What Seed Processing Holland does

Seed Processing Holland B.V. (SPH) is a privately held Dutch industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1967 and headquartered in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The company designs, develops, and produces seed processing and conditioning machinery across ten product families covering extraction, threshing, disinfection, drying, cleaning, pelleting, treating, priming, quality control, and transport, with a catalog of 172 specific equipment models. SPH serves global seed breeding, production, and distribution companies, targeting vegetable seeds (tomatoes, peppers, spinach, brassicas), field crops (corn, sugar beet, oilseed rape), and specialty seeds (tree, flower, hemp, herbs, soft fruit). Its product portfolio ranges from standalone machines to fully customized, large-scale processing lines designed for individual customer facilities.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time equipment sales and customized project contracts, supplemented by recurring service and maintenance contracts, installation and training services, and spare parts supply. The company sells through direct enterprise field sales and inside sales, supported by regional offices in the USA, China, and Vietnam, and a global authorized service partner network. SPH CONNECT, the company's proprietary data-driven software platform, enables machine integration, process data collection, waste and time management, and preventive maintenance across installed equipment, representing a step toward recurring digital revenue within a traditionally capital-equipment business model.

Name

Seed Processing Holland

Legal name

Seed Processing Holland B.V.

Website

https://seedprocessing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Seed Processing Holland (SPH), founded in 1967 and headquartered in the Netherlands, designs and manufactures specialized seed processing equipment across ten product families, serving global seed breeding, production, and distribution companies through direct sales and a worldwide service partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Seed Processing Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Tillage, Seeding & Planting Equipment (IMAHACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed Treatment & Coating Application Equipment (AFAAADAD), Seed Conditioning & Processing (Cleaning, Grading, Drying, Priming, Pelleting) (AFABAFAL), Seed Conditioning & Processing (Cleaning, Grading, Treating) (AFAGAIAH)

Keywords

• Seed processing equipment
• Seed cleaning machinery
• Seed treatment systems
• Seed drying equipment
• Seed pelleting machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Enkhuizen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Sale of standardized seed processing equipment across 10 product categories including extraction, threshing, disinfection, drying, cleaning, pelleting, treating, priming, quality control, and transport machines. Equipment is sold directly to seed companies and through global partner network.
2. Customized Projects and Processing Lines: Design and supply of complete seed processing facilities, delivering large-scale, fully customized projects tailored to complex operational requirements for seed breeding, production and distribution stations.
3. Service and Maintenance: Exclusive service and maintenance offerings including preventive maintenance, service contracting, installation, and training provided by company and local authorized partners.
4. Parts and Spare Components: Supply of spare parts for equipment maintenance and repair, contacted through service department.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Seed Processing Holland manufactures and supplies specialized equipment for the seed processing industry, covering the complete workflow from extraction, threshing, disinfection, drying, cleaning, pelleting, treating, priming, quality control, and transport of vegetable, field, and specialty seeds. In addition to individual machines, the company designs and delivers fully customized complete seed processing facilities, installation, training, and ongoing service contracts for seed breeding, production, and distribution companies worldwide.

Product overview

Seed Processing Holland is a provider of seed processing equipment and solutions, operating as a product portfolio of 10 equipment families (Extraction, Threshing, Disinfection, Drying, Cleaning, Pelleting, Treating, Priming, Quality Control, and Transport) with over 172 specific equipment models. The core offering includes individual machines for each processing stage as well as complete customized processing lines for seed breeding, production, and distribution stations. Their flagship software platform SPH CONNECT enables data-driven machine integration and process monitoring. Key equipment includes magnetic seed separators (CMM-4000/CMM-4100), seed disinfection units (SWM-4100/SWM-4200), hand-sieves (CSS-4400/4500/4700), and drying container emptying units (DOA-4000). They serve vegetable seeds (tomatoes, peppers, spinach), field crops (corn, sugar beet, oilseed rape), and other seeds (tree, flower, hemp, herbs, soft fruit).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPH CONNECT: Data driven program that helps integrate, automate and digitize seed processing, enabling machine integration, data collection, waste & time management, and preventive maintenance management.

