Hosted by APSA Standing Committee on Seed Technology, the webinar series on Seed Technology is organized exclusively for APSA members only. This year is the fourth year APSA will be holding this webinar series, and will focus on such topics as Seed Extraction, Post-Harvest Handling, Seed Health Testing, Seed Storage & Seed Packaging.
| TIME (GMT+7) | AGENDA |
| 14.00 – 14.10 | Opening of the Webinar Mr Kun Hao, Member, APSA Standing Committee for Seed Technology Moderator: Dr R. Rajasekaran, Member, APSA Standing Committee for Seed Technology |
| 14.10 – 14.40 | Theory and advanced seed packaging technologies Dr Steven P.C. Groot, Deputy Director, International Seed Academy and Senior Scientist, Wageningen University & Research |
| 14.40 – 15.00 | Q&A session |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Seed counting technology Mr. Mark van der Wolf, Managing Director/CEO at Cremer Speciaalmachines B.V |
| 15.30 – 15.50 | Q&A session |
| 15.50 – 16.00 | Wrap up and closing remarks Dr Jagadish G. V., Member, APSA Standing Committee for Seed Technology |
Dr Steven P.C. Groot
Deputy Director, International Seed Academy and Senior Scientist
Wageningen University & Research
Profile:
Steven P.C. Groot is a biologist who has performing research and provided training on seeds for over forty years at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) and cofounder of the International Seed Academy (ISA). After his retirement, he is still connected to WUR as guest teacher. To transfer his knowledge and expertise, he provides training and consultancy on seed science and technology in the frame of the ISA. He published over 200 research papers and is vicechair of the ISTA Seed Storage Committee.
His research experience is both fundamental and directed towards application. Over the years, his main fields of research were seed maturation, germination, priming, seeds for organic farming, the seed microbiome and seed storage. In the recent years he focussed mainly on the role of oxygen as a major factor in seed deterioration during storage. He has developed methods to improve seed shelf life by storage under controlled atmosphere and a dry experimental ageing system using elevated oxygen pressure to better estimate seed tolerance to storage under dry conditions.
Mr. Mark van der Wolf
Managing Director/CEO
Cremer Speciaalmachines B.V
Profile:
After graduating in Mechanical Engineering and Business Administration, Mark has worked in several international roles in various industries, before joining Cremer Speciaalmachines B.V. in 2022 as the Managing Director | CEO. In his current role he is responsible for General and daily management of the company and leading the Cremer Management/Leadership Team. Next to this he is end responsible for the Commercial team, existing of Pharma, Industry, Agricultural, Seeds and Services&After Sales business units. Cremer was founded in 1949 and is celebrating it’s 75 years anniversary this year. The organization currently consists of almost 200 experienced and motivated colleagues based in Lisse, The Netherlands. Cremer is part of a German holding, the Uhlmann Group, since 2017.
Abstract:
Cremer is known as the world market leader in counting and packaging equipment for different applications, including counting and packing of vegetable, crop and other hybrid Seeds.
What does the Technology look like ?
Cremer provides seed counting technology that combines 75 years of experience in the agricultural industry with the finest and most reliable counting technology on the market. Modular configuration allows for scalable performance and output. With a counting speed of 12,500 seeds per minute (or 50 discharges per minute) per module at 100% counting accuracy, the technology is capable in counting seeds anywhere from 0,3 mm until 17 mm in size, without the use of format parts. Set-up and control is recipe based.
The seed counter is easy to disassemble and generally does not require any tools or change parts for different seeds. Because of its GMP-compliant and modular design, removal of the product contact parts requires no tools, no specific skills and should take no longer than 1 or 2 minutes to perform. All seed contact parts of the seed counter are made from food and pharma grade materials.
What does the Market application and Customer base look like ?
Cremer has teamed up with the world’s leading agribusiness and seed multinationals and has successfully delivered and implemented several fully integrated seed counting and packaging lines. In a fast moving and vulnerable world, accuracy and efficiency are key to success, especially when dealing with delicate hybrid seeds. Cremer is committed to innovations
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