What Wintex Agro does

Wintex Agro ApS is a Danish specialist manufacturer of automatic soil samplers for precision agriculture, headquartered in Thisted, Denmark and founded in 1998 by Torben Vinther, an agronomist and farmer. The company designs and builds a portfolio of seven core models (WINTEX 1000, 1000s, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3000s, and MCL3) covering sampling depths from 25 cm to 200 cm. In December 2024, Wintex was acquired by the Swedish stock-listed technology group Sdiptech AB; the founder remains with the business in product development and the company continues to operate under its existing brand.

The equipment uses proprietary hydraulic hammer systems combined with a chisel-principle probe rather than a drill, producing homogeneous soil cores without top-layer bias. Higher-end models support multi-layer sampling in a single operational pass, adjustable hydraulic pressure for frozen or compacted soils, GPS integration for georeferenced sampling and variable-rate application mapping, and mounting on virtually any vehicle platform. The MCL3 (420 kg) and MCL3T (290 kg) are designed for deep sampling used by agricultural ministries and research institutes, including work related to the EU Nitrate Directive 91/676/EEC.

Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of the sampling units plus spare parts and accessories, with pricing not publicly disclosed and customers directed to local representatives. The company operates a capital-light, distributor-mediated GTM with only 1-10 employees, selling through an international network spanning more than 25 countries across Europe, North America, South America, Australia, Africa, and Asia. Wintex also acts as a Can-am side-by-side vehicle dealer in Denmark, providing a complementary vehicle platform for its samplers. End customers include farmers and agricultural cooperatives, professional soil-sampling service providers, precision agriculture service companies, and government and research institutions.

Name

Wintex Agro

Legal name

Wintex Agro ApS

Website

https://wintexagro.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wintex Agro ApS is a Danish manufacturer of automatic soil samplers for precision agriculture, founded in 1998. The company designs hydraulic, chisel-principle sampling equipment from 25 cm to 200 cm depth and sells through distributors in 25+ countries to farmers, soil-sampling service providers, and research institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Thisted

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Automatic Soil Sampler Sales: Wintex Agro generates revenue primarily from the sale of automatic soil sampling equipment. The product range includes models with varying capabilities from shallow (25cm) to deep (200cm) sampling depths, targeting different customer needs from basic farming to research applications.
2. Spare Parts and Accessories: The company sells spare parts, replacement components, and accessories for their equipment. They publish spare parts catalogues for each model.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Wintex Agro develops and manufactures a portfolio of automatic soil samplers (WINTEX 1000, 1000s, 2000, 2500, 3000, 3000s, and MCL3) that mount on virtually any vehicle to collect homogeneous soil samples at depths ranging from 25 cm to 200 cm. The equipment uses chisel-principle probes and hydraulic hammer technology, with optional GPS integration, and is sold through international distributors to farmers, agricultural service providers, and government research institutions. The company also sells spare parts and accessories for its equipment.

Product overview

Wintex Agro offers a portfolio of automatic soil samplers designed for agricultural and research applications. The product line ranges from the WINTEX 1000 (25 cm depth) to the WINTEX MCL3 (200 cm depth), with models in between offering various depth capabilities and sample collection options. The WINTEX 1000 and 1000s are entry-level models for surface soil sampling (25-30 cm), while the WINTEX 2000 and 2500 offer deeper sampling (60 cm) with multiple layer collection capabilities. The WINTEX 3000 and 3000s extend to 90-100 cm depth with three-layer sampling. The WINTEX MCL3 represents the premium model for deep soil analysis (up to 200 cm) used by ministries and research institutions. All models feature hydraulic hammer technology, vehicle mounting compatibility, and GPS integration for precision agriculture applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WINTEX 1000 Automatic soil sampler for samples up to 25 cm depth. The company's flagship and most-sold model since 1999, with three programs for different soil types. Features Honda GX160 hydraulic system, up to 300 sticks/hour, 20 samples/hour. Net weight: 48.5 kg. Mounts on virtually any vehicle including tractors, trailers, and ATVs.
• WINTEX 1000s Automatic soil sampler for samples up to 30 cm depth with hydraulic hammer. Designed for fast and efficient sampling in all soil types including frozen ground. Net weight: 85 kg. Reliable and robust model targeted at demanding soil conditions.
• WINTEX 2000
• WINTEX 2500 Automatic soil sampler for samples up to 60 cm depth. Features three programs, infinitely variable depth, and three samples in one operational step. Performance: 225 sticks/hour, 15 samples/hour. Hydraulic hammer, adjustable for all soils including sandy, clay, hard, and dry soils. Net weight: 110 kg.
• WINTEX 3000
• WINTEX 3000s
• WINTEX MCL3 Powerful soil sampler for maximum depth of 200 cm. Used by agricultural ministries and national research institutes for EU Nitrate Directive 91/676/EEC compliance. Features automatic control of sampling speed via a high-frequency hammer combined with rotation that adapts to soil type without manual adjustment. Available in two models: MCL3 (420 kg, own hydraulic) and MCL3T (290 kg, tractor hydraulic).
• Spare Parts and Accessories

