Seedburo Equipment Company

Name

Seedburo Equipment Company

Legal name

Seedburo Equipment Company

Website

https://seedburo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1912

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seedburo Equipment Company, founded in 1912 in Des Plaines, Illinois, manufactures and distributes grain, feed, and seed testing, inspection, and grading equipment, including moisture analyzers, sieves, dividers, and NIR spectroscopy systems. It serves seed companies, grain operations, government agencies, universities, and international buyers via direct e-commerce, phone sales, and dealer/rep networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Testing and Grading Equipment

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Seed Testing, Certification & Quality Assurance (Germination, Purity, Phytosanitary) (AFABAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Seed Quality Testing & Certification Support (Germination, Purity, Vigor) (AFAOADAK), Rapid On-Site Testing Services (Portable/NIR Screening) (AFAOAMAH), Seed Testing Services (Germination, Purity, Vigor, Seed Health) (AFACAKAL), Seed Conditioning & Processing (Cleaning, Grading, Drying, Priming, Pelleting) (AFABAFAL)

Keywords

• Grain testing equipment
• Seed grading equipment
• Moisture analyzers
• Grain inspection equipment
• Agricultural testing supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Plaines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales: Seedburo generates revenue through the sale of physical testing, inspection, and grading equipment for the grain, feed, and seed industries. Products are sold directly through their e-commerce platform and through dealer/distributor networks.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Seedburo Equipment Company manufactures and distributes handling, testing, inspection, and grading equipment for the grain, feed, and seed industries. Their product portfolio covers the full sampling-to-grading workflow, including moisture analyzers (GAC2700UGMA, GAC Mini 2500), grain grading scales (9000AG), NIR spectroscopy analysis systems (SCiO), seed counters (Count-A-Pak), sieves, dividers/Boerners, probes, triers, vacuum samplers, and bags, with all testing products compliant with USDA and FSIS guidelines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GAC2700UGMA Commercial Grain Tester NTEP-approved commercial grain moisture tester using UGMA technology for accurate moisture measurement in grain trading and quality control.
• GAC Mini 2500 Series Handheld grain moisture analyzer for portable, on-site moisture testing of grain samples.
• Scio In-Field Ear Corn Moisture Meter Cloud-connected ear corn moisture meter for in-field moisture testing with data connectivity capabilities.
• SCiO NIR Spectroscopy Cup - Grain Analysis System NIR spectroscopy-based grain analysis system for comprehensive grain quality testing with cloud connectivity, enabling in-field and laboratory NIR analysis.
• 9000AG Computer Grain Grading Scale Computerized grain grading scale for precise weight determination in grain inspection and grading operations.
• Seedburo 901 Count-A-Pak Seed Counters & Totalizers Precision seed counting and totalizing equipment for laboratory and quality control applications.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators2 records

Direct peers

• Steinlite: Steinlite produces moisture testers and related grain quality equipment used at elevators and farms. A smaller-scale direct peer with overlapping grain moisture testing products and similar customer base to Seedburo.
• Pfeuffer GmbH: Pfeuffer manufactures grain moisture meters (e.g., HE Lite, HE 90) and seed/quality testing equipment for grain elevators. European-based direct competitor with comparable product categories to Seedburo's moisture and seed-counting lines.
• Kett Electric Laboratory: Kett manufactures portable and benchtop moisture testers (e.g., KJT series) widely used in grain and food testing. Overlaps directly with Seedburo's GAC Mini 2500 and other handheld/portable moisture analyzers in target customers and use cases.
• DICKEY-john: DICKEY-john manufactures grain moisture testers, protein analyzers, and similar agricultural testing instruments used at elevators and labs. Listed as a service partner on Seedburo's own site, it is the closest direct competitor in portable and commercial grain moisture testing equipment.

Broad incumbents

• Perten Instruments (PerkinElmer): Perten, now part of PerkinElmer, supplies the AM 5200-A grain moisture meter and DA 7250 NIR analyzer used in grain testing labs globally. Directly comparable to Seedburo's moisture and NIR product family but with a much larger installed base in commercial labs.
• Mettler Toledo: Mettler Toledo is a global leader in precision weighing and analytical instruments, including moisture analyzers and laboratory balances used in grain testing. Its balances and moisture products overlap with Seedburo's scales/balances and moisture analyzer categories.
• Foss Analytical: Foss is a global leader in analytical instruments for food and agriculture, including the Infratec NIR grain analyzer series used at grain elevators worldwide. It competes with Seedburo's SCiO NIR and moisture product lines but at much larger scale and with broader portfolio.

Others

• Brabender: Brabender manufactures laboratory instruments for measuring quality characteristics of cereals and grains, including the Glutomatic system. It is adjacent to Seedburo's seed/grain testing scope and serves similar research and quality-control customers.
• Bühler Group: Bühler supplies grain processing, cleaning, and sorting equipment to industrial mills and grain handlers. Adjacent to Seedburo's testing/grading scope but focused on processing equipment rather than lab-scale testing instruments.

Emerging players

• Gehaka: Gehaka is a Latin American manufacturer of moisture analyzers and agricultural testing equipment. It is a regional competitor with overlapping product functionality to Seedburo's moisture testers, particularly relevant in South American grain markets.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/seedburo

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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