A Saskatchewan company has signed a deal to become the exclusive Canadian distributor of BoMill, a Swedish machine that has the ability to separate fusarium damaged kernels from grain.
Flaman Grain Cleaning, part of the Flaman Group of Companies in Saskatoon, will be the licensed dealer in Canada for BoMill’s patented near infrared grain sorters.
BoMill has two near infrared sorters: a TriQ model capable of sorting more than three tonnes of grain per hour and an IQ model, used for smaller samples, research applications and demonstrations.
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The machines use near infrared transmittance to sort individual grain kernels based on their chemical composition and protein content.
Fusarium damaged kernels normally have lower protein values than non-damaged kernels.
“BoMill have a unique position on the market with their patented technology for grain quality sorting, and we are excited to bring this out to our customers,” said Warren Schmidt, manager at Flaman Grain.
“We believe that the TriQ is the solution for many of the fusarium problems that we have seen this past year.”
BoMill officials were in Saskatchewan last week to conduct demonstrations in North Battleford.
The Canadian Feed Research Centre in that city has been using the TriQ model for the past year.
The Canadian International Grains Institute in Winnipeg is also buying a TriQ machine to demonstrate its commercial applicability.
“With Flaman as our distributor in Canada, we will have a strong partner,” said Karin Wehlin, chief executive officer of BoMill AB.
“Flaman’s long presence in the grain cleaning market and know-how as well as established service organization is important for our future”.
For more information, call Flaman Grain at 306-726-4403.
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