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 300 soil samples per hour with the WINTEX 1000
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal Eijkelkamp: Royal Eijkelkamp is a Dutch manufacturer of soil and environmental sampling, testing, and monitoring equipment. It is the closest direct competitor to Wintex, offering a similar depth range of manual and powered soil-sampling tools used by agronomists, research institutes, and environmental consultants.
• Veris Technologies: Veris Technologies (Kansas, US) builds on-the-go soil sensing and mapping platforms such as the Veris iScan and pH sensors, frequently paired with physical soil sampling services. It competes for the same precision-ag customer wallet, often on the same fields, and represents the most credible sensor-based substitute for Wintex-style sampling.
• Geonor AS: Geonor (Norway) manufactures specialized sampling and field-instrumentation equipment for geotechnical and environmental applications, including soil and sediment probes. Wintex even took over a Norwegian half-automatic sampler line in 2012 that ultimately became the MCL3, making Geonor a directly adjacent peer in mechanized core-sampling.
• Soilmoisture Equipment Corp: Soilmoisture Equipment Corp (California) is a long-established manufacturer of soil sampling tools, augers, samplers, and monitoring instruments used by agronomists, environmental consultants, and researchers. Its product range overlaps with Wintex's at the surface and shallow-depth segments, serving a comparable customer base.
• AMS Inc. AMS Inc. (American Falls, Idaho) is a US manufacturer of soil, groundwater, and environmental sampling equipment, including power probes and hand augers used in agricultural and environmental work. It directly competes in the powered soil-sampling segment, particularly in the North American market.

Emerging players

• Spectrum Technologies: Spectrum Technologies (Illinois) produces portable soil and environmental measurement devices — including pH, EC, and NPK meters — often used in conjunction with physical sampling. It is an emerging sensor-side peer whose devices can substitute for or complement Wintex probes in precision-ag workflows.
• Stevens Water Monitoring Systems: Stevens Water (Oregon) offers in-field soil moisture, temperature, and profiling probes for agriculture and environmental monitoring. It represents a sensor-based competing approach to physical soil sampling in the same precision-ag buyer segment, particularly in research and irrigation-driven use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Agriculture: Trimble Agriculture is a broad incumbent in precision farming hardware, software, and GNSS. Its GPS guidance, variable-rate application, and farm-management platforms often pull through associated soil-data workflows, making it a competitor for the same customer budget — though without a dedicated automatic soil-sampling product.
• John Deere (Agriculture): John Deere's precision-agriculture division offers tractors, implements, GPS, and agronomic data tools that touch the soil-data workflow. As a broad incumbent, Deere is a latent competitive threat if it ever bundles or acquires soil-sampling capability into its existing dealer network.
• AGCO Corporation: AGCO (Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra) provides tractors and precision-farming suites (Fuse, PTxTrimble joint venture) that interface with soil-data-driven variable-rate application. As a broad incumbent, AGCO represents a potential bundler or channel partner for soil-sampling tools in the same customer set.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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