH White the AlphaScan is installed directly after the pre-cleaning system to offer a pure final product. www.thwhite.co.uk 

TAKING SEED CLEANING INTO THE 21st CENTURY

As Mobile Seed Producers who take their Seed Cleaners to farms in order that the Farmers can save their own seed, with no compromise on quality, Satake was an obvious partner choice.

CYO installed their first AS160 (5 chute) machine in 2005 and have now invested in a second unit. Jon Tisdall, Director, believes the AlphaScan is the only way to remove defects missed by conventional mechanical cleaning.

 

CYO’s operation gives the Farmer a significant Cash Flow Advantage as well as reducing seed costs and the AlphaScan now gives them a service often required to get a totally clean crop. www.cyoseeds.co.uk 


ERGOT NO LONGER A PROBLEMS AT HIGHLAND GRAIN 

The installation of a Colour Sorter at Highland Grain in February of 2005 has yielded excellent results.  Over 700 tonnes of malting barley have been saved from the 2004 harvest with this innovation, only the second such installation in the UK.  The Satake AlphaScan, bought from ESM (UK) Ltd in Stockport, can remove 99.99% of ergots and has certainly done its job at Highland Grain.  With a nil tolerance in malting barley and a maximum of 0.005% by weight in UK feed barley, any ergot infection could thus render the whole value of any bulk as being worthless.  A recent study has shown that the incidence of ergot in the UK may be increasing and so this investment by the members of Highland Grain, having already shown its worth, could pay handsome dividends in the future.

 

Come for a demonstration at our UK (Manchester) showroom and see how the AlphaScan can revolutionise your cleaning line. 

- Remove far less good grain compared with mechanical cleaning to increase your yield.
- Improve the appearance and quality of the product in one operation giving you a higher value product. 
- Remove ergot from your grain stream to enable you to offer a much more marketable end product.