Products and services

• Extraction Equipment Equipment family for extracting seeds from fruits and plant materials, including seeds from tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetable crops, designed for seed breeding and production companies.
• Threshing Equipment Equipment family for separating seeds from husks, stalks, and other plant debris during the seed processing workflow.
• Disinfection Equipment Equipment family for sanitizing seeds using hot water and/or chemical solutions (such as calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, trisodium phosphate) to remove pathogens from seed lots.
• Drying Equipment Equipment family for drying seeds to optimal moisture content, including conditioned fluidized bed pellet dryers, conditioned rotary seed dryers, and seed box dryers.
• Cleaning Equipment Equipment family for cleaning seeds, including air cleaners, gravity separators, magnetic separators, indent cylinders, and spiral separators used to remove defective material and calibrate seed lots.
• Pelleting Equipment Equipment family for coating seeds with pelleting materials, including rotary seed pelleting machines, pelleting pans, and pellet calibration systems used to apply protective and enhancing coatings.
• Treating Equipment Equipment family for applying film coatings and other protective treatments to seeds for enhancement and protection during handling and planting.
• Priming Equipment Equipment family for seed priming processes, including drum priming and liquid priming systems designed to improve germination rates and seedling vigor.
• Quality Control Equipment Equipment family for seed quality testing, including germination testing and quality inspection systems used to verify seed lot quality before shipment.
• Transport Equipment Equipment family for transporting seeds within processing facilities, including belt conveyors, bucket elevators, and vacuum transport systems.
• Seed Processing Projects Design and supply of complete seed processing facilities, delivering large-scale, fully customized projects tailored to complex operational requirements for seed breeding, production, and distribution stations.
• SPH CONNECT Data-driven digital platform that integrates, automates, and digitizes seed processing operations, enabling machine integration, machine and process data collection, waste and time management, and preventive maintenance management for SPH equipment installations.
• DOA-4000 Pelleting Emptying Unit Efficient and safe solution for emptying pellet drying containers with a closed system that minimizes dust and product loss. Features precise dosing, integrated dust extraction, and safety features including fencing, emergency stops, and signal indicators.
• CMM-4000 Magnetic Seed Separator Magnetic separation equipment using iron powder and water to remove defective or unwanted material such as weed seeds, soil particles, pre-germinated seeds, and damaged seed coats from prime seed lots at 40–200 kg/h capacity.
• CMM-4100 Magnetic Seed Separator Larger capacity magnetic seed separator for processing bigger seed lots, separating defective or unwanted material including cucurbit seeds with fish mouth damage, pre-germinated seeds, cracked seed coats, soil particles, and weed seeds at 80–400 kg/h capacity.
• SWM-4100 Seed Disinfection Unit Seed disinfection unit using hot water and/or chemical solutions for two seed drums, with 41-litre capacity handling 1–40 kg of seed per batch.
• SWM-4200 Seed Disinfection Unit Advanced automated seed disinfection system using hot water and/or chemical solutions such as calcium hypochlorite, sodium hypochlorite, and trisodium phosphate, with recipe-controlled dosing, continuous pH and temperature sensors, and chemical-resistant materials. Capacity: 4 seed drums, 41 litres per drum, 1–80 kg of seed.
• CSS-4400/4500/4700/4800 Hand-Sieves Manual hand screens for cleaning small seed lots or verifying the cleaning accuracy of larger machines, available in screen diameters of Ø200, Ø315, and Ø400 mm, with sample capacities from 10 grams to 500 grams.
• Service and Maintenance Exclusive service and maintenance offering provided by Seed Processing Holland and local authorized partners, including preventive maintenance, service contracting, installation, and training to keep seed processing equipment operating efficiently.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improves seed germination and healthy seedling development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor, moderate and core.

• MetaalunieminorOthersProfessional association membership providing industry representation and networking for Dutch manufacturing companies.
• APSA (Asian Seed Association)moderateOthersRegional seed industry association membership covering the Asia-Pacific region for market intelligence and industry representation.
• ASTA (American Seed Trade Association)moderateOthersNational seed industry association membership representing the U.S. seed industry with advocacy and networking benefits.
• EuroseedsmoderateOthersEuropean seed industry association membership for advocacy, networking and industry standards in the European market.
• ISF (International Seed Federation)coreOthersInternational Seed Federation membership - premier global seed industry organization. SPH participates in ISF World Seed Congress events including 2026 in Lisbon.
• PlantummoderateOthersDutch seed industry association membership for local industry representation and networking.
• SeedValleymoderateOthersRegional innovation cluster in the Netherlands focused on seed technology and horticulture, promoting collaboration and innovation in the seed industry.
• AFSTA (African Seed Trade Association)minorOthersAfrican seed industry association membership covering the African continent for market presence.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• PETKUS Technologie: German manufacturer of seed processing and grain conditioning equipment (cleaning, sorting, treatment, coating). Directly comparable to SPH as both supply complete seed processing lines to breeding and seed production companies worldwide.
• Cimbria (AGCO): Denmark-based supplier of seed and grain processing equipment including cleaning, sorting, drying and conveying. Directly competes with SPH across most of its 10 equipment families, particularly in cleaning and quality control.
• Westrup A/S: Danish manufacturer of seed and grain cleaning, sorting and handling equipment. Overlaps with SPH's cleaning, gravity separation, and transport equipment families for the same seed breeding and production customer base.
• SKIOLD Group: Supplier of seed and grain processing solutions including cleaning, optical sorting and conveying equipment. Comparable to SPH as a project-oriented supplier of complete processing lines to seed companies and agricultural processors.
• Alvan Blanch: UK-based manufacturer of seed and grain processing equipment including cleaners, dryers and complete processing plants. Directly comparable to SPH in serving vegetable and field crop seed producers with end-to-end processing lines.
• Lewis M. Carter Manufacturing (LMC): US manufacturer of seed, grain and rice processing equipment including cleaners, gravity tables, destoners and processing lines. Comparable to SPH in serving North American seed breeding and production customers.
• Oliver Manufacturing: US-based maker of gravity separators and seed/grain cleaning equipment used by seed producers. Overlaps with SPH's cleaning equipment family, particularly the gravity separator and precision cleaning offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss global industrial equipment group serving grain processing, feed, and food industries with cleaning, sorting and digital solutions. Larger incumbent with overlapping technology in optical sorting, automation and digital processing platforms relevant to SPH's SPH CONNECT roadmap.
• Satake Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of optical sorting, rice and grain processing machinery with a global installed base. Overlaps with SPH in seed cleaning and quality control, and is a relevant benchmark for digital sorting and automation technologies.

Emerging players

• Synmec (Hebei Synmec International Trading): Chinese seed and grain processing equipment supplier active across Asia and emerging markets. Comparable to SPH in cleaning, sorting and seed treatment equipment, though typically positioned at lower price points than SPH's premium niche offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/seedprocessing
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Seedprocessing
• Facebookfacebook.com/seedprocessingholland
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/seed-processing-holland-bv
• Instagraminstagram.com/seedprocessingholland

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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