The Agriculex ASC-3 Seed Cleaner comes from a company called Agriculex Inc., located in Guelph, Ontario (Agriculex Inc, 2011). This seed cleaner features a design that cleans seed accurately and efficiently with no chance of seed carryover (Agriculex Inc, 2011). It does this through the steep air column that separates seed with high precision which delivers a clean sample with minimal seed losses (Agriculex Inc, 2011). The operator can adjust the rate at which the seed flows through and the level of air flow (Agriculex Inc, 2011). It also includes two pans and a dust sock which makes working conditions much more tolerable for the worker (Agriculex Inc, 2011).
The dirty seed is poured into the top and is intercepted by the airflow coming in the side which forces the dirt and chaff into the cloth dust sock where it is collected (Agriculex Inc, 2011). Clean seed is then free to fall to the bottom (Agriculex Inc, 2011). A variety of screen sizes can also be requested and purchased for the seed cleaner making it useful for multiple types of crops (Agriculex Inc, 2011). It can clean between 1-20 kg/minute depending on what crop is being cleaned and how clean it must be; the slower it goes the cleaner the seed (Agriculex Inc, 2011). The machine is 66 cm high, 40 cm wide, 77 cm long and weighs 41 kg (Agriculex Inc, 2011). Overall, it costs 4, 326 dollars Canadian (Agriculex Inc, 2011).
Reference: Agriculex Inc. (2011). Agriculex ASC-3: Seed Cleaner. Retrieved from http://www.agriculex.guelph.org/ASC-3.html
The dirty seed is poured into the top and is intercepted by the airflow coming in the side which forces the dirt and chaff into the cloth dust sock where it is collected (Agriculex Inc, 2011). Clean seed is then free to fall to the bottom (Agriculex Inc, 2011). A variety of screen sizes can also be requested and purchased for the seed cleaner making it useful for multiple types of crops (Agriculex Inc, 2011). It can clean between 1-20 kg/minute depending on what crop is being cleaned and how clean it must be; the slower it goes the cleaner the seed (Agriculex Inc, 2011). The machine is 66 cm high, 40 cm wide, 77 cm long and weighs 41 kg (Agriculex Inc, 2011). Overall, it costs 4, 326 dollars Canadian (Agriculex Inc, 2011).
Reference: Agriculex Inc. (2011). Agriculex ASC-3: Seed Cleaner. Retrieved from http://www.agriculex.guelph.org/ASC-3.html