Satake Colour and Optical Sorting Machines

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AlphaScan II
The Satake AlphaScan II is the very latest Colour Sorter from Satake. The original AlphaScan range was introduced to the market in 2004 and quickly gained favour in wheat, barley, rye, rice and other cereal/pulse processing industries. The AlphaScan II is the next generation of 'low cost - high capacity' sorting from Satake.
The AlphaScan II is particularly suitable for ergot, foreign grain and stone removal from wheat, black tip removal from durum and the recovery of good grain ejected by mechanical separators. It also has applications in the removal of pink tinted fusarium damaged wheat. Processors of other products such as rice, beans and pulses also benefit from the machine's high capacity at low cost. (more)

NS - Series
Satake has developed a new coarse cereal & pulse optical sorter for a wide variety of materials.
A unique, high-sensitivity processing technology allows product defect threshold to be adjusted to suit customer needs. The NS machine is designed to be extremely user friendly. Its simple touch screen interface provides access to all necessary day to day setting adjustments, whist restricting more detailed settings behind password protection. With the NS Series, its easy to switch between coarse and fine sorting. (more)

RMGS GRAIN COLOUR SORTER, Rice Sorter
This sorter design uses the most advanced available electronics technology, and is equipped with both CCD and NIR sensors. Digital image processing is incorporated to detect and reject even the smallest defects from milled rice at high production rates. The RMGS series, AMS/BM type have exceptional capability for the removal of glass and white stones from grain by using NIR sensors. (more)
SCANMASTER High Resolution, High Capacity Sorter IE, DE & SE (Food/Natural Product Applications)
The ScanMaster was the first joint American/Japanese sorting machine introduced after the acquisition of ESM by the Satake Corporation. The arrival of the ScanMaster revolutionized the industry of colour sorting and it can be said that virtually any product that ranges from the size of a mustard seed up to, and including, whole almonds can be sorted on a version of the ScanMaster.
The ScanMaster is available in Monochromatic and Bichromatic configurations, with independent front and back views to give an accuracy never achieved before. The ScanMaster can be supplied with 10, 20, 40 or 80 channels plus resort which may be included in models of 20 or more channels.
One of the most notable recent innovations in the ScanMaster line is the use of infrared and colour combined detector elements, which enable the ScanMaster to inspect food for "undetectable" foreign material, such as clear glass and colour simultaneously. Newly introduced is the SE model, uniquely capable of Ultra Violet sorting.
ScanMaster IE - Monochromatic Visible (more)
ScanMaster DE - Bichromatic Visible & Infra-Red (more)
ScanMaster SE Monochromatic Ultra Violet (more)
SCANMASTER IE & XE High Resolution, High Capacity Sorter (Plastics Applications)
The new ScanMaster IE & DE are widely used on the sorting of virgin plastic pellets, or NHDPE and PET materials in recycling applications. The compact "footprint" of the ScanMaster makes the unit easy to install in a "system" that incorporates resort capabilities. The resultant stream of accepted product is resalable at premium prices, with the initial capital inve

Satake Australia's new headquarters in Penrith (western Sydney), feature a large modern workshop containing some of the latest hi-tech engineering machinery and equipment available. 

A comprehensive spare parts inventory is held on site to provide quick and efficient turnaround.  

The offices include a spacious CAD drawing office, meeting rooms and a well equipped process testing facilities.

Wheat, Maize and Rice Milling
Supported by more than a century of experience and service to the milling industries, Satake is a world leader in the design and supply of mill process equipment.
Backed by the full resources of the Satake Corporation, the Milling Division is amongst the largest and most progressive of these engineering organisations in the world.
Our installations feature extremely efficient, robust machines, advanced process design and state-of-the-art automation.
Satake Australia has the resources to undertake the complex work of designing, manufacturing, erecting and commissioning complete new milling installations as well as existing mill reconstructions.

Feed Milling
Satake Australia designs and supplies process equipment from single machines to complete feed mills and feed lots for the animal feed industry.
Starting with consultation and an analysis of production requirements, a complete feed milling plant can be designed, supplied, erected and commissioned on time and within budget.
Continuous investment in research and development as well as key agencies in proven equipment has produced a range of important process technology for the animal feed industry. The machinery range includes pelleting presses, pellet coolers, mixers, grinders and sieves.
Dies and roll shells for most types of pelleting presses are available as is technical advice on problems associated with the feed industry.

Colour Sorting
Satake are a world leading manufacturer of colour sorting equipment. Our comprehensive range of machines allows us to select particular features for each application.

Our colour sorters are used on many different products, such as cereals, nuts, pulses, spices, beans, plastics and metals. 

Satake Australia offer test facilities, training and support from our Sydney facilities. 

Seed Cleaning
The Division offers a complete range of specialist process machinery, materials handling and conveying equipment for all types of seed grain as well as equipment for packing and bagging of the processed products.
A local design and manufacturing programme provides core process machinery along with a capability to build machinery customised to local requirements.
A selected range of agencies with leading machine manufacturers provides access to technology and experience being developed in other parts of the world.
The combination of experience in agricultural seed cleaning processes, the wide range of process machinery available. together with engineering and manufacturing capability, gives Satake Australia an unequalled ability to build complete agricultural seed processing plants.

Bulk Materials Storage & Processing
Satake Australia has an international reputation and wide ranging expertise in the design and supply of plants handling free flowing solids. These "state-of-the-art" installations catering for dry granular and powdered materials such as flour, sugar, coffee, milk powder, chemicals, plastics, minerals and soap powder.
If bulk storage, pneumatic or mechanical conveying, batch or continuous blending, packing and palletising are involved, Satake Australia has the "know-how" to provide solutions for these installations.
Satake Australia is able to offer a single company responsibility with in-house mechanical and electrical design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning, after sales service along with spare parts support.

Weighing & Packing
Satake Australia provide a complete range of process control, process monitoring, yield management, weighing and feed rate control systems. These systems can be computer linked to give accurate process and accounting data.

We also offer packing machinery for granular and floury products, including high speed small bag packing, single spout packers, multi-head and carousel bag packers, stitching lines, palleting systems and metal detectors.